So today was the day. Yes, it was earlier than we had originally planned. We were scheduled to have it October 8th, over fall break, but after coming back from AL over Labor Day with another ear infection we decided to bump it up. They called us Monday after a lot of phone tag and going back an forth with different days. That's a whole other story and I am just going to forget it :) and be happy that it is done and hopefully this will be just the trick to keep those yucky ear infections away.
Cole's surgery was scheduled for 7:30, but we had to be at the doctor at 5:30 am. I was NOT looking forward to that at all. I was really worried about how my big breakfast eater and milk drinker little man was going to be, but he was AWESOME! Seriously, I could not have asked for him to be any better. We had everything ready to go, I went upstairs, picked him up asleep straight out of his crib and put him in the car. He had woken up, but was very groggy and looking at us like "what are we doing?". He didn't make a sound the whole way there, which was about 25 mins. We went in and the directions we had were to go to the right to check in and then they will send you to the 2nd floor. No one was there to check in, so we went to the 2nd floor. After waiting about 10 mins they sent us downstairs, where no one was still, so then they sent us to OB check-in. I felt sorry for this lady. She was suppose to get off at 6:00 am and at 5:50 am they sent about 6 people down to her to do something that isn't her job. After waiting for about another 20 mins, they said we were already pre-registered, which I thought we were! Ugh! So they sent us back upstairs. By this time it was a little after 6:30 am. Cole was a trooper and just went with the flow. At 6:40 am we finally went back. Then everything just went fast and great from there. We changed into a gown (kind of, he wasn't a fan so they said he didn't have to wear it while he waited). The doctors, nurses and anesthesiologist all came in and told us what to expect. They gave us some red liquid to make him drowsy. The nurse said a lot of kids have a hard time taking this, and the older kids told her it taste terrible, but Cole took it like a champ. You could tell he didn't like it by his facial expressions, but he took it all. It was quit a bit of liquid too! The nurses were all very impressed, so they gave him a teddy bear. He loved it. He put a band-aide on his bear and put him to sleep a few times with his laughing gas mask. Then it was game time. One of the nurses came in and carried him to the operating room. He went without a whimper or cry (such a big boy). Casey and I stayed in his room. They told us that at Centennial they did things a little different so it would be a little longer before we saw him. Which I am glad they did, because I had a few friends tell me how fast it was. Cole left the room at 7:08 am, Dr. Mantle came in at 7:17 am to tell us everything went great and that they were waking him when he left, then at 7:38 am the nurse was carrying him back in to the room. He was a little disoriented and a little whiny. The nurse said "he said he wanted a drink, but he wouldn't drink it", I said what was it? " "Apple Juice", oh, he doesn't like apple juice. So the asked what would he drink? I said milk so they went and got him some milk and he chugged it. He was crying a little, but mostly because he was so tired and disoriented I think. Once I held him and rocked him a little he fell back to sleep. They let us go around 8:40 am. He ate a little banana bread in the car and once we got home he was acting tired. So I layed him down around 9:40 am and he slept until 1:00 pm. He woke up ready to go. You would not have known that he had done anything out of the ordinary today. Thank you Lord for watching over us and keeping Cole safe today.
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| Putting my new bear to sleep |
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| Watching cartoons with daddy, while waiting on the doctor |
Cole's surgery was scheduled for 7:30, but we had to be at the doctor at 5:30 am. I was NOT looking forward to that at all. I was really worried about how my big breakfast eater and milk drinker little man was going to be, but he was AWESOME! Seriously, I could not have asked for him to be any better. We had everything ready to go, I went upstairs, picked him up asleep straight out of his crib and put him in the car. He had woken up, but was very groggy and looking at us like "what are we doing?". He didn't make a sound the whole way there, which was about 25 mins. We went in and the directions we had were to go to the right to check in and then they will send you to the 2nd floor. No one was there to check in, so we went to the 2nd floor. After waiting about 10 mins they sent us downstairs, where no one was still, so then they sent us to OB check-in. I felt sorry for this lady. She was suppose to get off at 6:00 am and at 5:50 am they sent about 6 people down to her to do something that isn't her job. After waiting for about another 20 mins, they said we were already pre-registered, which I thought we were! Ugh! So they sent us back upstairs. By this time it was a little after 6:30 am. Cole was a trooper and just went with the flow. At 6:40 am we finally went back. Then everything just went fast and great from there. We changed into a gown (kind of, he wasn't a fan so they said he didn't have to wear it while he waited). The doctors, nurses and anesthesiologist all came in and told us what to expect. They gave us some red liquid to make him drowsy. The nurse said a lot of kids have a hard time taking this, and the older kids told her it taste terrible, but Cole took it like a champ. You could tell he didn't like it by his facial expressions, but he took it all. It was quit a bit of liquid too! The nurses were all very impressed, so they gave him a teddy bear. He loved it. He put a band-aide on his bear and put him to sleep a few times with his laughing gas mask. Then it was game time. One of the nurses came in and carried him to the operating room. He went without a whimper or cry (such a big boy). Casey and I stayed in his room. They told us that at Centennial they did things a little different so it would be a little longer before we saw him. Which I am glad they did, because I had a few friends tell me how fast it was. Cole left the room at 7:08 am, Dr. Mantle came in at 7:17 am to tell us everything went great and that they were waking him when he left, then at 7:38 am the nurse was carrying him back in to the room. He was a little disoriented and a little whiny. The nurse said "he said he wanted a drink, but he wouldn't drink it", I said what was it? " "Apple Juice", oh, he doesn't like apple juice. So the asked what would he drink? I said milk so they went and got him some milk and he chugged it. He was crying a little, but mostly because he was so tired and disoriented I think. Once I held him and rocked him a little he fell back to sleep. They let us go around 8:40 am. He ate a little banana bread in the car and once we got home he was acting tired. So I layed him down around 9:40 am and he slept until 1:00 pm. He woke up ready to go. You would not have known that he had done anything out of the ordinary today. Thank you Lord for watching over us and keeping Cole safe today.
