Surgery scheduled

We are tentatively scheduled to get the G-tube and repair his hernia from the initial repair on Wednesday, September 26th. We are going to be up there anyway, so that works out pretty well. I am not sure how long we will be up there, but at least a few days I would imagine. We haven't discussed the specifics just yet. We will meet with Dr. Rouse the day before to discuss the details. Too bad we can't stay in the NICU with everyone who knows him so well, but on the up side, we will be able to stay with him during his recovery time in the hospital. It would be hard leaving him over night, now that we haven't needed to! We have been introducing a little bit of cereal (dipped on a pacifier) so he is used to the puree texture for his swallow study. He made faces the first time, as did the older boys the first time they had cereal, but he actually seems to like it now - well, a little. Yesterday he was actually opening his mouth a little in anticipation (looked like a little bird). So maybe there is hope for this eating thing yet - too bad he is too young to do much more than sample!

On another note, Grandpa O is here on a stop-over stay. He and Tim will head on up to Indy tomorrow and pick Mom up at the airport tomorrow evening. She has been in Denver with her Mom while she has been recovering from a broken arm and pancreatitis. Dad's high school reunion is this weekend in indianapolis,sSo the timing is that much better - they will be in Indy anyway! Since Gabe won't exactly have the nurses right there as he did in the NICU, we will need to be with him, so having Mom and Dad up there will be nice when we need to eat, or take shower...you get the idea.