Leo's Surgery

Leo had his surgery on Friday.  He had tubes in and adenoids out.  We got to Children's Hospital North (yes a 1 hour drive) at 7:15.  Of course we had to wake both kids up to get them moving.  They normally wake up at 5:30 on their own but by 6:00 nobody was awake.  Another way of them showing me how against us they are. 

Anyway, I digress.......we wait and wait and wait until I bring Leo back to the operating room at 9:15.  When we got there the anesthesiologist yelled "hey everybody, this is Leo.  Let's all say hello to Leo."  I watched them put him under anesthesia and as I walked out they all thanked me for coming (kind of weird).  Of course I cried as I left his lifeless body on the operating table (yes, I am being a bit over-dramatic). 

The surgery took no time whatsoever. We actually left the hospital by 10:20. This is not after Leo freaked out while coming out of his anesthesia.  He screamed forever and wanted nothing....not even me.  Finally he passed out in his car.  We woke up briefly to drink and have some applesauce, but as you can see by the below picture, he fell asleep while eating. 

He was crazy and pretty much back to normal immediately.  He's running around and playing hard, as usual.  He is a bit needier and sleeping a bit better than normal.  We'll see how it goes in the coming days. 

His adenoids were swollen as suspected causing much blockage.  He did already throw up being at home so hopefully once he heals, things will be a bit easier for him.  He had a ton of fluid in his ears.  It was clear, which is good, so no infection.  I really hope this helps his speech as it is REALLY annoying having him whine and point all the time!!