5/14/08 Rowan’s surgery at Swedish

After getting being up most of the night with our non-sleeper, we “got up” at about 0330 to give Rowan a bottle of Pedialyte and then get ready to go. His little eyes bugged out at the new flavor while he let it just bubble down his chin for a bit before settling in, and then he thought it was pretty great. We had to be checking in at 0600, so we left while the rest of the house slept. Grandma and Grandpa were staying with us to look after Cameron.

Preop

They had the tiniest hospital gown I’ve ever seen – so cute, and somehow it ended up coming home with us. They did the typical weights, measurements & medical history. Ha! Thankfully a short history since he was exactly eight weeks old that day. After he was all checked in, we went up to the parents’ surgical waiting room, with was really just a closet with a small couch & chairs, and some disturbing child artwork on the walls (seriously, a coloring book for kids that’s all about hunting and eating “delicious animals” like bunnies? Yuck!). From there the anesthesiologist carried a sleepy Rowan, with binky, to the OR, and then the real waiting began. We stretched our legs and got a quick snack, then went back up to the closet.

PACU

Before long we heard from the surgeon that all was well, and shortly after that they came to take us to him in the PACU. He was swaddled in fresh blankets from the warmer, hooked to all the monitors, and the nurse handed him right over to me. He slept in my arms in a rocking chair until it was time to go up to Peds. This pic is on the gurney right before we headed upstairs.

On Peds

Here he is hanging out with his tired papa.

This is later on, after sleeping it off, having a bottle, and checking out his surroundings. He was all grins by this time, and ready to go home. Phew!