update on the circumcision

Many of you are asking WHAT we decided to do. Not that it's any of your business, but I will tell you anyway... :)

Simon is not yet circumcised. I still don't want to have it done, but my husband does. Somehow I ended up at the urologist office with the baby. I really shouldn't have gone. It was a terrible experience.. I cried all the way home. And not just because I spent my day at a doctors office scheduling a surgery that I don't want done. (I've done my research people. Circumcision is basically as stupid as Chinese women wrapping up their feet and breaking their bones to become more sexy.. It's a silly, pointless tradition that we've carried on because our father's did it..) But I was at the appointment anyway because I respect my husband and his opinion.

The CHILDREN'S urologist didn't have a changing table in the entire office. During our one hour wait before the doctor was ready to see us, Simon had a blowout. I took him to the bathroom and found no changing tables. I came out and asked the nurses whose brilliant idea it was to open a children's doctors office without a changing table. They escorted me to a back room with a few filing cabinets. I cleared them off, put his blanket on top and changed him there. Classic. Then I bathed him in the back sink because my 30 baby wipes weren't enough. The water was freezing and Simon screamed as loud as he will when his skin is chopped off. After his bath, I dried him off, threw away his outfit that he was wearing (it was cute, but not worth it) and dressed him in a onesie too small for him.

When I finally saw the doctor, and told him I was scheduling a circumcision only so he can match his brothers. He told me it was completely unnecessary. As a urologist in Vegas, he stated that 50% of his patients are uncircumcised. I told you so! He also said that it's a COSMETIC surgery... only for looks. The rumors about sanitation are not true- however uncircumcised males are more likely to spread STD's.. a problem I hope our boys won't deal with :) So WHY are we doing it? The copay at the office was $50 because he's a "specialist". I felt like I had just wasted my time and money for someone to weigh my baby and confirm that what we are about to do is stupid.

We scheduled the surgery for Feb 15th. Because Simon is over 10 lbs, he has to be put under anesthetics. He can't eat for 12 hours before surgery. He has to go to the hospital and will probably be released the same day. Total cost of the procedure= at least $3500. Our portion would be only $500. What about this scenario sounds logical? Do you think I should schedule plastic surgery at the same time? Simon's nose is a little wider than his brothers... they might make fun of him if he doesn't get a nose job.

On the way out to the car, I called Aaron (crying) and scolded him for not being at the appointment when he is the one who wants it done. Then I hit myself in the face with my car door. (I don't know how... it just happened and my cheek started bleeding.) After Aaron realized that Simon is going to be put under, he agreed to put it off until he's older and weighs more. This was our compromise. We canceled the surgery for now and will probably do it in another six months or so... I am hoping Aaron will do a little research by then and realize that it's a pointless procedure. But I don't think that will happen...

So that's the update. Simon's penis is currently perfect and scar-free, but probably not for long. I wonder if the Duggars circumcise their boys.... ?