Shen's Surgery

Today was the big day. Shen had tubes put into both ears. For those who don't know, this was done because there was a lot of fluid behind both eardrums due to the cleft surgeries and it needed to be relieved.
The procedure went well and Shen is doing great. The doctor's only concern is that his eardrums are extremely thick and there is a possibility that the tubes could get squeezed out. But, we will just be patient and see what God has planned for this part of Shen's Journey. Here is the way today went.
We got 4 inches of snow overnight so I got up at 5:30 and shovelled a quick path for the Jeep, then we left at 6:15 for the hospital, arriving right at 7:00am. We got Shen registered and we all immediately went back to his "suite." After a little paperwork, they put little man in his hospital "attire." You can see him in his personally "fitting" robe in the first picture. Then, they brought him PRESENTS!! He got a hand-made pillow and a hand-made dinosaur (both seen with him in the second picture) as well as a hand-made blanket. He LOVED them!
Then, they gave him a sedative to help him relax before taking him into the Operating Room. Well, this became quite the scene. He behaved very well but he became REALLY goofy on the medication. We couldn't stop laughing (with him, not at him). Finally, he went back to the O.R.
After about an hour, we spoke to the doctor and went back into his recovery room. He came out of the anesthetic really well, just a little groggy. About an hour later, he got to ride in his little set of wheels (final picture) and we came home. He continues to do very well; no pain, yet not very active. He's just having a pretty laid back day.
We hope and pray that all of you are well.
Love,
Jack, Jodie, Connor and Shen