It is hard to believe that exactly one week ago at this same time, we were sitting in the waiting room of Medical City Children's Hospital with our family anxiously awaiting to hear from the nurse letting us know that Field's surgery was going well. It was the most nerve wracking, anxious, and surreal feeling I have ever had. Kissing him goodbye and handing him over to the nurse to take him back to the OR was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Kirk and I were confident that we had made the right decision to follow through with surgery and that we had chosen the best team of doctors to perform the surgery. But there was still this empty, uneasy feeling of worry and doubt that we just could not shake.
The only way we got through those agonizing 4 and a half hours of waiting was by handing over everything to God..all of our fears, doubts, worries, concerns..we had to let go of them all and place our full trust in God to take care of our baby. And I believe that it was through all of your prayers that God gave us the strength to do this..the strength to trust in Him alone and fully place our faith in Him. Over and over, I just kept picturing in my mind God's hands cradling Field as the surgeons worked on him. It gave me such comfort to know that God was in that operating room holding Field and guiding each movement of the surgeons' hands. I also felt His presence in the waiting room with Kirk and me and our families..sitting there beside us with His arms wrapped around us.
Field is recovering faster than we ever imagined. Just four days ago, his eyes were still swollen shut, but today, his swelling and bruising have gone down so much that, aside from his incision, you can barely even tell he had surgery. He is back to crawling all over the place, pulling up, and playing like his old self...but his sleeping is still not great. Sometimes I wonder if he is scared to let himself fall asleep for fear that he may not be able to see when he wakes up. But Dr. Fearon told us that it could take a few weeks for him to get back on his normal sleeping and eating schedule, so I guess we just need to be patient. After all, he did have major skull surgery just one week ago!
Saturday morning at Aunt Marcy's house in Madison:
Playing with cousin Walker:
So glad to finally be home strolling around the neighborhood and taking a bath in my own bathtub!
Sunday (5 days post op):
Monday (6 days post op):
Today (just one week after surgery!):
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