Surgery

Well, we're home.  Hoorah!!

Seth's surgery went really well.  The surgery was two hours longer than they planned.  This made me very nervous at the time.  Then, when they were done we were told that the surgeon was able to fix the entire palate completely.  He will still have future surgeries for the gap in his gumline and likely in a couple of years to correct muscles in the palate.

 Just hours after surgery.  The black line you see coming from his mouth on the right is a suture.  They had to sew his tongue down.... poor guy!

 The next morning.... things started to look up (as long as he got his drugs)! :)

 His favorite nurse, Shasta!

 Riding around like the prince that he is!

The view from Seth's hospital room.  GORGEOUS!

The trip home was long.  We did it in two days this time.  He did a very good job considering everything.  He is still in need of his pain killers, but is home playing.  He doesn't even seem to mind his arm restraints.  He isn't enjoying watching everyone eat food he cannot consume, but he's even starting to get used to that.  Baby food for 4-6 weeks.  Yum...