As most of you know, Evan had surgery to repair his cleft lip and things went very smoothly. It was hard, as a mother, to have them take him away, but they assured me that they would take care of him as if he were their own. After feeling anxiety the past week about it, I finally decided that I needed to have faith that everything would go well. Once I came to that realization, I felt peace and comfort. I couldn't wait to see Evan and after three hours they finally called me back to recovery. He laid there so listless and I immediately felt guilt about the discomfort he was in. I couldn't wait to hold him and let him know I was there. It's been a rough week so far, but it is amazing how fast he is healing and today is the first time I could lay him in his bed and took a nap. Hopefully, I'll get more than a few hours of sleep tonight.:) We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers that were sent our way.
I wanted to take pictures of Evan the last few days before his surgery because I would not see him like this again. I'm going to miss seeing the Evan that was born in the wee hours of the morning on the 28
th of February, but look forward to seeing him heal and be more handsome than ever.
The day after Evan's surgery, I thought it looked like he had been in a boxing match because the left side of his face was so swollen.
By the afternoon that same day, the swelling had gone down considerably. In his swing he looked pretty silly with his "no-no" (that's for no-no hands in the mouth) on.
Day two after surgery--As you can see, the plastic stint came out of his nose, so we had to go back to
UNC and they ended up taking it out.
Day three after surgery--This is our first glimpse of the new Evan. We can't wait to see what he looks like when the swelling is gone and he is all healed up!
3 comments:
Sweet little Evan! Glad to hear things are continuing to go well. He doesn't look like he is in a lot of pain, that is good :) Also, we hope you catch up on your Z's!!
Yeah! He looks great already! I hated those no-no's because my son was only 8 weeks old at his surgery and didn't put his hands in his mouth anyways. So I would take them off pretty much all the time. The nurse was getting frustrated with me but I really didn't care. Anyways, I am so happy that Evan is done with that surgery and you all made it through wonderfully! In about a month they will tell you to start massaging the scar site. It is so important, so make sure you do it faithfully. It will make a huge difference. Good luck with the recovery!
Liz, I'm so glad that his sugery went well. It looks like he is recovering nicey, although I am sure he is MAD and CRANKY about having his arms restrained and a tube up his nose. I know my babies would be. I know what you mean about being scared to send them into surgery. Noah had surgery on his undescended testie when he was 18 months old and I was pretty nervous about it. I love his big bright eyes. They are so beautiful. Good-luck!
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