The surgery is now a few days behind us and things are - almost - back to normal. When we arrived on Friday and chatted with the doctor, we were a little surprised that they had the testicals & hernia on the list. We just didn't think that was an option at all. When the doc left, he said that he'd see us sometime that night. We settled in for the long haul, so you can imagine our surprise when they came out less than an hour-and-a-half later.

It turned out that they only dealt with the penis - which was basically laying in the new tube and closing it back up. The testicals and hernia will wait for another day. We're okay with that. After all, just ensuring the new tube works properly is plenty for right now. Besides, I do still have some hope that the testicals will descend on their own.

The catheder was to remain in place until next Monday, but Mikey decided he had enough and pulled it out last night. We had to watch him closely to ensure he was able to urinate, and he seems okay on that front. We don't know yet if he's peeing from the tip of his penis or the base, because he's been filling up the diapers like crazy.  So, stay tuned for news there.

He's a little fussy (okay, a LOT fussy) but other than that he seems back to his normal activity. He's running around here in such a way that you'd never know he just had surgery. We are still giving him pain medication (motrin) and he's still on an antiobiotic. Our next visit is on Monday, so I'll probably have more news then.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and prayers. They help more than you will ever realize.