Urology Surgery

Matthew is back in the operating room right now.  Today has just been... unusual.  In the past, Matthew has been the first case of the day, but today the scheduled time for his operation was 10:45a.  So instead of journeying down to the medical center in the dark, it was light and the peak of rush hour (making it so we couldn't take the HOV lane into town).  We fought the traffic, but made it here about 20 minutes before our assigned 8:45a check in time.  After the usual routine of vitals, we were off to the holding area.  And we waited, and waited, and waited.

Matthew was hungry (last eaten at 7p last night) and tired (it being his usual naptime).  I'm so thankful for his sweet disposition.  We played peek-a-boo (a current favorite), knocked on the water bottle, sang songs, played with a ball, etc.  Finally, he was just done, so to distract him, I walked laps with him in the stroller around the holding area.  They finally gave up our holding room because we were never in it.  72 steps per lap and 15 laps every ten minutes for 3 hours.   He even snoozed for a moment or two.  Finally at 3 hours 15 minutes, Matthew was taken back to the operating room. 

And now we pray for a successful surgery and a quick recovery!