Goodbye, Tonsils.

Please forgive me for not having updated since Hayden's surgery last week. Its been a bit hectic. 

before - waiting to be called back

 
In any event, our boy had his operation last Friday. Everything went very well (thank goodness), but he did have to stay overnight. They did have to use the laser to trim down some excessive voice box tissue and when Hayden was in recovery his breathing was quite "noisy." They paged Dr. Matt and called in a respiratory therapist. Because this procedure can sometimes cause burns and other airway complications, they decided to keep him just to be on the safe side.  

getting the party started - he wasn't too happy about all this

eh, nothing some little animals and stickers can't cure

He had some difficulty in the hours immediately following his operation, but after a dose of pain medication and a few good hours of sleep our boy started eating and drinking and he hasn't looked back since. Now you'd never even know anything had occurred. I'm not going to lie though. His voice is still raspy and I couldn't be happier. I love that little raspy voice. Dr. Matt actually said when he was scoping Hayden he noticed he had grown some "nodules" on his vocal cords. These aren't a cause for concern or anything like that. They just simply form from "overuse" (aka screaming and talking way too loud) and he will eventually grow into it. No biggie. Hayden now breathes out of his nose and the snoring has ceased, which is most excellent indeed. He's a trooper that boy. He was bummed about having to remain out of school this week, but he should be able to get back next week.

in recovery - not feeling so hot

after some sleep and pain medicine

 
Lukas also saw the pediatrician Tuesday for his 4-month check up. They couldn't believe how much he had grown and changed from his 2-month check up. And grow he did. Lukas weighed in at 12lbs 12oz, which is the 35th percentile for his age. This is a huge jump considering how at 2-months he was only in the 8th percentile (at 9lbs 50z). He's in the 50th percentile for height and 65th percentile for head circumference (that's a family thing - hehe). He's growing so wonderfully! This is a big, huge blessing. He's giggling like mad at everything and he's found his feet. He will grab them and carefully examine them in any and every way possible. 

golly we love this boy

All in all its been a pretty good week. Our little tonsil-less boy is at the zoo today with Grandma, which means I get my little Lukas and my big Riley all to myself. On that note, I think we might go and enjoy the sunshine and warm temperatures before they fade away.

Happy Friday friends. Hope you all have a beautiful and safe weekend!