Surgery day

So another big day has come and gone for Dylan. He was a very strong little man yesterday for his Hypospadia surgery. We had full confidence in his surgeon but were still anxious about how Dylan was going to feel. We spent the night prior in a hotel room in Calgary due to an early admittance. All went well at hotel, a new play for Dylan to explore. And the hospital was also another place for Dylan to show off his walking legs. He still loves to push things around as he walks, so we got lots of ahhs and coos for our little man in a backless hospital gown. Cutie! We brought all kinds of toys to help preoccupy him, but all he wanted to do was walk and play with a school bus. ha ha. Surgery went well, 2 hrs of waiting and then the recovery. Dylan woke with pain after the freezing wore off. He was a huge arm full and is very strong. But a boob, bottle and drugs all helped to calm him back down to sleep. He was reluctant to sleep on the ride home even with his eyes fluttering open and close. But that was OK, he sat nicely snuggled into daddy's arms while they watched the movie "Cars". Dylan sat through the whole movie - watching (another first). But he was back to his normal self soon after. We are using disposable diapers right now. He has a tube from his bladder out his "P" to drain surgery fluid and urine. So it is a constant dribble with a small amount blood. We are thankful for the disposables right now but can't wait to get him back into his lovely cloth diapers. His "P" will take 2 months to look normal again. Right now it looks nasty (poor little guy). We / he had no choice but to be circumcised. So he is quite red, swollen and bruised. I have attached a few pictures of Dylan in the hospital - but no surgery pictures. Those are for Dylan's eyes only. You understand!!

Dylan the morning of in the hotel room with his precious school bus.

Dylan on his bed getting all hooked up and playing with his new stacking toy from his friend Samson.

Dylan did not like getting his blood pressure taken. I do not think they did get a reading. They tried a few times, and on one attempt he was on the boob and clamped down, so unsure if they got a reading with me squealing away. ha ha

Even babies have open hospital gowns, but he was provided PJ bottoms.

Dylan can still fit under daddy's legs.

Dylan showing off his walking legs by pushing around a stool. He was getting all sorts of ahhs and coos.


After the surgery and after he had fallen back to sleep. It was had listening to him cry in pain.

"ET phone home" Dylan didn't have to phone home. We never left his side.

Dylan's bed area.

The ride home with his eyes fluttering and being on lots of drugs. He was giving Winnie big hugs.
Dylan and Daddy post surgery watching the movie "Cars". Only one of them is drugged up.