Or at least that is what we are hoping! Yesterday James had his surgery to get tubes in both ears. If that wasn’t enough for the little man to go through, he also had his clogged tear duct cleaned out. Double Whammy!
Prepping for the procedure
He was a trooper. The procedures only lasted about 25 minutes total but they still had to put him under. When we came out of surgery he was pretty groggy and confused about how he was feeling. I am happy to report that he did not vomit like his big sister after getting her tubes. He barely even cried in recovery. We were told that infants can become unruly when they wake up because they feel funky. There was a little girl next to us that screamed for like 30 minutes straight so we were a little nervous hoping James would not have the same reaction. Luckily, he only had a few tears and seemed to handle the transition really well. By the time we got him dressed he was playing with his balloon the nurses gave him. Both Brian and I stayed home with him yesterday. The nurses said to watch him closely the first few hours as he could be a little unsteady on his feet from the drugs. Oh great…considering he just started walking two days before he doesn’t need to have anything make him more unsteady! By noon he was basically himself already.
Snuggling with Dad after as the drugs wear off (notice his purple marker dot above his eye to ensure the correct one got done)
His tiny little hand with an IV in it
So let’s just hope this helps ward off those nasty ear infections he was averaging monthly (in fact he had an infection on 11/1 and again when he went in for surgery yesterday). Poor guy. It will also be nice to not have “pirate eye” which is what I call him when he wakes up with his eye shut due to goop.
Proud of you buddy…you were a STAR Patient today! We love you!
Looking exhausted but holding on tight to his new balloon!
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