So, I was thinking tonight (scary thought, I know) about role models. I think it came to mind because I was preaching to my oldest child how important it was to set a good example for the younger ones. Afterall, they are looking up to him. He had a rough day and was not making the greatest choices. Thankfully, those days with him don't happen very often. He really is a good boy and does strive to please everyone by making the right choices.
Anyways, I was thinking about a role model that I've always looked up to. My grandma Kay is the most amazing woman I know. She has the kindest heart and the most loving soul you could ever imagine. She is one of 'those' grandmas that everyone loves. Everyone wishes they had a grandma like that! She always has a gentle smile, a huge hug and a kind word for EVERYONE. When we were growing up my cousin and I would call her "Mrs. Garrett" from the Facts of Life. She was just always there to lend an ear or a shoulder or just a comforting spot to land. Grandma has spent all of her life doing for others, thinking of others and always setting a good example. If I accomplish nothing else in this lifetime, I hope that I can be half of the woman/mother/grandmother/wife that she is. What an amazing example she has been to so many people.
She recently had surgery to repair a broken foot and I know it is so hard for her to sit around and wait for it to heal. I know she wants nothing more than to hop up and run around taking care of everything and everyone. Sending prayers out that she'll have a speedy recovery and full healing so that she can get back to doing what she does best! And, here's hoping she squeezes in some time to take care of herself while she's at it. :) I'm sure Grandpa is taking extra good care of her while she recovers.
Our family is a hugging family. They've always been that way. My Grammy & Grampy (my great-grandparents) were the same way. They were kind hearted, giving, generous and so full of love. They are all strong believers and I thank them for always sharing that love of Christ with us. I hope to instill that same faith in my own children. While I'm on that subject, I can't leave out my great-aunt Ede and uncle Louis. Two amazing people who have been such an important part of our family. They really aren't like an aunt or uncle, so much as an extra set of parents or grandparents! How blessed our family has been! I have the most amazing extended and close family that anyone could ask for. I have so many wonderful memories from my childhood. My only regret is that I live a state away from them and don't get to see them as much as I'd like. I wish that my children could have the same experiences with all of them that I did. We know that Grammy, Grampy and Uncle Louis are looking down on us from Heaven and enjoying every moment! The kids still talk about them, even though they were so young when they passed. I want them to forever know how lucky we are to have had them in our lives. They are the foundation of the family that we have become and will always be.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Getting there!
Well, ds seems to be recovering very well from his surgery. Thank goodness! It was a bit of a rough road, but he is really getting there. He'll go back to preschool tomorrow, though I'm a bit nervous about it. He says he's ready to go back and is looking forward to their fall celebration!
He seems to be feeling so much better and is able to eat mostly normal things now. He still hasn't had chips or anything sharp, momma's not ready for that yet.
He is so funny, the night we had to take him to the ER for his bleeding he thought they had 'healed him'. So, on the way home he says to us "can I have chips now?". lol.. We answered no and he then followed with "well, how about orange juice?". ;) They told him no orange juice for fear the acidic juices would burn his throat. He was so disappointed to find he couldn't have either. Since then he has been able to drink some OJ, but still no chips. He was also SOOO super excited to have pizza the other day. I think the child was having withdrawal symptoms from lack of pizza! He is afterall my son! I'm a pizza kind of gal. ;)
Hopefully we are well on our way to a full recovery and this whole thing will be a distant bad memory! I do have to say we no longer have Darth Vader living in the house!! He can now breathe quietly while he sleep! YEAH!! It's almost scary now he is so quiet. We've found ourselves going in to check on him and actually putting our ears to his mouth and our hands on his chest to check his breathing. It's like he is a newborn again!
Next feat...retrain him to sleep in his own room! EEK! I'm ready for a full night of sleep again some day. Like I said, like a newborn.
I know, I know..one day we'll have all the sleep we need.
We've got 2 readers!
