Surgery Number 1

We arrived at the hospital early this morning for Caleb's first surgery. He had PE tubes put into his ears and his palate repair. The great news is that everything went well and he is doing very well! He is a little uncomfortable, but is very consolable and snuggly.
Dr Hussain, who is doing his cleft surgeries, reported that all went well during the surgery, but the hole was larger than he originally thought and so he needs to do the total repair in a series of 3 surgeries. He was able to use the tissue and repair the soft palate today and will repair the hard palate in 3 months. Then in a year, he will reconstruct the upper lip and his nose.
Caleb will have to be on a liquid diet for one week, thicker liquids week 2, and then expanding slowly to other foods. He is not to use a straw, fork, spoon, or anything in his mouth for two and half weeks - everything he eats is to come out of a glass. This will be a little tough for him, as his favorite foods have become all meats.
He has been a little uncomfortable, but is resting really peacefully at the moment. Will update more later. Thank you for all of your prayers!