Tubes Surgery

Last Tuesday, Connor got his second set of tubes.  They fell out sometime in the fall and he's had a lot of fluid in his ears since then.  It's affecting his hearing, so the ENT suggested that he get another set.  We had to be there at 6 am, so we woke him up extra early and he got to watch Mickey in the car on the way there.  The nurses were so sweet and gave him a little bag of goodies to play with while we waited.

Luckily, Mickey was also on tv, so that kept him distracted while we waited for things to start.

The little hospital gown just makes me tear up for some reason.  It's so tiny and no one that small should ever have to wear one.  He didn't mind the gown, but he kept taking off the socks!

One of the toys he got from the nurse was a little toy car that he happily held on to the whole time we waited.

He was such a champ and a brave little guy!  We went with him to pre-op and played peek-a-boo with the curtains while we waited for the nurse to come take him into surgery.  They had us wait in the post-op area since he'd be done so quickly and 15 minutes later, he came out.  After some hugs and snuggling, he was able to go back to our room where we had to rest and check his vitals for the next hour.  He looked a little out of it, but he was in good spirits.

Once his snacks came, he was back to normal!  He gobbled down graham crackers, applesauce and water very quickly!  He kept asking, "All done?" and I think he was ready to go home.  When they nurses cleared him, he put his dinosaur jammies and crocs back on and we headed home.

The doctor and nurses kept telling us how he would be crabby and groggy all day, but he was the complete opposite!  As soon as we got home, he was running around, jumping, and wanting to play!  Mama and Dada were tired!  After a long nap in the afternoon, he had a special ice cream treat for being such a good boy at the doctor.