Surgery Day

So this morning has been hard. We arrived at the hospital around 6 am. We met with the anesthesiologist after being interviewed and assessed by the nurse. The anesthesiologist was just as comforting and wonderful as the surgeon. She explained everything in detail and prepared us for after surgery. According to her, they are expecting the surgery to last 4-5 hours depending on what they find. She said that once he is in the OR it will take about an hour to prep him and put him under the anesthesia. Then around 3-4 hours for the actual surgery. She made us feel so at ease with the anesthesia aspect. Everyone was wonderful with Matthew and before too long he was getting goofy from the "happy juice." About 30 minutes ago we walked him to the doors of the OR. That was the most difficult time. The tears flowed regardless of how confident we felt or assured we were. So..now we wait. They should be giving us an update after 2 hours or so and we will update you all when we know anything. Thank you for all for all of the prayers and love sent our way. It gives us such comfort to know that all of you prayer warriors are hard at work right now! Keep praying...