9:00 a.m., arrive at the surgery center, Thomas and Percy in hand. Wearing lucky shirt saved for special occassions.
9:30 a.m.: check in-- receive wristband for Sean, one for Beth and one for Oli. Beth and Oli were even allowed to go back in the O.R. with Sean, so its a good thing they had wristbands, so the doctors knew which person to operate on.
10:00 a.m., head back to surgery.
11:00 a.m., wake up--scared, confused, sad. We only stayed in the recovery room for about 15 minutes before they let us go home. Sean then fell asleep on the 4 minute drive home.
And fell asleep again on the couch as soon as we got inside. I sort of loved it b/c he was so baby-ish again and I just got to hold him for an hour. I may have even taken a little rest myself with him while Cody and Jamesie picked up meds at the drug store.
Meanwhile, Jamesie was extremely curious about what was going on and why Seannie looked so strange. He kept trying to walk to him, talk to him, poke him, get him to jump on the couch....and Sean slept.
12:30 p.m. wake up, have some apple juice with Dad, then ask to go have a nap at 1:00 p.m. Before his nap though, Cody gave him a new Berenstain Bears book and a new water-color Thomas book. Cody said we could read the B.B. today and then maybe if Sean felt better tomorrow or the next day he could do the painting book. When I put him to bed he said, "Mommy, I'm feeling better now....I think I can do painting after nap."
3:30 p.m., Dad wakes Sean up from nap and the first thing Sean says is, "I'm all better now, Dad. I can do some painting." Meanwhile, Jamesie remains curious.
5:00 p.m., discover that the nurse gave Mom a whole sheet of Thomas stickers! Decorating himself with all but two of them--one for Mom and one for Jamesie.
6:00: Dinner: oatmeal. We're on a soft-food diet (nothing that has to be chewed) for 2 full weeks! Any ideas? We did a smoothie and oatmeal today--but that just about covers all of my ideas...with 13 days to go.
7:00: Bath, apply new Notre Dame tattoo to hand, and bed.
So far, so good--he even talked to both of his grandmothers on the phone today, and they were both amazed at how good he sounded. The Doc warned us that some kids seem to do extremely well the first couple of days though and then hit a wall a few days in, so we'll keep you updated how the rest of the recovery goes. Thanks again for all your prayers!
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Wonderful news! Said some prayers for him and the rest of you this morning and am thrilled to hear that day #1 was a success!! I'll say some more prayers for tonight... I have a good feeling you're never going to look back after having those pesky tonsils out. They cause more harm than good--even post-op is better than the norm!!!
Awww, I'm so glad to hear that it went well! We'll keep praying for a speedy recovery :)
Food ideas -- could you guys do, like, scrambled eggs that were very well cut up? Soup? John likes black bean soup, and it could be pureed smooth. I'll keep thinking :)
Hugs to you guys!
So happy to hear that it went well!! We often make "shakey, shake smoothies" because we have baby food around now. To make: add one Go-gurt or small yogurt, one jar of your favorite baby food fruit (apricot and peach give it a nice tang) and a little bit of milk. Then...SHAKEY, SHAKE, SHAKE! :) Oh wait! Put the lid on first! They are fun and easy. You can use the blender to add "real" fruit, but why when you can shakey shake!? :) (Can you tell I have a picky eater?)
So glad he made it through ok. We will still keep him in our prayers!
Amy B
teared up reading this thinking of the time we spent in recovery with Liam when he had his Eye surgery. Glad you guys are home and sean is doing well. Its hard for mommys to see their babies like that. Hope you're doing well too. ;)
Poor guy! Hope he is on the mend and will heal up quickly.
As far as food ideas how about carnation instant breakfast added to milk, homemade popsicles, what about the squeeze toddler food, they have grains and fruits and veggies in it plus doesn't look like "baby" food. I will think of some more. I don't remember what I had when I got mine out. Thinking of you all.
I've been meaning to call you all week - how is he doing? Have you thought about dumplings in broth (I can walk you through making them). We missed you on Sunday. After the service, as we were leaving, Cora was walking on her own. She stopped on the sidewalk and wouldn't budge. She was looking towards the grassy area like she was looking for something, as if to say, "Where are my friends?!?!?"
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