Surgery Update...

Little man is passed out in his crib, so I figured it would be a good time to update everyone on the surgery. For those of you who don't know, he was having surgery do have his circumcision redone and to have a connection that was allowing excess fluid around one of his testicles closed to avoid hernias in the future.
Surgery was scheduled for 8:30, and we had to be there at 7:30. No food or drink this morning for Isaac, although he didn't really seem to mind too much. While we waited for the doctor, Isaac walked up and down the halls, flirted with the nurses, and rode in a wagon that they had there to entertain the kiddos.
Surgery lasted about an hour, and then they brought him out to us in the recovery room, where we hung out for about another hour. He got pretty grumpy when he came out, so they gave him some medicine, which they didn't give him earlier because he seemed quiet and calm. He mellowed out once the meds kicked in and seemed fine.
Now we pretty much just take it easy for a few days. No strenuous activity for a day or two...and sponge bathing until Sunday. The stitches are absorbable, so they'll go away on their own, and the bandages will stay on until they decide to fall off on their own too. He has a perscription for some pain killers, which they say he should only need today and maybe tomorrow....other than that, he should be good with Tylenol and Motrin. SO...he should be back to his old self in a couple days! YAY! Thanks again for all of the prayers and words of encouragement! Here are a couple shots from Jessica's camera phone while we waited...

Showing the nurses his good side...

In his surgery get-up...

Summer Happenings...

Apparently we are having such a blast this summer that we have had little time to stop and blog about it. We have hit the ground running since school got out in June and haven't looked back. We've been to the pool...a lot! Isaac is definitely a little water bug! He started swimming lessons last week (which is more like a water play group) along with his friend Gracie. It's pretty unstructured, but he seems to enjoy it. He loves putting his face in the water and has even blown a few bubbles. He also doesn't mind going underwater, which is pretty entertaining. He's pretty much fearless when it comes to the water. We've gone to a local "water park" a few times...which is basically a public pool with some slides. He is totally a fan of the small kiddie slides...not so much the big slide with daddy.
In upcoming news, Isaac will be having surgery on Thursday to be recircumsized and also have some excess fluid removed from around one of his testicles. NO FUN! Thankfully, the recovery time is supposed to only be a couple days. The week after that, we're going to the beach...so we'll have some moree to update! Here are some pics to get you through until the next post.

Isaac in a big box...I just thought this one looked cool

Isaac with his friends Gracie and Taylor...in a big box :)

Looking at the animals on a farm with his friend Emma on 4th of July

Mommy and Isaac at the farm

Getting ready to go down the slide

Isaac at the water park

WEEE!

Mommy with Isaac and his friend Gracie

There is a movie theater showing free kids movies over the summer, so my friend Doris and I decided to take the kiddos to try it out for the first time. They actually made it a little over an hour into the movie and did GREAT!

***New photo albums have also been added to the right...so check 'em out!***