it's done!

aaaah...a big sigh of relief for the ear tube procedure being done and over with!!! up until his procedure on wednesday i slept horribly, i thought too much about it and when i'd fall asleep, i'd dream of being late to the appointment and then couldn't reschedule for another 2 months, even the night before the procedure, i anxiously woke up a few times then woke up at 4 a.m. - just, awake.



here's the little guy when we got to the hospital. he didn't have a clue as to what was going on...

as nerve wrecking as the whole experience was, he just looked so cute in that little hospital gown. he was walking around & playing in this little gown, i was so emotional over it all i just wanted to cry because he was so cute and i was so worried & excited all in one...

overall, the experience wasn't too shabby. they walked us back to the waiting room & took the babe, him screaming as we left made my heart sink...we sat in the waiting room a few minutes, i went downstairs real quick to grab some oj, came back up and the doc was already out talking to b! kind of scared us because he came out so fast, but the procedure was done. seriously took about 10 minutes total for the anesthesia & procedure. we waited a few more minutes 'til little guy woke up, then they came & grabbed us & we went back to the recovery room to see him totally disoriented & screaming, reaching for us as we walked thru the door. i ran to him. what else could i have done? he screamed 'til we left the hospital then he stopped, kinda out of it on the way home, but began perking up as the day went on. by evening he was laughing and playing like normal again! wow. i am amazed. i hope these things really work. i am so ready to have a happy little guy longer than just 4 or 5 day little pockets like we sadly got in between his ear infections over the past 6 months...