August's update

3 posts ago, I wrote about a boy named August. Well, he did have his surgery on August 31st. It was estimated to be about an 8 hour surgery, but it turned out to be longer. Joel works down near the medical building where he had his surgery. It happened to be on one of Joel's work days, so he got to go visit August's mom and dad and spend some time with them while they were waiting. I'm glad Joel was able to see them and show our support for them.
August's mom, Rochelle, has already sent me pictures that the dr. took during the surgery. It's amazing. He now has an ear! Since the surgery, Rochelle has emailed me a couple times and given me so much detail about how it has been. They have had 2 post-op appointments so far. The dr. is pleased with how it looks. It is going to be a long healing process as the ear starts to become less swollen and takes better shape. I plan on visiting them in the next couple weeks, since they live about 1 hour away.
Thank you for your prayers for August.
I'm so glad to have this family in our life and for Rochelle being so open to sharing so much since we will be experiencing the same surgeries with our little guy.