Christian had his hernia surgery on Tuesday, March 2nd. We had to check in at the hospital at 6:45 am. Between the early check-in, the stress of an upcoming surgery, and a very hungry little patient, we didn’t get much sleep Monday night. After check-in, we weighed him, changed him into some scrubs, and handed him off to the anesthesiologist. It is really an emotional moment to hand an innocent, happy baby off to a stranger and then walk away. The surgery took about 50 minutes and was very successful. Lia was able to go in to see him right away in recovery. Because Christian is on additional oxygen and was so premature, the doctor wanted him to stay overnight (mom was happy to stay with him).

They came home Wednesday morning and we spent the next several days trying to manage his discomfort with Infant Tylenol. He seemed quite a bit better by Friday, but on Saturday he started to develop a serious cough…

By Sunday night his little cough had evolved into a much wetter-sounding one. I’m sure after just having double hernia surgery it didn’t feel good to cough. By Monday evening, it was clear he needed to be seen by a doctor. It turns out that he has some sort of respiratory virus (mom is certain he got this at the hospital). At the doctors office they gave him an Albuterol breathing treatment from a nebulizer and that seemed to do the trick. We have now incorporated his treatments (every 4-6 hours) into his already busy daily schedule. We just hope he can ditch the virus quickly and prayerfully spare Calle in the process!

We have seen some little smiles, but we’re expecting his big boy, super happy smiles to return any day.