Just had to share (yes, brag...it's my blog right?) how proud we are of both of our school-agers! They are doing so great with reading and both of them have such a passion for it. I have to say I enjoy reading, but have never been one to just read and read and read. And, dh doesn't like to read at all. He'll read the sports page and that's about enough for him. ;)
So, you can understand our amazement at the joy that both of them are finding in this new habit. I'm so pleased and just so proud!
Ds can often be found reading when he is supposed to be getting dressed or showering. He'll ask to read before school, after school and throughout the evening. The child can devour an entire chapter book in a day. He's flying through his favorite book series, The Magic Treehouse books. Yesterday he started reading one of them for a second time. He'll read just about anything he can get his hands on. His teacher has picked up on his love of reading and is also encouraging him to keep up the good work. During the 1st nine weeks of school he was testing at that beginning of 3rd grade level. I think he's possibly even a bit past that right now.
I attribute his fantastic spelling ability to his love of reading and the wide assortment of words that he has been introduced to. He has gotten perfect scores on all of his spelling tests this year and has also gotten all of the bonus words correct. The bonus words are a bit tough for 1st grade, in my opinion. Words like: neighborhood, cooperation, phrase, etc... His teacher told us at his conference that she's going to have him start making up his own spelling tests with words that he wants to learn, since hers are "easy" for him.
Dd just started kindergarten this year and is also doing really well. She has mastered sounding the words out and can recognize so many words now! She'll even read books aloud to herself. When she thinks noone is listening/watching I love to peek on her and see how she's enjoying it. She reads to her baby dolls, her barbies and her stuffed animals! In her room they'll be all set out like students and she is the teacher. She works on her sight word flashcards and has most of them mastered now. She spends most of her day sounding out and trying to spell different words. Her constant eagerness to learn is just fantastic!
It makes a momma so proud to see her children striving to do well and enjoying it as they go along! It's not work to them, it's fun!
I have no doubts that ds #2 is going to follow in their footsteps. He already knows all of his letter sounds, enjoys books so much and is learning all of dd's kindergarten songs (r-e-d red, r-e-d red, I can spell red, I can spell red).
Ok, I'll stop gushing with pride now. :)
So, you can understand our amazement at the joy that both of them are finding in this new habit. I'm so pleased and just so proud!
Ds can often be found reading when he is supposed to be getting dressed or showering. He'll ask to read before school, after school and throughout the evening. The child can devour an entire chapter book in a day. He's flying through his favorite book series, The Magic Treehouse books. Yesterday he started reading one of them for a second time. He'll read just about anything he can get his hands on. His teacher has picked up on his love of reading and is also encouraging him to keep up the good work. During the 1st nine weeks of school he was testing at that beginning of 3rd grade level. I think he's possibly even a bit past that right now.
I attribute his fantastic spelling ability to his love of reading and the wide assortment of words that he has been introduced to. He has gotten perfect scores on all of his spelling tests this year and has also gotten all of the bonus words correct. The bonus words are a bit tough for 1st grade, in my opinion. Words like: neighborhood, cooperation, phrase, etc... His teacher told us at his conference that she's going to have him start making up his own spelling tests with words that he wants to learn, since hers are "easy" for him.
Dd just started kindergarten this year and is also doing really well. She has mastered sounding the words out and can recognize so many words now! She'll even read books aloud to herself. When she thinks noone is listening/watching I love to peek on her and see how she's enjoying it. She reads to her baby dolls, her barbies and her stuffed animals! In her room they'll be all set out like students and she is the teacher. She works on her sight word flashcards and has most of them mastered now. She spends most of her day sounding out and trying to spell different words. Her constant eagerness to learn is just fantastic!
It makes a momma so proud to see her children striving to do well and enjoying it as they go along! It's not work to them, it's fun!
I have no doubts that ds #2 is going to follow in their footsteps. He already knows all of his letter sounds, enjoys books so much and is learning all of dd's kindergarten songs (r-e-d red, r-e-d red, I can spell red, I can spell red).
Ok, I'll stop gushing with pride now. :)
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Halloween Fun!
