Surgery Surprise!

When we got to the hospital this morning, Nurse Erin was helping Jayden take his thoughts off the looming surgery as she celebrated his four month birthday by taking his footprints! (We have the best nurses!) Jayden didn't seem to mind at all that she was playing with his feet.
Here are his little footprints. Aren't they adorable?! We have his newborn footprints, so they will be fun to put in his baby book and compare later on.
Jayden also had a photo shoot before going into surgery. Did you notice that he actually has an upper lip?! He had NO tape on his face! We saw his handsome WHOLE face for the first time since he was about a month old! Of course, we think he's just as handsome as can be. 
Although he didn't have anything on his face, he did have an IV in his head, hence the cotton ball on top of his head. He was still as cute as could be! Daddy held him for awhile and gave him a pep talk. We also prayed with him and reminded him the even though we couldn't be in the operating room, Jesus would be right there with him. 

Our pastor came and prayed with us as well. He also stayed with us the whole day as we waited for news from the nurse and doctors. Thanks, Dean!
When Jayden came out of surgery, he was once again covered in bandages and cables. However, we are praising the Lord that all went smoothly in the surgery and that Jayden did great! His two hernias were repaired and the G-tube was placed. There was a surprise, however, The surgeon also decided to remove Jayden's appendix! Believe it or not, his appendix was in the wrong place --- actually in the right hernia bag ---- and the doctor was afraid it would cause problems later. So --- surprise! We never have to worry about appendicitis with our son!

Jayden was still on the ventilator when we left the hospital this evening. However, he was waking up and moving around. The nurses will try to wean him off the ventilator tonight. I hope he'll have it removed before we go in to see him tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much for your prayers. Please continue to pray for a rapid recovery. We are looking forward to bringing Jayden home. We'll keep you updated with his progress and new photos as he improves.