Surgery day

My Boo Bear had a successful surgery today. He had tubes put in his ears.  I was so nervous about it, but I prayed and felt a sense of peace today.  I know it's a simple procedure, but even simple procedures are a big deal when it's your baby.

We had to be at the surgery center at 6:30 am, so that meant waking up at 4:30 (ugh!) to get us and the boys ready, drop Miller off at my parents' house, and make the 30 minute drive out there.

We got there and got called back fairly quickly.  We dressed Declan in the gown, which he hated with a passion.  We actually ended up dressing him back in the clothes he wore there because he freaked out so much over the gown.  We talked to the super sweet nurse, who actually recently lost a preemie daughter.  We talked a lot about her daughter and shared Lucas' story.  The anesthesiologist came back to talk to us about what he would do (mask with anesthesia and oxygen, no IV) and then the ENT discussed the procedure with us.  Then he was off to surgery!

The surgery last about 15 minutes, which wasn't long at all, but felt like an eternity to us while we waited in the waiting room.  Then the ENT came out and said he did great and was on his way to the recovery room.

We got to the recovery room right after Declan did and he was freaking out.  He was crying and screaming and it broke my heart.  They said it was normal, but it was hard to see my son so upset.  He went back and forth between me and Thomas.  We stayed for about 45 minutes and then got sent home with some ear drops.

And now, a mere 7 hours after surgery, he is back to his normal wild self!  He is still a little clingy, but otherwise he is pretty much his normal self.

He has to have ear drops 3 times a day for 3 days.  And we can't let water get into his ears at bathtime.  We will be buying several pairs of ear plugs today.

I really hope the tubes help him.  I guess we will see if it decreases the amount of ear infections he gets.  Fingers crossed!