Dd as Princess Aurora aka Sleeping BeautyDs 1 as a Ninja
Ds 2 as a Tiger
We went to the local trick or treat trail and they had a blast! The parks and rec dept here puts on this event and it is fabulous! They have fairy tale characters act out little skits along the trail and then they pass out candy to the kids. They have enjoyed going for the past several years! It's nice that the kids can get more than one wearing out of their costumes as well!
They're so anxious to go out trick or treating on Halloween night!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tagged by Candy!
Five things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Planning my wedding
2. Enjoying being skinny!
3. Teaching preschool
4. Driving 2 nice cars that weren't kid friendly (Firebird Formula and Grand Am GT). And they were immaculate inside. Missing that!
5. Smoking (YUCK!) So glad I gave that up before I had kids. :)
Five things on my "to do list" today:
1. Survive a house full of kids, it's a 1/2 day today at school.
2. Laundry, piles and piles of it.
3. Take Ds to football practice, in the rain.
4. Go to the grocery store, can't live much longer on what we've got.
5. Explain to Samsung how upset I am that our brand new side by side is not working! Oh and clean up the mush (I mean food) that is left in the freezer. ugh.. If we wanted something that was junk we would have spent a LOT less money on it.
Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house that is a tiny bit bigger than this one with a large yard for all of the children to enjoy! Not a mansion, just something a little bigger, with a basement!
2. Share with my family members and friends who I know need it more than we do.
3. Buy hubby a car since we can't afford to do that right now.
4. Set aside a large chunk so that my children can go to school as long as they wish and not have to worry about paying off loans for years and years to come. And a healthy chunk of it just to get them started.
5. Invest the rest and share some of the profits with a couple of our favorite causes/charities.
I'm adding a #6 because I would love to open my own Parents Day Out program here locally.
Five things I will never wear again:
1. My skinny jeans. WAH!!
2. My maternity clothes.
3. My tight rolled jeans from high school. ha.ha..
4. Hi-top sneakers.
5. Leg warmers.
5 favorite Toys:
1. Computer
2. Cell phone, got a new free one today for being a loyal customer!
3. CD players - gotta have that music!
4. Digital camera!
5. The treadmill that I don't have yet (I'm currently begging dh to get one).
Five people to tag:
1. Amanda
2. Michelle
3. Angel
4. Lesley
5. Heather
If you see your name on here (and even if you don't...if you want to play too, go ahead), repost it to your blog or myspace page and fill in the blanks. (I promise I won't be offended if you don't do it...)
1. Planning my wedding
2. Enjoying being skinny!
3. Teaching preschool
4. Driving 2 nice cars that weren't kid friendly (Firebird Formula and Grand Am GT). And they were immaculate inside. Missing that!
5. Smoking (YUCK!) So glad I gave that up before I had kids. :)
Five things on my "to do list" today:
1. Survive a house full of kids, it's a 1/2 day today at school.
2. Laundry, piles and piles of it.
3. Take Ds to football practice, in the rain.
4. Go to the grocery store, can't live much longer on what we've got.
5. Explain to Samsung how upset I am that our brand new side by side is not working! Oh and clean up the mush (I mean food) that is left in the freezer. ugh.. If we wanted something that was junk we would have spent a LOT less money on it.
Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house that is a tiny bit bigger than this one with a large yard for all of the children to enjoy! Not a mansion, just something a little bigger, with a basement!
2. Share with my family members and friends who I know need it more than we do.
3. Buy hubby a car since we can't afford to do that right now.
4. Set aside a large chunk so that my children can go to school as long as they wish and not have to worry about paying off loans for years and years to come. And a healthy chunk of it just to get them started.
5. Invest the rest and share some of the profits with a couple of our favorite causes/charities.
I'm adding a #6 because I would love to open my own Parents Day Out program here locally.
