Thankfully Home

After spending 11 hours at the hospital today, we finally returned home with the sweetest boy in the world. He was pretty knocked out by the dose of oxycodone he got before we left the hospital and slept until I had to get him out of his car seat.

We are super thankful that his surgery was a success and, prayerfully, his recovery will be smooth and as pain free as possible. As of now, he screams any time he is moved which complicates things a bit, but he is also, thankfully, quickly comforted in the arms of Mommy and Daddy. (We're so thankful for him!)

He will have his dressing in place for 3 days (which makes poopy diaper changes a bit messy) and his catheter in place for 2 weeks (which makes every diaper change pretty messy). Dr. Austin, his surgeon, said that the worst of the pain should subside within three days and we have Tylenol with codeine to help as well as a medication to stop the bladder from spasming due to irritation from the catheter. He will be pretty discolored for a while after the discomfort passes. Another example of Marc's thankfulness is that I don't get skeeved with such things and also that I don't mind doing all the diaper changes. :)

We are now thankful to be home and are hoping to catch up on some rest. We will celebrate a quiet holiday, keeping Lucas home and comfortable through the weekend. We are thankful that Marc's company is closed on Friday so we all get to be together for a long weekend.

Most of all, we are thankful that God loves us so much. He is true to His word that "He commands His angels to watch over us and guard us in all our ways". (Ps. 91) We know He was watching over Lucas today as we know He is everyday.

Thank you for your love and prayers. We pray that this weekend (and Every day for the rest of your lives) that you take stock of your life and thank God and one another for the precious gift of life and the many joys throughout it. :)

Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving!