Dental surgery tomorrow

Tomorrow's the day- we go to Children's Hospital for the boys' dental surgery. I'm not as concerned about the actual surgery as I am about the hours before it when they can't eat. It's hard to explain to a not-great-English speaking 3 year old why he can't eat breakfast when he LOVES to eat breakfast. Kalid's surgery is at 11:00 and Abuzaid's will follow at around 2:15ish. We will drop the big boys off at school in the morning and then head to Denver. I know the work has to be done and it will be good to know they have healthy mouths, cavities filled, and rotting teeth taken care of. But it's scary to walk them back to the room and watch them go under. I remember it was hard to wait during Jonah's tonsillectomy a couple years ago and that surgery was only 15 minutes! This one is 2-3 hours each. Shane will be there, but I want to be able to be with both the boys when they go under and when they wake up, but that probably won't be able to happen. It will all be OK and I know that- but a momma has to worry sometimes!:) I've been praying for this day for a few weeks now- God's got this, I know! I'm stocked up on applesauce, pudding, yogurt, soft cereal bars- we should be good!

On another note- today, we were looking at pics of their friends from the orphanage on facebook. Abuzaid was saying, "Negusse, bye-bye in the makeena". I asked if it made him sad when his friends left in the cars with their mommas and poppas. He said it did and that he cried. That made me sad to know that every 2 weeks for months, they had to experience the heartache of losing their friends and knowing they weren't coming back.:(

So, please pray for tomorrow if you're so inclined! Pray for a speedy recovery and for Kalid's emotional well-being- he hurts pretty deeply and I don't want him to have a big setback from this. And pray for Shane and I as we drive down to Denver with 2 hungry children!!!!! Thank you!