Five things I will never wear again:
1. My skinny jeans. WAH!!
2. My maternity clothes.
3. My tight rolled jeans from high school. ha.ha..
4. Hi-top sneakers.
5. Leg warmers.
5 favorite Toys:
1. Computer
2. Cell phone, got a new free one today for being a loyal customer!
3. CD players - gotta have that music!
4. Digital camera!
5. The treadmill that I don't have yet (I'm currently begging dh to get one).
Five people to tag:
1. Amanda
2. Michelle
3. Angel
4. Lesley
5. Heather
If you see your name on here (and even if you don't...if you want to play too, go ahead), repost it to your blog or myspace page and fill in the blanks. (I promise I won't be offended if you don't do it...)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Round 2 for our brave little man
Thought I'd update you all. Some of you may know already, some may not. Ds started having some bleeding from his surgery spot last night. He was up in our bed resting and he came frantically to the banister with his hands full of blood. We took him to the ER and they observed him for a bit. It stopped and all looked ok so they released him to go home for the remainder of the night (not much of it left considering this happened at 10 and we didn't get to bed until midnight at least). They explained that bleeding at this point was very rare, happens in less than 2% of the patients. It is very uncommon for children his age to have bleeding issues as well. Gotta love being in the 2%.
Fast forward to this morning, he started bleeding again. It was really bad this time. Rick and I were both VERY scared. I've never seen so much blood. We'll just leave it at that before I gross you out anymore. So, off he goes to the ENT office where they wanted to take a look. I knew they were going to have to send him somewhere else due to the volume of blood, but they wanted us to go to the office first. The dr. took one look at him and said 'see you at the surgery center'. He had to be put back under and they cauterized the area. I guess there was a clot area that also was covering a 'squirter' (dr's terminology not mine!). He also had to clean up some of the scar tissue. Dr. says it will help his recovery a bit, hopefully. We're home now and he's sleeping it off. Poor guy. He just has had a rotten week! He's so mad at the dr's and furious that the nurses keep putting bandaids on his IV spots. ;) Here's hoping that his recovery will be smooth sailing from here on out.
phew...what a day!
Fast forward to this morning, he started bleeding again. It was really bad this time. Rick and I were both VERY scared. I've never seen so much blood. We'll just leave it at that before I gross you out anymore. So, off he goes to the ENT office where they wanted to take a look. I knew they were going to have to send him somewhere else due to the volume of blood, but they wanted us to go to the office first. The dr. took one look at him and said 'see you at the surgery center'. He had to be put back under and they cauterized the area. I guess there was a clot area that also was covering a 'squirter' (dr's terminology not mine!). He also had to clean up some of the scar tissue. Dr. says it will help his recovery a bit, hopefully. We're home now and he's sleeping it off. Poor guy. He just has had a rotten week! He's so mad at the dr's and furious that the nurses keep putting bandaids on his IV spots. ;) Here's hoping that his recovery will be smooth sailing from here on out.
phew...what a day!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Pumpkin Patch Fun!
My 3 dark haired kiddos with my sister's 2 blondies. What a cute bunch! They look a little hot, huh! Gotta love the Indiana weather, just never know what you're gonna get in October!Fall is so great!
Pumpkins, cider, leaves, hayrides, it's all so fun! This is my favorite time of year! The kids love it too. My sister came down to visit with her two daughters two weekends ago. We took all of the kids to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins. There is a local family that has a great farm here that they open up to the public. They sell pumpkins, gourds and have a mini petting zoo and a train ride for the kids. They even have a hayride and a corn maze!
I convinced my pregnant (and not so willing) sister to go along for the fun! I suppose it might have been more fun for all of us if it hadn't been in the 90s that day! I'm sorry but who wants to be searching in a hot pumpkin patch or sitting on itchy hay when it is 90 degrees out? Wasn't very fun for anyone, let alone the pregnant gal!
We made our visit pretty quick. Went into the closest patch to find some beautiful pumpkins! Lugged out all that we could carry and went to enjoy the animals. The kids loved the donkey and the baby chicks!
After that they went on the little train, so cute! They all had a blast! Of course, they wanted to stay longer but I feared my sister's feet would explode if they swelled up any more than they already had. Gotta get the pregnant lady out of the heat! Thanks for putting up with us that day, Ang! I know it wasn't as fun for you as it could have been. At least we got lucky and found some great deals on baby equipment later that day. Hopefully that makes up for it!
