Since our truck refused to start the day of surgery and we had to get a ride in, The only way doug could get back to where we were staying was by another ride which could only come at 4pm. Nico did not handle that very well. For the first 40 minutes he was ok and then he realized his daddy was not coming back. He started screaming. This was taken after about 3 hours of screaming. If was only a 20 minute lull as he sat in a vibrating chair. The nurses and I tried everything that we could. He even had 3 doses of pain reliver but it did not stop him. Everyone was getting worried because his heart monitor was jumping consistantly to 219 which is way too high. Nothing was working. We couldn't risk narcotics to help him. I begged the nurses to allow Doug to come back because at this time visiting hours were over and usually only one parent at night could stay with the patient. They said that if it worked that he could stay. At this point Nico had been screaming for about 6 hours. He finally fell asleep and then Doug showed up just in time. Nico only slept for 30 minutes and was all prepared to start agian when Doug picked him up. Nico spent a good 20 minutes on his shoulder telling him off but not screaming. He heart rate stabalized quickly and the rest of the night and from then on Nico was just fine as long as Daddy was around when he wanted him. Can't blame the little guy. The pain, stress, fear, new people, enviroment, strange things on his arms and legs. He wanted both of us and was having nothing else.
Shortly after daddy arrived to the rescue. You can see just how puffy his eyes are from all the crying.
Both my men crashed out together. Doug had been working to get the truck fixed till he got my message to get to the hospital. Once he got the message he got there quick. He was not staying away from his little man for any reason when he was needed by him
Nico back home on Friday, this morning. We got back late last night
I love all these shots of his new smile. You can easily see that he is back to his happy self. You can also see the No Noses that he is wearing. THey are the arm restraints to keep him from touching his stitches. Another shock for us was when they weighed him before the surgery. 2 weeks prior, at his pre op appointment he had weighed in at 13.9LBS. Tuesday before surgery he weighed in at 15.3LBS. Over a pound in two weeks. LOL
As you can see in the shots his one side of his nose is no longer flat and looks soo perfect and cute. Still a little swollen. That will take a few weeks to fully go away. And his lip looks great. I will add more pictures as he heals.