4.14.2008
Recovery...
The surgeon just came and met with us in the waiting room. Said everything went really well, they removed about 7" of his colon and had enough leftover to just tie the two ends together :) (such a medical explanation, I know) He'll be recovering upstairs in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit, where he's been since he got here). We should be able to go see him in about an hour, give them about 20-25 minutes to get him up there, then 20-25 minutes to get him settled back into his crib in his unit. He had an epidural for the pain (hopefully it went in easier than mine and lasted!) and will still have that in until tomorrow. They want to wait to see if he can pass more of his meconium on his own on Wednesday or so before they start trying to feed him orally. The doctor was hopeful that if all goes well we should be able to pack up on out of here on Saturday. Yeah!! Way to GO Connor!
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Woo Hoo!!! What great news to end a day with! Hoepfully you can rest easy tonight knowing things went so well!
Take care!
Allison
Way to go champ! :)
Way to go mom and dad!
Life is GOOD!
(7"! Geez. How many inches do we HAVE? Wow.)
Great news you two. Grant is here and we all had a sigh of relief. I hope he continues to recover well throughout the night and we'll look forward to hearing about his first big POO :)
Yeah, Connor! What a relief!
Okay next goal....big doo doo! Maybe Grandpa L. can start a list now with the first item being "doo doo". :-)
We're so happy for all of you.
Love and Kisses,
Auntie Nancy and Uncle Mark
Yea! We are so happy that it went so well. We were definitely thinking about you and praying for a successful surgery and it sounds like it was!! Crossing fingers for a happy Saturday return to Mankato for you all!!
So happy to hear the good news... stay strong!!!
Love
Naomi, Ben and Sam
I am so happy to hear the surgery went well! I will continue to pray for a speedy recovery so you can all get home soon!
Take Care,
Kim Dorn
Thanking God for a surgery that went soooo well. So good to see him with his eyes partly open-what a little "toughy" he is- moving his arms. He knows who his mom and dad are-he could hear your voices soothe him. Wishing you all a good nights sleep and hugs to Little Connor in the morning.
Love, Grandma/Grandpa Bode
Woo Hoo! Great news! We too will wait to hear about the poo!
Scot and Rhiannon
Wow. This blog needs to be incorporated into the scrapbook Christy; I'm sure teenaged Connor will LOVE that everyone was so excited about his POO! Did it happen yet?
Hey, Guys!!!
Thanks for the update. Your little "tiger" has been on my mind and in my prayers. What a beautiful little miracle he is. I'm so happy for both of you and wish I were there to give all of you hugs. Tell him his great auntie Carol is "pulling" for him too. God bless.
Love,
Aunt Carol (Bode-Harkins)
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