Brave little Buddy

So as you may or may not know, little Coley had to have surgery last Thursday morning. It wasn't anything MAJOR but something that needed to be done and that we had just been putting off. Well, we decided it was time and made the pre visit and scheduled the time and all went well! I know that there are plenty of mothers and children out there that go through much much worse things than a same day surgery but for some reason I was VERY nervous and kind of emotional! He was honestly such a little trooper which made it sooo much easier on us. Daws came with us cuz he wanted to be his brothers helper and retrect (protect) him.

I had to take a little picture of his hospital jammies from every angle cuz he just hated them! He kept saying "I don't want to wear this stuff!" And then he got all annoyed when we put it on and said, "It's for gewls.. NOT BOYS!" I thought he looked cute in it though....

He absolutely hated the socks the most. They were kinda odd with the traction on both sides and BIG enough for Lane or I to wear them... but he kept them on.

By the end of it he was modeling it for us cuz we were laughing so hard at his annoyance he was having about wearing such a stupid thing.

In the waiting room we waited, and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited.....

So we decided to color and drive the cars and play with the kitchen set and watch the movie they had going and play with the balls and play with a stroller and 2 little dolls and build things with rubber blocks. And THEN.....


The Doc and staff arrived! This is actually his anesthesiologist and the 2 cutest nurses ever. They were so great to help him feel cozy and let his brother be a part of everything. I thought it was cute that they pull them down the hall to and from surgery in these wagons. Makes it less intimidating for them I think. Daws thought that this hospital experience was FUN!


Here is Dawson in the recovery room waiting patiently for Cole to wake up. He asked every few minutes, "Ask the nurse if he is ok." So they gave both boys these little dolls (in the waiting room) to color faces on and make them special. So Daws was quite proud of his. Not sure if those spikes are eyebrows or a spikey hawk going on with his doll. Coles just had 2 circles for eyes and a line for a mouth.

It took him a good 40 minutes to wake up after surgery. The nurse said he was his best patient of the day! (i realized it was because he was the only one that slept the whole time of recovery)

Here is Dawson still patiently waiting for his little buddy to wake up so he could talk his ear off like he usually does. He was pumped about his Root beer slushie the cute nurse gave him.

"Mom! He is ALIVE!" and them me SHHH don't freak him out! Daws instantly jumped up in his bed and told him about everything that happened the 3 hours he had missed. They gave him apple juice to make sure he could keep it down since he hadn't eaten anything ALL day! We got there at 7:30am and he was ready to roll about 2pm.

Just a little brotherly bonding time before we released. He looks so loopy and exhausted! (both of them do actually)

And then the grand exit in nothing but the "Radio Flyer" What a great hospital and wonderful staff Primary Children's Hospital has.
He had a VERY tired rest of the day and kinda floppy BUT he is back in action and hasn't missed a beat since! I am so proud of my little buddy and I am glad it all went so well!
(if you are wondering what surgery he had... it was a hypospadias... look it up.)
actually don't look it up.... you will see some porn!!! SORRY!