A sore little boy

Good Morning All....
Well...Nicholas had his surgery and it went pretty good. They took him in at 10:45am and he starting crying. I think he thought that he was being taken away from us. Dr. Hussain came in at 12:30pm and said surgery went well. We got to see him at 1pm and he was really out of it. They were concerned as his blood pressure was really high (150/84). Eventually it went down. Starting at 4:30 he began vomiting blood. He did it 6 times, finally the last one was at 10:30pm which he did all over Mom. Ah...the joys of motherhood. He has a pretty quiet night and got up 2 times for the bathroom. So far we got him to take 6 sips of water which is normal. Right now they are trying to find a happy medium for the pain medication. THe dose yesterday kept him asleep. He is more alert today but is in more pain. Hopefully they will call the Dr today and see if they can give him some tylenol. He has to wear arm splints so he does not touch his mouth. He will have to wear them for 2 weeks. He also in an oxygen tent but it is used for moisture. HE is not too thrilled being in there as he wakes up scared. Last night Ron and Lynn H. came to see us which was great! The staff and the hospital are phenomenal. We are so impressed with the care they are giving Nicholas. That is it for now. Keep us in your prayers!
Nicholas, Stacy and Doug!

Nicholas - Surgery

Hey all...
Just a quick update to let you know that Nicholas will be having cleft surgery this week (on Tuesday) and will be in the hospital for 5 days. We are having the surgery done in Sioux Falls, SD. We are anxious as he will be somewhat uncomfortable for the first 3 days. Say a prayer!

Stacy and Doug!

A Update

First of all...Happy New Year! It has been ages since I have had a chance to update this as life is very busy. Having three active kids makes life very hectic but very good. My. Nicholas is doing great. He has grown 2 inches and gained 2 pounds since being home. He is trying to talk up a storm and still does not know what the phrase "quiet" means. We had his cleft pallate looked at and will propably have surgery within the next couple of months. We meet with the surgeons this week at Children's Hospital.
We had a wonderful holdiay with our new son as well as the other children. Highlights include the school christmas program, going to Iowa, going to the Santa Claus 3 movie, visiting Santa a the bank, cookie baking with Grandma and decorating our two Christmas trees. The only bad thing was I was in the hospital for 5 days (12/19 -12/24) with acute asthmatic bronchitis. Doug did fine with the kids except Sarah said that "Dad cooks weird".

Nicholas turned 5 on December 30. We are having his pary tomorrow. Of course it is a "machina" themed party. I am looking forward to making his cake. Take care!