From Happy to Miserable

Torture! We took Braxton in for his second surgery the first of November to straighten four of his toes and Dr. Stott's added one more toe last minute (you can kind of see his curly toes above). We really had to hype up the second surgery since Braxton knew a little more about what was coming. I had to do a little damage control after telling him they were going to cut the bottom of his toes to straighten them. Braxton said to me, "I don't want them to cut my toes off." So I spent a couple of weeks trying to convince him they wouldn't cut them all the way off. I'm always surprised by his willingness to learn and understand and the ability I have to reason with him.
After surgery they called me back because Braxton was fairly upset and wanted his mom. When I got to his bedside and talked to him, I could tell he was in a lot of pain. I asked what he had had and requested more for him. Well, the computer was down for a few minutes so I waited IMPATIENTLY for the computer to come up so they could log it. I was getting a little angry! In the end, Braxton knows the drill and expects the ride out in the wagon to the car. James and Braxton have spent LOTS of time in these wagons killing time between surgery check-in and actual surgery. It's so cute to watch them play and have that bonding time.
Braxton did very well with the surgery for the most part. We had a little bit of an issue with his oxygen dropping when he came out, and not being on top of the pain, but he was a brave little guy! He is our cautious little one...so he babied his feet more than he needed to.
I do have to say I was very proud of him! The next day, I gave him the option to go to preschool and he wanted to. His teacher agreed to help him around, but she said he did great all by himself!