Surgery

Just a quick update to say that Jacob has had his surgery and is recovering well. It was a more difficult hernia according to the surgeon, because the sack was very thin. But everything went fine and Jacob fed a couple times (briefly) after the surgery. He is very groggy and blinking very slowly, but crying and feeding and sleeping and looking around.

Tricia and Jacob will be staying in the hospital overnight, to watch for sleep apnea. Not that they think he is particularly susceptible, just that it is sometimes possible, and they would like to just keep an eye on him. We are actually relieved that they are taking care of him for a little while longer, so we can be sure everything is fine. His little baby IV needle shunt is still in his hand, but they removed the saline drip that he had had this morning. He has a pulse-oximiter attached to his foot (94-96pox, 130-150bpm, normal more or less) and they will be monitoring that all night just to be sure, then sending him home tomorrow morning.

He will have his dressing on for 5 days, and we are not to change it or look at the wound. He is not to be submerged until the bandage is off, and we will be giving him Tylenol for the next two or three days.

So the long and short of it is that he is doing fine and the surgery was a success. Which, of course, we were expecting, mentally. A routine surgery that the doctor does every day. Emotionally, however, we were scared. It's good to know that he is on the other side of it. And thanks to all of you who gave us your thoughts and prayers this morning.

More updates, and backlogs of blog updates for Sophia, Jacob and the rest of us coming soon. Sorry it's been sparse, we've had our hearts other places.