Now we're anxiously waiting to carve our pumpkins. I love this time of year! I've been burning a spiced cider oil warmer that one of my daycare parents gave me last week as a gift. It smells so GOOD! I enjoy the fall scents more than any other! Pumpkins, spices, apples, pies, YUM! Makes me want to bake! Hmm.. wonder what we have in the pantry?
I convinced my pregnant (and not so willing) sister to go along for the fun! I suppose it might have been more fun for all of us if it hadn't been in the 90s that day! I'm sorry but who wants to be searching in a hot pumpkin patch or sitting on itchy hay when it is 90 degrees out? Wasn't very fun for anyone, let alone the pregnant gal!
We made our visit pretty quick. Went into the closest patch to find some beautiful pumpkins! Lugged out all that we could carry and went to enjoy the animals. The kids loved the donkey and the baby chicks!
After that they went on the little train, so cute! They all had a blast! Of course, they wanted to stay longer but I feared my sister's feet would explode if they swelled up any more than they already had. Gotta get the pregnant lady out of the heat! Thanks for putting up with us that day, Ang! I know it wasn't as fun for you as it could have been. At least we got lucky and found some great deals on baby equipment later that day. Hopefully that makes up for it!
Now we're anxiously waiting to carve our pumpkins. I love this time of year! I've been burning a spiced cider oil warmer that one of my daycare parents gave me last week as a gift. It smells so GOOD! I enjoy the fall scents more than any other! Pumpkins, spices, apples, pies, YUM! Makes me want to bake! Hmm.. wonder what we have in the pantry?
Big Boy now!
It's been a while since I posted, so I suppose I should do a quick update!
Ds #3 did start preschool and enjoys it very much! He had a great time meeting new friends and went right in without a tear. :) He was so proud of himself! Poor guy was only able to enjoy a couple of weeks of preschool before his surgery, so now he's out for a week or two. Hoping he'll go back with no troubles when it is time. He's already got a few buddies and talks about them regularly. I was a bit worried how he would do with the potty thing since the teachers are strangers to him and he would be so busy playing/learning. But, he did great! He wore underwear and kept them dry every time he went. He did so awesome! We're so proud of you C-man!
It was a bit bittersweet seeing my baby boy go off to preschool. I mean, he's my baby! I can't believe all of my children are now old enough to go off without me (at least for a couple hours). lol.. I have had so many people ask me what I'm doing with myself while they're all 3 at school a few times a week. Well, I'm taking care of everyone else's kids! ;) I think it helped to keep my mind off of my baby going off to preschool because I had other kids here to tend to. It has been a nice break for Ds also to go to school and get away from the daycare kids. He loves to play with them, but sometimes he doesn't love sharing his toys or his mom. So, this gives him a chance to just get away and enjoy some big boy time.
I need to find a picture of him with his big boy backpack and share it here. I'll do that soon!
Ds #3 did start preschool and enjoys it very much! He had a great time meeting new friends and went right in without a tear. :) He was so proud of himself! Poor guy was only able to enjoy a couple of weeks of preschool before his surgery, so now he's out for a week or two. Hoping he'll go back with no troubles when it is time. He's already got a few buddies and talks about them regularly. I was a bit worried how he would do with the potty thing since the teachers are strangers to him and he would be so busy playing/learning. But, he did great! He wore underwear and kept them dry every time he went. He did so awesome! We're so proud of you C-man!
It was a bit bittersweet seeing my baby boy go off to preschool. I mean, he's my baby! I can't believe all of my children are now old enough to go off without me (at least for a couple hours). lol.. I have had so many people ask me what I'm doing with myself while they're all 3 at school a few times a week. Well, I'm taking care of everyone else's kids! ;) I think it helped to keep my mind off of my baby going off to preschool because I had other kids here to tend to. It has been a nice break for Ds also to go to school and get away from the daycare kids. He loves to play with them, but sometimes he doesn't love sharing his toys or his mom. So, this gives him a chance to just get away and enjoy some big boy time.
I need to find a picture of him with his big boy backpack and share it here. I'll do that soon!
