He did what???

I am so done with this year! As if it isn't enough that my husband is half way across the country for all but 4 days out of the month (2 of those days being travel days), and Talan's allergy issues this time of year, lets go ahead and just push a little farther and have Ashton have surgery followed by poor little Syphr. And just in case you want to throw a cherry on top of that misery sundae, lets just go ahead and say Syphr can't be sick for 6 weeks before surgery during the season where everyone is sick.  Someone has it out for me. 

Syphr had Hypospadias repair a week ago. In case you are wondering, because I thought the pediatrician at the hospital was loony and made up a new word,  his urethra was a little lower than it should have been. Luckily his case was mild so we only needed one surgery, but it is apparently one of the most common birth defects for boys. 

We arrived at Children's Mercy in Kansas City early Monday morning and suited Syphr up in his surgical wear. He was all smiles which was a relief since he hadn't had his breakfast and I was prepared for much worse. I only had 2 minor meltdowns when the OR nurse was explaining everything that would happen and then in the hall where they took him away. Brad was on a flight and arrived at the hospital about an hour into surgery. 

3 hours later we were in the discharge room. Syphr was incredibly drugged up which made him super cuddly. And finally.....he was able to eat.

His poor little hand is barely bigger than that band aid let alone the IV they had in there.

Syphr spent most of Monday sleeping only waking to get a drink every now and then. 

His Wubbanub went into the OR with him, thus the ID bracelet which the nurse labeled Wubbanub.

So far since the surgery Sy is doing okay. He had a catheter, and some stitches for a week which were both removed today. Could have used the anesthesiologist for that! He  no longer needs his Tylenol with Codeine and is down to about one dose of Motrin a day. It sure hasn't stopped his mobility. His newest discovery is the cabinet I store all his diapers in. Wonderful.

 Here's hoping 2011 will end all this madness!