A Familiar Sound

One of my favorite things about Zackary is listening to him snore, it always has been. To me it means he is at peace, he is not feeling any pain and that he is still breathing! Hearing him snoring in the post-op/recovery room is extra comforting, and that is what I am listening to as i sit here and type. Yep, back in the recovery room. In the last 36 hours we have gone from our normal lives to seeing a podiatrist about an ingrown toenail for Zackary to a pre-op appointment and no food after midnight because we had a minor surgery scheduled for today at 2:30! Needless to say it's been a whirlwind.
Zackary started complaining and we started treating said toe nail (luckily on the opposite foot of the lengthening side) about 3 weeks ago. There was a trim and some hydrogen peroxide used over the last few weeks with little change but over the last 4 days it went from being sore on one side to the whole toe being swollen, red and scabbed over. So we saw the podiatrist yesterday and he said it is/was definitely infected. Infection is a scary thing when it comes to Zackary so they put him on antibiotics right away and scheduled a surgery for today. Everything seems fine overall and it was very much a preventive measure and minor surgery.
We don't love to ever put our baby into surgery but this was something that needed to be done to relieve pain and prevent future issues. He was in and out surgery in less then an hour and is slowly waking up and plan on being home in the next couple of hours. There's very few restrictions once we get home. He will still be able to weight bear as usual tomorrow and will have the bandage off  in a couple of days. The downfall about getting this done is he is now not allowed to do pool PT for a week and he was pretty excited to start that tomorrow.
Good news that came this morning though was that he got his bone stimulating machine! This is a cool contraption that we put on his leg for 10 hours a day. Yes that's a lot, but as we figure out how to fit it properly and stablize it he will be able to wear it when he sleeps. In addition to the forward motion on the lengthening that we started yesterday we are hopeful that the growth will continue to increase each day!
So, although the last few days have been a blur to say the least, I am thankful to be listening to my baby boy snore and even give me a smile just a few moments ago. :-)
Until Next Time,
Momma Miller

PS: any and all prayers and good thoughts are beyond appreciated! Thanks a ton!