8:11 a.m.

Wireless Internet is nice. We are sitting in the waiting room for this update. Surgery started at about 7:45 a.m.

Elijah was well-behaved and not a bit scared going into surgery. I was allowed to accompany him right into the operating room. He was wide-eyed as he looked around at all the equipment and people (all prepared just for him). I held him and his mask as the nurse anesthetist cracked jokes. He went to sleep smiling.

Thank you for praying about the trip over to the Cities. Elijah talked a little and slept a lot. He said, "I'm hungry" once in pre-op, but we are thankful he is very easily distracted.

We have a pager and will get and report updates from surgery as they become available.