OUR TOUGH GUY!

Last Thursday, October 16th, we made a quick trip to MUSC for Austin's outpatient surgery which was scheduled the next day. Although it was an outpatient surgery and a common procedure, Ty and I were extremely anxious, nervous and worried. When we arrived, we played tourists for the afternoon, had a wonderful dinner and then tried to get some sleep, but you know Ty and I didn't sleep a wink! Friday morning Austin could not eat or drink until after surgery which was scheduled at 12pm. So, we had a lot of time to kill before we could go to the hospital. We were surprised and thankful how well Austin did with not asking for food or drink the entire morning. (I prayed for weeks for God to give us strength during Austin's surgery and He blessed us!) When we arrived at the hospital we put Austin in a tiny hospital gown, gave him some sleepy medicine that the nurse gave us, and then, held him until it was time for him to go back to the operating room. I have to say handing your child over to someone and trusting them with your child is VERY hard to do! I had this strong urge to take him from the nurse, run out of the hospital and not look back! The surgery took about 2 hours which was longer then normal, but everything was fine. After we spoke to Dr. Aaronson, Ty and I were able to go to the recovery room to sit with Austin. We stayed there for about 1 hour and then were discharged. Let me just say that we have a tough little guy! The doctor expressed how much pain Austin would be in and how he would not have any desire to play for the first few days. Well, that was not the case with our little tough guy! He bounced right back within hours! I could not believe how well he did! We went back yesterday (Wednesday, October 22nd) for a check-up and everything looks great! Ty and I want to thank you all that prayed for our little guy! We are strong believers of prayer and know how powerful it is. Also, thank you for all the calls and cards, too! We truly appreciate all your thoughtfulness during this time!
And a special thank you goes out to Austin's grandparents: Nana and Papa Lee and Nonna and Papa Tommy as they joined us Thursday and stayed until Friday. We really needed you guys there and it meant the world to us having your smiles, love and support! Thank you! You're the greatest!