The First Day Home

So, we're at home. We got released yesterday evening. I was very nervous about the idea of taking him home so soon. I mean, really, his surgery was only on Monday. I guess the doctors know best though. Luckily, Ben recognized my major anxiety, so he took a vacation day today, so we wouldn't be home by ourselves.

Things have been surprisingly normal today. Miles has been playing and is extremely excited to be home. He's been eating, which is great. That was one thing that we had some trouble with while in the hospital. I think that maybe the nervousness from being in an uncomfortable place made him lose his appetite. He also seems to be talking a lot more. It's really cute too because he's hoarse from the surgery, so everything is very quiet. It's not because he had any throat tubes (he didn't). It's actually because the nerves for the vocal chords are near the heart, and they had to be pulled aside in order to do the surgery. That was an interesting tidbit that I didn't know prior to the surgery. Hearing him try to laugh is the best because very little comes out. It's super cute!

Amongst all the happy and playfulness, there is still some obvious pain. We're still using the lortab every six hours. We can see that it's wearing off after the 6 hours, almost on the dot. Last night, Miles would moan, "ooowwwww", and hold his head. Then he would moan, "ooowwwww", and hold his chest. Very pathetic. Within a few minutes of taking his pain medication, he is happy again, so that's good.

I can't think of anything else to report, so this is it for now. I'll leave you all with an after picture, ready to take his bath on the first day home.