Vincent on his way in to surgery. The circles under his eyes are indicative of how little sleep we all got since we had to be at the hospital at 5:30 am. He had also been given drowsy medicine that made him a little loopy.
Recovery. His little arm is so cute in the blood pressure cuff. He was a real trooper and was prepared and even almost anxious about his surgery and kept asking when it would happen. His favorite part: probably getting the hospital bracelets and getting to wear them on his ankles. Least favorite: vomiting right as we were leaving outside the hospital. My favorite: making him laugh and seeing him wake up. Least favorite: the nurse having me hold the gauze over his hand after she took out the IV - even after I had stepped out of the room b/c I didn't want to watch it come out. (Seriously, if I couldn't look at it, why would I want to do her job and hold it tight right afterwards?)
A little shout out: thanks to my MIL for coming out late the night before and spending the night so Chris and I could both go to the hospital. She took care of the girls until we came home and spent most of the day with us only to get in the worst holiday traffic on her way back home.
Hadley's last soccer practice/game. She was much more excited to run and chase the ball around to cheer others on than actually kicking it herself.
And this is what Vincent did on the sidelines even though he was on the team as well. (I will always reflect back fondly on his $75 soccer t-shirt b/c he really only ever participated twice.)
Lauren had to try on the socks Vincent got from the hospital. She likes the little rubber texture on them.
