Surgery went great! Thanks for all the prayers!!!

Kohl is doing well...his surgery went fine and Dr. Joseph said he was the king of the the nicu...the biggest healthiest baby up here! lol And everyone that came in just had to squeeze his juicy thighs in pre-op. They said they're used to seeing babies the size of Kohl's leg! He weighed 14 lbs 2 oz on and empty tummy right before surgery. Everything went great. He did need a lil blood...but it was daddy's, so i guess he's gonna have a lil more football in his blood now! lol ... He is resting right now...still a lil jumpy from the anesthesia, his face a little swollen (which i know will be muh worse tomorrow, but at least we know what to expect). He had a lil reaction on his face to the bedadine (sp?) on the "donut" that his face was in during the surgery so he has a few very red spots on his face that blistered. But he did really well during the surgery and I can already tell that his forhead looks less bubbled out already. The nurse said she was amazed when they turned him over at the immediate difference, so i can't wait to see once his bandages are removed. A lil temp is expected for the first 24 hours. He is such a trooper...he came outta surgery at around 5:30 (a full 12 hours with no mommy milk) and he ate 3 1/2 oz of pumped milk at around 8:00. oh, he opened his eyes up for that!!! lol and gulped, I mean GULPED it down! And he kept it down! He also has a lil blankie that Rachael Stanga had gotten for him that we all prayed over and his nurse kept it with him during surgery. We are so proud of him, and to GOD be the glory for getting him through the surgery as healhy and strong as he did. We will continue to need prayers for strength as the next few days will be very trying. But we are so very grateful to all of you who have prayed and for sharing with your friends/family to pray also! Our GOD is REAL...and i know HE will continue to heal our baby boy! I love you all!!! I am so blessed to have each and every one of you in our life!!!


oh...of course i have taken lots of pics! (who knew? lol) but i will post some later on when he isn't so jumpy and fretful.