Recovery time..
Ds #3 had his surgery. We had anticipated the worst, but it went much smoother than we expected. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, our youngest son had been diagnosed with obstructed sleep apnea and needed to have his very large tonsils and adenoids out. Last Friday my mom and step dad came into town to help with the older kids and we went off to the surgery center. It was early in the morning so ds was really unaware of what was going on. We explained to him that the doctors were going to fix his throat so that he could breathe a bit better. We also told him that when he woke up from a little nap mommy and daddy would be there with him. The horror stories we've heard about children coming out of anesthesia were so scary. But, to our surprise he came out of it very well. When he first started coming out of it he was a bit fussy and just confused. He was very groggy and out of it. He did look at both of us and recognize that we were there. We sat next to his bed and held his hands and rubbed his back. He took a nap and slept some of the meds off. After he woke up the second time he was in pretty good spirits. Still a little grumpy and unsure of everything, but not like I expected. He laid in bed and watched Nick Jr while they monitored him. Soon he asked for a popsicle. :) He ate a bit of that and then started asking to have his IV removed. He wasn't really excited about that being in there! Once he was taking in some fluids they removed the IV and let him hang out a bit longer. The hardest part of the entire day was when the nurse went to put a band-aid on his IV spot. You would have thought they were killing him. This kid...he's a nut! He'll let someone cut out his tonsils and then pull out an IV, but don't you dare try to put a band-aid on it! How dare you! lol... He was incredibly brave and cooperative during the entire procedure. What a relief! I worried for days about this procedure and how he would do. Boy was I glad to see him pull through it like a champ! He's always been tough, so I shouldn't be surprised. He is afterall the 3rd child! Having a big brother and sister will toughen anyone up!
The week of his surgery they had to take some blood and we worried about that also. I made dh go with me for fear we'd have to place him in full out tackle to get the blood they needed. Well, the time came and he sat there so nicely on dh's lap while I talked to him and distracted him. The nurse poked him and he barely flinched. He looked over at her for a brief second, the look on his face was priceless! Sort of like "What did you do that for?" . He never said a word, not an ouch or anything. What a brave boy! He did so well.
Well, now fast forward to day 3-4 post op. It hasn't been such a picnic. They warned us that days 3-7 could be rough. He is certainly in pain, very frustrated and just really confused. He can't seem to figure out why on Earth we took him in to 'those mean doctors' to have them 'hurt' him and send him home to have no chips! He really wants chips! Of course, he can't have them since they're sharp. I think it's a matter of him just knowing he can't have them that makes him want them so much. We barely even keep chips in the house. We're not huge chip eaters, but from time to time we'll get some. Like if we have Subway we'll get chips (the baked kind, YUM!) or if we have a cookout we might get some chips and dip. But, this is what my child craves when he can't have sharp foods! ugh.. Any other day he'd be begging for ice cream and popsicles. Now he says popsicles and ice cream are yucky!
It's been a challenge convincing him that he can't eat anything and everything. He's a bit burnt out on mashed potatoes, jello, pudding, yogurt, cheese, soup, noodles, mac & cheese and eggs.
He's also not sleeping at night which is making mommy and daddy VERY grumpy and tired. I think the pain is worse at night and he is so restless. We were up so many times last night I can't even count. YAWN!!! Poor dh had to go to work today, I know he's exhausted.
I think we'll all get to bed early tonight.
If we can get through the next couple of days I think he'll be fine. It's exhausting and so hard to watch him in pain and not want to take the meds. He used to take them fine, but now that he's had them for 4 days straight he is tired of it. Earlier it turned into a wrestling match with me trying to give him his motrin. We ended up with both of us wearing that dose, so I'm sure he'll be hurting again sooner than later. Can't negotiate with a 3 yr old who has a sore throat, is going on no sleep and can't figure out why those 'mean doctors' did that to him. I keep telling him that they were helping him, but he is plain mad! Poor guy! One day he'll forget all about this and will be glad it was done when he was young. Right? For now he keeps pointing to his mouth saying "Why did they do that?".
