"...and it wants to come out!" This title really has no bearing on this post, its just a cute Laurie Berkner song that Noah has been singing and strumming to lately. Or, as he sings it, "Song, tummy, come out!" :) This is Noah and his buddy, Adam, playing in a tent at his babysitter's house.
Noah had his surgery on February 13th. We arrived at the hospital at about 5:50am (yuck!) and they got started shortly after 7:00. Noah displayed his disdain for all medical professionals by kicking, screaming, and hitting the walls, but the staff reported that they gassed him quickly and found him to be very compliant while knocked out. :) The ENT came in and reported that everything went well. He removed Noah's large adenoids (estimated them to be in the 80th percentile) and cleared out some "really thick mucus" that has been in there for who knows how long, and ballooned his sinuses to make them larger and more open. Noah woke up disoriented and really angry about it, which is normal, but was better within an hour, especially after being given donuts. Jeremy and I both thought his pronunciation sounded a bit clearer right away.
The only real difficulty he's had has been feeling like he might have a low-grade fever and some serious constipation, probably from the Tylenol with codeine. Poor guy. He told his babysitter, "It's stuck!" Up until a few weeks ago, Noah was going through one of his great sleeping phases but suddenly decided that he only needs to nap every other day, and if he does nap, he is awake at night until 10 or 11:00. I am seriously dreading the idea that he may just be one of those few kids that gives up naps really early. (Sheesh, he's not even 3 yet!) So far I have not seen much improvement in his sleep patterns but am slightly hopeful that once all the kinks get worked out, these will be restored as well. Such is life with Noah. :)
Thanks for all the prayers and love! At the end of this month, Noah also starts his evaluation with Leander ISD to see what early learning services he may qualify for due to speech needs. My baby will go to a real live elementary school every morning for 4 hours for a week! Then they will decide whether he qualifies for the preschool program, how much he needs to go, or if he just needs to come for speech therapy alone. I will try not to cry when I leave.
We also have to gear up to celebrate a little someone's THIRD birthday, which I cannot believe! I am really looking forward to our upcoming vacation, however, I can't wish the time away that I have left being able to call him "my two-year-old!"
2 comments:
I didn't realize he was having surgery! Glad all went well for him! Good luck on the nap thing - days without naps are sad for mommies.
Good luck with the nap thing. Matthew gave them up right around the time he turned three. It did make bed time a lot easier though since he was more tired. For now, Jacob still seems to need a nap each day, but has started fighting it a little. I'm kind of looking forward to the no naps so we don't have to come home because it's nap time. :)
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