well we got home tonight. the poor guy... it took 7 pokes to get the iv in him to sedate him. i was in there holding his hand and rubbing his head and he just kept crying and yelling no more shots, no more needles... i want to go hommmmmmmmmmmmmmmme.. am i donnnnnnnnnnnnnne...

sedating and prepping him took longer than the actually surgery. i was in there til they got him to sleep then i went out to the waiting room. i sat down and was sitting maybe 10 minutes [ it seemed] and they said noah's done and they will be getting you in a few minutes... . he was soooooooooo dopey.. lol we had told him when prepping him that he would be done after he has a little dream.. it was so short i dont think he had time to dream. lol his mouth is still puffy.

i stayed in roseville today also [thursday] and might keep him home tomorrow. he cant eat regular food yet so he wont be able to eat cafeteria food and i dont want him at school playing recess or p.e. and get hit in the face with a ball.

the 'tube' is totally different than adam's was. adam's was an actual tube that was put where they pulled a tooth. noah's is just a floopy piece of rubber like a latex glove and held in with stitches in front of the jaw bone. i dont see being able to stick a syringe in that thing. i just had him swish his mouth out with salt water and i squirted water around the tube and stitches with salt water tonight.

anyway.. i pray the tube stays in.. if it comes out, we go back to have another one inserted by local.. it will have to stay in place for about 6 months i think.

thanks for the prayers.
gina marie and noah