long day

Gabe had outpatient surgery today. He had an orchidopexy (procedure to decend testicle and close hernia from ascended testicle) and they did a bronchoscopy to make sure his airway was still strong and growing well. Everything went great. He'll be in some pain for awhile and there is definitely some bruising, but he's been in a good mood overall. It was hare to hand him over. Even though it was a minor outpatient procedure, Gabe has been having major stranger danger and cries whenever mom or dad passes him off to someone else. Plus, I just hate that surgical waiting room. The lady that announces names when the doctor is ready to talk to you is very sweet, but her voice just brings back heart surgery memories and my stomach twists into a big knot. Other than that, Gabe is still doing well. Feeding is about the same. As far as motor skills, Gabe loves standing. We're working on going from seated to standing. He still hates being on his stomach and crawling. As far as speech goes, we've finally started getting some "b" sounds. We had a fundraiser for Gabe's Buddy Walk team on Monday night at Hofbrauhaus. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. It was nice to see so many friends and family. 15 more days till the Buddy Walk!