All Done!

For those of you who haven't heard yet, Parker's surgery was a huge success!!  The doctor was able to tuck his guts back in and close up his belly without having to use a graft.  And the very best part...he has a BELLY BUTTON :).  Because the Omphalocele was relatively minor and closing it up wasn't as hard as expected, the doctor was able to stitch in the belly button in the process without too much extra effort.  Now he and his cousin, Cooper, can compare bellies without asking too many questions :).

Parker came out of recovery before 9 pm tonight and Chris posted this picture on Facebook at about 9:30 - already bright eyed...

He shouldn't have to have the tube down his nose too long before he can go back to the canulla.  Now he will just have to start the healing process and eat on his own before he can go home.  He has a stock pile of bottles already waiting for him to start sucking them down!!

I can hardly wait to go up for my second visit tomorrow!!