UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your thoughtful comments. The good news: Jakob came through the surgery fine, and is recovering remarkably well.  The bad news: the procedure was only partially successful.  They are going to have to go back in and perform a similar procedure in another couple of months.

Its 4:50 in the morning and we are preparing to take our son Jakob Michael to the hospital for surgery.  I don't have time to go into particulars, maybe once he is home and safe; it is enough to know that he is going to be put under completely, and the surgery should take an hour and a half.

I am not accustomed to fear, I as a rule do not feel it and right now I am on the edge of terror for my son.  The surgery is routine, the problem common; but that doesn't change the fact that my 5 month old son is going to be put under and operated on.

If you are the praying type, I would very much appreciate your prayers, if not good thoughts are okay too.

I will update when we are through the other side.