Caleb's surgery!

Whew what a day!! I think this has been one of the longest days of my life!! We packed out bags last night and went over to our friends Bobby and Tish's house so that we would be a little closer to the hospital today and so that Tish could keep Parker for us. I owe her big for that one!! It was nice to not have to take him with us and be able to give Caleb our complete attention. I knew he was in good hands so I was able to focus on the task at hand . . . getting my little boy better. I knew it would be hard and emotional but you can never prepare yourself for it!! As I sit here with the worst headache, I am sure it is from the tears and emotions that I felt today. So we arrive at the Calhoun hospital at 8am this morning and are immediately shown to our room. Caleb really had no idea what he was in store for. My big fear was him wanting to eat and drink before the surgery since the instructions given to us were NOTHING after midnight. So I was not sure how I was going to explain that to a 3 year old. To my surprise he never once asked to eat or drink. I took plenty of things to keep him busy while we waited, puzzles, books, games etc. So they come in and give Caleb some "Medicine" better known as "Loopy Medicine." It was so funny (as sad as it was, we all needed a good laugh to take the edge off) he kept telling us "daddy has funny hair" and he would laugh so hard and fall over. Then he stuck his hands up and started grabbing for a pole that was not there, he was obviously seeing things that we weren't. Then the Dr. comes and wheels him away! Let the tears begin, there is nothing worse than seeing your baby in his little hospital gown on a big hospital bed wheeled away from you as you sit and wait and wonder (and watch the clock). It truly breaks your heart because you can't help your little one. The surgery went great! Recovery was hard, waiting for him to come too and then once he was back with us he cried for about an hour and a half. He hated the IV, was begging to see his little brother, and they say the drugs make then freak out a little. We were back on the road around noon. He has done awesome this afternoon. You wold have never know he went through all that this morning. He was such a trooper and so brave!!! Thank you all for all of your thoughts, prayers, calls, text messages etc. They all mean so much!! It was a hard day but the Lord got us through it with no problems. God is GOOD!! One last thought before I close, as I sat in the surgery center today and saw sweet Caleb in that little boy hospital gown it made me stop and thank GOD for how truly blessed we are. I could not help but think of all the parents that spend their days and nights sitting in a hospital room with their child that has a Terrible illness. It makes our little procedure look like nothing! But is was truly a moment to praise the Lord for how blessed we are!!!