July 21, 2008 was Ryley's cleft palate repair. That was such a hard, hard day. We were so nervous, but were a little more at ease because we new what to expect this time around. He was in surgery for a little over 5 hours. When we were taken to the PICU afterwards he was already awake and fighting the nurses. He was still groggy from the anesthesia and was bleeding from the mouth. He was more awake than I thought he was going to be, though. I was really glad for that. It helped to see him somewhat like himself and not confused. He was on morphine every 2 hours, and tylenol with codeine every 4. He slept the whole night in my and Ryan's arms. We took times switching off so we could get some kind of rest. Those chairs were the worst! Ryley wasn't allowed any liquids for the first 24 hours after his surgery. When he finally was able to have some apple juice he was so excited! He was kicking with excitement when I showed up beside his crib holding the container. He downed it and wanted another. After that he wanted formula. It was wonderful that he had such an appetite. He watched some baby einstein dvd's and let everyone cuddle him. He also tried to play some in his crib! Because he was doing so well, we were released shortly after around 2pm.
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