It has been a long stay in the NICU just waiting for the dr.s decision of do we do surgery or do we not do surgery . Well they had finally made a decision and I am not sure that I was ready as I held Emerson just before they transfered him to the operating room. Tears came to my eyes and I knew in my heart that Heavenly Father would take care of him during this long awaited operation. I felt comfort and reassurance as I held him while David and my Dad gave him a beautiful preisthood blessing just a few minutes prior to his operation. We said our goodbyes and they wheeled am down to the second floor.
The surgery waiting room was full of all different types of people. Many of which were waiting alone for there loved ones to come out and some were lucky enough to be surrounded by family. I was one of the lucky ones to have such a supportive family come sit with me during this time of worry and fear. A little over two hours passed when the surgeon finally came out and she assured me that everything went very well. I finally was able to take a deep breath. She went on to tell me that it was very obvious where the obstruction was and they removed about 2 inches of his intestines. She assured me that this was a minimal amount and should not cause him any digestive problems later in life. I was also very relieved because she was able to re-connect his intestines which prevented him from having the two ostomies and another surgery later on.
We could not have recieved better news this was exactly what we had been praying for if he did indeed need intestinal surgery.
Life is GOOD and we have so much to be thankful for!
These two pictures are shortly after surgery
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