Oh and he has a new voice now also. A bit surprising to me as noone had mentioned that as a possibility. It's very strange to hear him talk now. I am hoping that is just due to his swollen throat and the fact that he's favoring that area. He talks completely different now! He also has trouble pronouncing a lot of the letter sounds that he could say clearly before. He was a talking maniac before. Before the surgery he could tell you all of the letters of the alphabet and their correct sounds, but now it sounds like a jumbled up mess. Dh and I can barely make out what he is saying now. I really hope he gets his sweet and CLEAR voice back! He has always gotten so many compliments on how well he speaks and what a large vocabulary he has already.
Oh well, I suppose I should go get some house cleaning done before the kids come home on the bus. Ds is sleeping, so will hopefully wake up feeling a bit better. Thanks to all of you who have shared kind words, advice and prayers with us during this time. We're grateful for each of you!
The week of his surgery they had to take some blood and we worried about that also. I made dh go with me for fear we'd have to place him in full out tackle to get the blood they needed. Well, the time came and he sat there so nicely on dh's lap while I talked to him and distracted him. The nurse poked him and he barely flinched. He looked over at her for a brief second, the look on his face was priceless! Sort of like "What did you do that for?" . He never said a word, not an ouch or anything. What a brave boy! He did so well.
Well, now fast forward to day 3-4 post op. It hasn't been such a picnic. They warned us that days 3-7 could be rough. He is certainly in pain, very frustrated and just really confused. He can't seem to figure out why on Earth we took him in to 'those mean doctors' to have them 'hurt' him and send him home to have no chips! He really wants chips! Of course, he can't have them since they're sharp. I think it's a matter of him just knowing he can't have them that makes him want them so much. We barely even keep chips in the house. We're not huge chip eaters, but from time to time we'll get some. Like if we have Subway we'll get chips (the baked kind, YUM!) or if we have a cookout we might get some chips and dip. But, this is what my child craves when he can't have sharp foods! ugh.. Any other day he'd be begging for ice cream and popsicles. Now he says popsicles and ice cream are yucky!
It's been a challenge convincing him that he can't eat anything and everything. He's a bit burnt out on mashed potatoes, jello, pudding, yogurt, cheese, soup, noodles, mac & cheese and eggs.
He's also not sleeping at night which is making mommy and daddy VERY grumpy and tired. I think the pain is worse at night and he is so restless. We were up so many times last night I can't even count. YAWN!!! Poor dh had to go to work today, I know he's exhausted.
I think we'll all get to bed early tonight.
If we can get through the next couple of days I think he'll be fine. It's exhausting and so hard to watch him in pain and not want to take the meds. He used to take them fine, but now that he's had them for 4 days straight he is tired of it. Earlier it turned into a wrestling match with me trying to give him his motrin. We ended up with both of us wearing that dose, so I'm sure he'll be hurting again sooner than later. Can't negotiate with a 3 yr old who has a sore throat, is going on no sleep and can't figure out why those 'mean doctors' did that to him. I keep telling him that they were helping him, but he is plain mad! Poor guy! One day he'll forget all about this and will be glad it was done when he was young. Right? For now he keeps pointing to his mouth saying "Why did they do that?".
Oh and he has a new voice now also. A bit surprising to me as noone had mentioned that as a possibility. It's very strange to hear him talk now. I am hoping that is just due to his swollen throat and the fact that he's favoring that area. He talks completely different now! He also has trouble pronouncing a lot of the letter sounds that he could say clearly before. He was a talking maniac before. Before the surgery he could tell you all of the letters of the alphabet and their correct sounds, but now it sounds like a jumbled up mess. Dh and I can barely make out what he is saying now. I really hope he gets his sweet and CLEAR voice back! He has always gotten so many compliments on how well he speaks and what a large vocabulary he has already.
Oh well, I suppose I should go get some house cleaning done before the kids come home on the bus. Ds is sleeping, so will hopefully wake up feeling a bit better. Thanks to all of you who have shared kind words, advice and prayers with us during this time. We're grateful for each of you!
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