last wednesday, kendal had a little procedure done which required him to be put to sleep for about an hour. i was certain the stress of it (letting someone take him away, not the procedure itself) would put me into labor. thankfully, nathaniel went with me (we had to be at the hospital at 6.30am) - because back in the preop area, i broke down and had to leave. it is one thing to be nervous for your child, it is another to let him see you do it. so, nathaniel (being the calm one here) stayed with him - and he did a wonderful job. turns out that after i left, kendal rolled over and went to sleep (waiting on his time for the anesthesiologists to come take him away).
everything went well, the doctor was already running behind by the time he got to kendal (about 8:45) but the procedure went quick. by 10 we were back with kendal, feeding him juice - he drank 20 ounces of apple juice, which made him pee... anyway, he was discharged quicker than he was admitted, and by 11 we were home and ready to sleep.
of coarse, nathaniel didn't get to sleep, he had to go to work. i tried to sleep, but after about 20 minutes of laying in the bed with my brain on overdrive, i just got up. kendal woke in a scream (that was his first pee after the surgery), i changed his diaper and walked around with him for about 30 minutes until he calmed down. he was not interested in eating, but he did have a bottle of milk. again, i laid him down for a nap (still sleeping off that anesthesia) - and about an hour later, he woke up screaming again (peed again). this time after the 30 minutes of walking and crying, i put him in the bed with me - and we BOTH slept for 2 or 3 hours. he woke up happy as a lark and didn't even cry when he peed.
anyway, here are some pictures from later that night - we ate dinner with my parents and he wore his hat all the way home from their house - then had a bottle with it on - then kept it on while he played some. nathaniel said it was his 'drunk canadian' look. it was quite cute!
(BTW, all is well now, he's healing as expected and his "wound" hasn't hurt again since those first 2 pees. whew!)
oh wait - here is a bonus picture. kendal REALLY likes sitting UNDERNEATH the laundry basket. sometimes i think he is part cat.
last wednesday, kendal had a little procedure done which required him to be put to sleep for about an hour. i was certain the stress of it (letting someone take him away, not the procedure itself) would put me into labor. thankfully, nathaniel went with me (we had to be at the hospital at 6.30am) - because back in the preop area, i broke down and had to leave. it is one thing to be nervous for your child, it is another to let him see you do it. so, nathaniel (being the calm one here) stayed with him - and he did a wonderful job. turns out that after i left, kendal rolled over and went to sleep (waiting on his time for the anesthesiologists to come take him away).
everything went well, the doctor was already running behind by the time he got to kendal (about 8:45) but the procedure went quick. by 10 we were back with kendal, feeding him juice - he drank 20 ounces of apple juice, which made him pee... anyway, he was discharged quicker than he was admitted, and by 11 we were home and ready to sleep.
of coarse, nathaniel didn't get to sleep, he had to go to work. i tried to sleep, but after about 20 minutes of laying in the bed with my brain on overdrive, i just got up. kendal woke in a scream (that was his first pee after the surgery), i changed his diaper and walked around with him for about 30 minutes until he calmed down. he was not interested in eating, but he did have a bottle of milk. again, i laid him down for a nap (still sleeping off that anesthesia) - and about an hour later, he woke up screaming again (peed again). this time after the 30 minutes of walking and crying, i put him in the bed with me - and we BOTH slept for 2 or 3 hours. he woke up happy as a lark and didn't even cry when he peed.
anyway, here are some pictures from later that night - we ate dinner with my parents and he wore his hat all the way home from their house - then had a bottle with it on - then kept it on while he played some. nathaniel said it was his 'drunk canadian' look. it was quite cute!
(BTW, all is well now, he's healing as expected and his "wound" hasn't hurt again since those first 2 pees. whew!)
oh wait - here is a bonus picture. kendal REALLY likes sitting UNDERNEATH the laundry basket. sometimes i think he is part cat.
Where did that hat come from?!? it is SO CUTE! i love him sitting under the laundry basket. it's the influence of bo the protector cat!
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