Nick's First Day of School

Sitting in the a hospital waiting room in Minnesota was not what we were supposed to be doing today. Today is the first day of preschool. For months I had been preparing myself for a day of sitting in my cubicle at work trying not to cry because I was missing the boys' very first day of school. There's no vacation time to use because I have to save every minute of it for doctor's appointments, hospital stays, and school meetings. Grandma Smith made the trip to Minnesota with us so Tony could take Nick to his first day of preschool. Hayden has a rough night. I don't think he could sleep covered in wires from head to toe. He was up off and on all the entire night so I am hoping that they were able to get a good study.

Hayden is in surgery right now. We will find out what they had to do and what cast he will be in when they are done. Thankfully, Tony sent some pictures of Nick getting ready for school to give us a distraction.

Here's Nick hamming it up for the camera before his first day of preschool.

I bet he is having the time of his life right now...good for him! He deserves to have fun without worrying about Hayden or one of us telling him he needs to wait a minute so we can finish feeding Hayden. I can't wait to hear about his day! I can't wait until my other sweet boys gets out of surgery! Thankfully, my wonderful mother-in-law is here with me to help pass the time. Otherwise, I would be worrying and thinking about all of the things that could possibly go wrong. I know that this is his 14th surgery, but I can't help it. While we are used to the routine of Hayden having surgery and being put under for Botox and Phenol injections and for eye exams, it really hasn't gotten any easier.

Will update later once Hayden is out of surgery and we are settled into a room.