Surgery

Christmas Eve Jacob was a bit more cranky than usual so Jeff looked at his ears and thought they looked infected. Of course it would be a weekend AND a holiday. We decided to call a neighbor who's an emergency doctor (cause a sick 2 year old on Christmas is considered an emergency right?). He confirmed that there was an infection and gave us a prescription. Christmas morning Jacob woke up a lot happier ... because his ear drum had ruptured ... again.  Jacob had six ear infections in 2011 and his ear drum burst three times. New Years day we followed up with our pediatrician who concurred with our thoughts that tubes would probably be a good thing and referred us to an ENT. The following Thursday we met with the ENT who also agreed and Tuesday morning (Jan 10th) we found ourselves at Primary Children's Hospital getting ready for surgery.  Jacob loved all the toys in the waiting rooms but hated the socks and name bracelet. In fact he tore the bracelet off his wrist and ankle so they finally had to tape it to his back.

Surgery went well and Jacob's recovery has gone well also. Just walking into his recovery 'room'  and seeing him lay there in that little bed made me all teary. I don't know how those parents that have kids with serious health problems do it. I'm grateful for my little boy's healthy body and how smart and strong he is. His speech has been delayed and we're already seeing some improvement since his surgery.  Hopefully it will continue to get better and we can have more and more communication and less and less fits.