Finding the time to write is getting harder and harder...especially with so many new things Maxwell! I want to write about them ...but being more active and on the verge of dropping a nap...the time seems to slip by in an instant!
Now that my big boy is 6 months old there are lots of new activities for us to do. A story time at the library, swimming classes and a baby play time at a kids gym. Swim class starts tomorrow and I'm excited! Well, not about putting a swim suit on this post-partum body...but definitely about being in the water with M. He seems to like bath time so hopefully swimming will be fun too.
The other big thing is M has to have surgery next week...complete with general anesthesia. M was born with hypospadias which is a fancy term that means the opening of his urethra is not at the tip of his penis but is on the shaft. We are lucky that is a very basic case and not super serious. Some of the worst cases have the opening behind the scrotum. Maxwell has normal functioning boy bits other wise. The surgery will correct any issues and ensure good functionality when he is older. Believe me talking to the urologist about my son's sexual functions is not something I ever thought (or wanted to talk) about!
I have had major anxiety about the anesthesia including worst case scenario dreams (he never wakes up) and might need meds myself that day! In my head I know that problems are rare...but I've been on the short side of a statistic before and it shattered life as I knew it.
So fingers crossed all goes well with swimming and the surgery!!!
Two pieces of my heart that are gone forever and a new piece that brought back joy.
Anxiety about surgery is totally understandable. Hope that it's very smooth and uneventful. Enjoy swimming lessons!
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited for your swim lessons, too! We're having a blast with them. :) We'll be sad when they're over in two weeks.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you as M has his surgery. I understand the anesthesia concern and would be the same. Fingers crossed all will be wonderful and he will recover quickly.