Sutton's "other" surgery

I simply didn't want to name this post "testicle surgery!" so other surgery will suffice :) We went to Lubbock Sunday and woke early for another surgery day for sweet Sutton. He did great. He was tired before surgery so he was a little fussy, not to mention hungry, but we made it til 7 when they took him back. There is no worse feeling that handing off your child to a nurse to be taken back to an operating room. I was a bit emotional. Dr. Vordermark had a case of the Monday's and wasn't very pleasant before surgery, thus making me more uncomfortable and hesitant about the whole situation. They took him back at 7:05 exactly. Surgery started at 7:30 and by 8 the Doctor was already back. When they found the testicle it was wrapped around and not a healthy testicle. So he had to just remove it. Obviously we were hoping for a good healthy working testicle but at least they were able to remove the mass from his body. He just has one small cut on his waist...matching Mason's two from his hernia surgery!...and seems to be doing fine. He was pretty cruddy yesterday on the drive home and once we got home but is slowly coming back around. He took a great nap yesterday afternoon and woke up hungry and ate great. Both boys slept thru the night, which Ryon and I really needed! Sutton has been a bit needy again today so I'm hoping this goes away soon. He has always been really needy, but after his tubes on Friday had changed into this happier baby playing on his own much better and able to sit up....but now he's back to his old normal self. Hoping he's just still in pain and it'll go away soon. 

On another note, we just experienced the horrible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School with 18 little kids being killed. It's been a hard week for a mom to watch and understand. I've had a hard time with it at different times of the day. Friday night both boys were up on and off and it almost didn't even bother me to get up and rock them that night. Life is so precious. And I'm so thankful that God gave me these boys to take care of until they are ready to be in Heaven. Obviously I hope I'm at Heaven's doors waiting for them, but only God knows if that is the plan.