Surgery Day

I can't help but be a little nervous. I know hernia surgery is fairly routine in preemies, but it's still surgery and there are still inherent risks. The surgery itself takes 45 min - 1 hour. Colin will have to be under general anesthesia as well, which carries it's own set of risks. Not to mention, the nurses already had difficulty starting his IV line this morning and had to use a vein in his head instead of an arm or leg. I'm sure that feels good. But what choice do they have? The IV had to be placed in part because he is NPO (no oral feedings) since 2:00 am and he has to get some fluids. Anyway, this appears to be our last big hurdle while Colin is in the hospital. If all goes well, it's just a matter of days and we'll finally get to take him home!
Not that we're totally clear of other hurdles though. The acid reflux continues to be an issue. What they started to do yesterday was mix in some rice cereal with the breast milk to weigh it down and give it less of an opportunity to regurgitate back up into the throat. So far, it seems to be working well as Colin has been taking up to 2 full ounces per feeding, or 60 cc's. There's less spit up than before too. We hope this is the answer as our little guy needs some relief :-( Please keep Colin in your thoughts today! :-)