Oakland Extended Stay!

We are here!  No turning back now!! :-)  My amazing parents blessed us with 4 nights in a hotel close (2.33 miles to be exact) to the hospital.  On top of that my amazing Aunt Kay gave us an abundance of grocery money!  So, we packed up, went to whole foods and here we are!

The room is quiet and peaceful and we are so thankful to not have to make the hour, plus, drive over and over again.  It is almost 1 am and I so should be sleeping!  I'm not sure if it was the cat-nap I took a few hours ago or my brain is just spinning, but I can't seem to sleep.  Uffda!  Luckily Bob is snorin' away next to me (hehe - I love that man!).

Cade is amazingly unfazed by the craziness and is happy as always.  He is sleeping sound with a eucalyptus humidifier next to him!  Chest congestion GO!!

At this point, Bob and I are doing well.  Bob still thinks it feels somewhat surreal.  I agree, it does.  I am just ready for it to be over and to be getting out of the hospital.  The surgeon made my heart feel good when he said he was a nervous wreck when his son got tubes in his ears!  There is something about the word 'surgery' and your child in the same sentence that is difficult to swallow.  It's as if you have complete tunnel vision and can only focus on that one thing until it is done.  (I was a mess trying to do laundry this week!)

I also think about all of those parents out there who have babies going into surgery with little hope of survival, much less a great outcome.  It quickly puts our life into perspective and I realize how truly blessed we are.

Going into it I have no paradigm for how I am going to feel when I have to hand him to that nurse.  I assume I will tear up a bit, put my worship music in my ears and worship in the waiting room.  If there is one thing I know for sure it is that the Holy Spirit shows up every time we worship and honor him... Therefore, I plan on doing just that!  :-)

Thanks for the prayers!