Isaac's surgery

It has been a long, exhausting day. Lance and I and Erik were at the hospital by 8 to snuggle Isaac before they started getting him ready. We took turns with him since one of us had to stay in the waiting room with Erik. So we held and loved on him and then started the waiting. He went to surgery at 12:15 and was out about an hour later. The surgeon was happy with how the procedure went. The nurse said his vital signs were rock solid the whole time. We went to see him again and he was just resting. They are waking him up slowly so there isn't really anything we can do or much to report. Every 2 hours they are adjusting his medications. He is doing some breathing on his own and will probably be extubated in the morning. He is on IV hyperalimentation as he will not be allowed any feedings by mouth for a couple of days. Then they will start slowly with pedialyte (the neonate version of clear liquids) before going to milk. He weighs 5# now. The incision is from his xyphoid to his umbilicus. Not very long but it takes up a lot of room on him. We are back in Chester tonight.