Tonsils

Sam did great with his surgery today! We were at the hospital at 6 am, for his surgery at 7:45. We had news by 8:15 that he was done and everything had gone well. This picture was taken before hand. He was not looking quite so chipper afterwards. His doctor said that his adenoids were almost completely blocking his nasal passage. His tonsils and ear tubes went well too. He drank his liquids like a champ: ice water, popsicle slushies, jello, apple juice. He even chose more jello, even though he had the options of upgrading to chocolate pudding or chocolate ice cream. You all are asking yourselves, "Are you sure he's your son?" He was intrigued by the nurses and doctors, not scared at all. They just carried him off, and that was that. I thought to myself, "Wait, weren't we supposed to have a poignant good-bye moment?!" Then I quickly came to my senses and realized that their way was much easier and dryer! He didn't get sick afterwards, and was only mildly curious about the IV, but pretty much left it alone. He was more interested in watching TV, playing with the volume on his bed remote, and visiting the play room down the hall from his room on the Peds floor. He kept up well with his drinking at home, and even started bouncing around a bit while he played, but man oh man, as soon as the three hours of Tylenol wore off you could instantly tell - he was in quite a bit of pain. We're supposed to wake him up around the clock to give him Tylenol the first 48 hours, so I'm anticipating some sleepness nights. But then again, we've already become somewhat accustomed to that with his sleeping problems. But it's different when you're baby is hurting. Aunt Laura and cousin Lily brought Sam a big Elmo balloon this afternoon and Aunt Emily sent a book with reusable construction stickers that came in the mail today, so he's feeling pretty special. I think he's enjoyed all the attention. He did not, however, appreciate that we sat and ate pizza in front of him tonight, while all he could have was jello, yogurt, and juice. (No solids today.) I don't anticipate a loss of appetite being a problem for him! Will on the other hand is not so sure about Sam getting presents in the mail, (since that is a HUGE deal) but he's old enough to understand. Will's been quite concerned about his younger brother, and has (so far) been patient and gentle with him. Hope we can all get some rest tonight!