Surgery updates and Eastons first trim!

We had the boys followups today from their surgerys and both are doing well.  Eastons recovery was really nothing at all.  We do have to go back every six months though until the tubes fall out.  Payton was a different story!  The day of and the day after surgery he was in a lot of pain (which we expected).  He also got a little sick from the pain meds a few times, so we moved to normal Tylenol.  On Saturday morning he was getting sick nonstop and could not keep even little sips of water down.  He then got really lethargic and you could tell he was dehydrated.  So I called the doctor and they sent us to the ER.  So they gave him some meds and some IV fluids and he perked up right away.  His throat doesn't really hurt anymore and the only symptom he still has is that his voice is all messed up.  It is really soft and high pitched right now.

He is still home from school and really wants to go and see his friends.  We have visited a few times when we drop off and pick up Easton, so that helps.  He is also getting really frustrated that he can't eat whatever he wants either.  For another week he still has to stay away from anything sharp, rigid, hard, spicy, sour or citrisy. He doesn't really understand that if he has those things it will open the wounds back up that are starting to heal.

 

Easton got his first trim today!  It seems like all of a sudden his hair has gotten out of control!  It now has a bunch of curl to it and especially since it is warm out, when he gets sweaty it is really curly.  Well it has started to curl over his ears and look a little girl like!  So we had to fix that.  He really didn't have enough to get rid of to take him to get an actual hair cut, so I just trimmed it up myself, and I am quite proud of it!!  It is crazy how much more hair he has then Payton did at this age. 

 

In just a few short weeks we will be in Paradise on vacation and we couldn't be more excited.  We really don't have the time or money to go on a big trip, but we decided that even though we don't need a vacation, we need a vacation.  Does that make any sense??  Three surgeries in 5 months and trying to work 2 full time demanding jobs, plus everyday household and family demands takes its toll on you and the rest of the family.  We are looking forward for the four of us to get away from the real world for a while!

 

BTW-- I added a couple of pictures to the Spring 2010 album.  For some reason MSN doesn't always put them in the order I say and I can not find a way as of yet to move them around.  But, I have found, that if you click on the album title it will take you to a new screen where it shows thumbnails of the entire album.  Here they are in the correct order.  You can view them as thumbnails or scan through them from there.  Strange computers!

Two kids, two weeks and two hospital visits!!

In seven days we have had both boys make trips to the hospital for surgeries! It is okay though, no worries! Both trips were preplanned and pretty routine. Last Thursday Easton got tubes in his ears and this morning Payton got his tonsils and adenoids taken out. Easton had been having a lot of ear infections in the past few months. He had fluid behind his ear drum that would never drain and so as soon as he got off of antibiotics it would re-infect itself. And since he has a device in his heart, we want to keep any infections to a minimum. His surgery was so simple and really nothing compared to what he has been through. We were done and back home in no time at all. He came home and took a nap and when he woke up seemed totally fine. He hasn’t had any issues since.

This morning was Paytons surgery. His tonsils were extremely large and the doctor felt the best thing was to just take them out. They haven’t really been bothering him yet, but since they are so large probably would cause frequent infections in the future. Large tonsils can also cause some sleeping issues. We have know for a few years that Payton is a ‘rough’ sleeper. He breathes through his mouth and makes lots of noises and wakes up frequently. I guess this is common with large tonsils because they make it hard to breath while sleeping. The doctor said we could try a wait and see approach and wait until they do start bothering him, but she said it is so much easier to take them out when they are young. Also, he has to be home for at least a week, so we wanted to do it before he started school in the fall. We plan on keeping him home for about a week and a half at least. I am home with him the rest of the week and next week we are splitting between myself, Justin and my mom. I am thankful that my job is flexible and will enable me to work from home when needed because I have missed a lot of work in the past 6 months.

He was really good this morning and much more calm then I expected. We brought his Leapster and he just played that the entire time. They did give him some meds to relax him though and he became super drunk! It was hilarious! I have never seem him act like that. We got to see him about an hour later and he was pretty uncomfortable. They gave him lots of pain meds and he pretty much passed right out. They wouldn’t let us leave until they were certain that he would constantly drink something. We got home a little bit ago and he is vegging out watching movies. We are supposed to give him codeine every 4 hours for pain. He and I went shopping earlier this week and picked out lots of popsicles and ice cream and fun treats. From what I hear it is a pretty painful and tough recovery that can last up to two weeks, so hopefully he won’t remember most of it!

It hasn’t all been hospital stuff though! Payton had Kindergarten roundup last week and is really excited to start school. The school is adorable and the kids had a great time. They got to go and see all of the teachers and do activities with each while us parents filled out lots and lots of paperwork. We are still trying to figure out what to do after school. We have a few different options, we just need to figure out what works best for us. After roundup I took Payton to see How to Train you Dragon in 3D! He loved it and has worn his 3D classes a lot since then! The next day he started soccer. It was a beautiful day and he really seemed to enjoy it. The league we are playing in this year is co-ed and not as competitive as the one last year and I think that is good for him. He was a little All Star out there with the girls and he does better with things when he knows he is doing good.

For Easter we went to my moms and hunted for eggs and hung out outside. It was such a nice weekend! Thank you mom for all of the yummy leftovers that we are still eating!!

Easton is doing great and is all over the place now! He follows Payton everywhere and crawls and gets into everything. He is still a great eater and sleeper and now that his ears have tubes, he should be even happier!!

We are looking forward to the warmer weather that we are getting and spending more time outside. Payton will start Tball and swimming lessons soon. Then we will look forward to Eastons 1^st birthday in June and VACATION, because we really need it!!