You Are My Sunshine

We made it!!! Henry was a champ today and made it through the day with flying colors. I was so worried he would be cranky this morning because he had not eaten since the night before but with all of the new toys and wonderful nurses he was happy as a clam. He also met a girlfriend and she had a great Mom who I spent a lot of time talking with which made the day very pleasant. Henry usually hates anything that has to do with the Dr.'s office so I bought this book:

It worked so well and every time we got to a new little medical encounter (getting weighed, blood pressure, etc) we would look at the picture of Elmo in the book and it would be a breeze! He was even in high spirits as we walked back to the OR, and as he was put under all of the nurses helped me sing Henry's comfort song "You Are My Sunshine", it made my heart melt! He did show his stubborn side and held his breath for a couple seconds when they put the gas mask on him.



Recovery went well and he had his first popsicle, which he loved, and they gave him a little Doctor teddy bear. We only had a couple rough hours at home tonight as the anesthesia wore off. Eventually he felt better and was a bit manic. He was playing trains and kind of acting loopy. At one point he was yelling "Bill" and cocking his head to the side smiling. He truly is the silliest and most wonderful creature I have ever met! Bedtime came and we put him down and he is now out like a light. I can only hope the night has good things in store for us. So basically Swedish Hospital is wonderful. The nurses, anesthesiologist, surgeon and child life specialist were just wonderful to us. I would not think I would be able to say this but we really had a wonderful day. We were treated with so much care and once again Henry amazed me with his resiliency and ability to have fun in even the yuckiest of situations...once again it is the child setting an example for his parents! Below is a picture of Hen at home and a video of our day (link to you tube).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Me40zRlsw