On most days an hour doesn't seem like a long time...unless your precious five year old baby is under general anesthesia. Then it suddenly feels like every second seems to tick slower and slower. Lincoln went in for a planned surgery on his right foot this morning and we were away from him for an hour and a half.
He was not happy when I woke him up at 5:10 this morning in order to get him to the hospital by our 5:30 am check in time. Once we got to the hospital he was already back to his pleasant self. Lincoln was not happy that he had to wear a peach colored hospital gown. He said he looked like a girl and it took a lot of explaining, coaxing and negotiating to get him into it. We got him settled into his bed with some warm blankets, his teddies and his Nintendo DS and he was good to go.
The nurses oohed and awed over how adorable he is. They even brought him a cute American flag Beanie Baby teddy to add to his collection. The nurses at the hospital were so sweet and good with Lincoln. They dressed up Teddy in surgical garb and allowed Teddy to go though the entire process with Lincoln...even in the operating room.
The surgery went very well. The Hyprocure implant was successfully placed and he is now on the mend. No running or jumping for six weeks. Yep, wish us luck with that one. If all heals well, we'll be doing this all again in a couple of months for his left foot.
Lincoln was so brave and made the hospital staff fall in love with him. Everyone was so pleased with how we'll he did. Not a single tear was shed. He did everything he was asked to do. We are so proud of him. What can I say, our little guy is a trooper!
Lincoln pre-surgery playing his DS and hanging out with Kelsie, Teddy and America. His DS kept him occupied for most of the morning as the doctors and nurses came in and out of the room to prep him for surgery. Kelsie is the classroom bear that Lincoln's teacher sent with daddy to bring to the hospital.
Lincoln pre-surgery and the x-ray of the foot post-surgery with the pin in it.
Post surgery he got to have a popsicle and ride in the wheelchair with daddy out to the car. As you can see his foot is nicely bandaged up.
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