Tubes for Hayden

On Wednesday little Mr. Hayden James had tubes put in his ears. He has had several ear infections since September (a double in Sept, a double in October, and one in his right ear in November), so we were referred to see an ENT. Hayden and I went to see the ENT over Thanksgiving break and the verdict was to put tubes in. He said that the right ear still had an infection (he was on antibiotics at that time). We were scheduled to be at the hospital this Wednesday morning at 7:00 and his surgery was at 8:00. After an all-nighter, we arrived on time. They took us in to the pre-op room where we were asked many questions (pain level, etc) and where they got our little man ready to go. The scariest part of the tube process is the fact that they put him under for the surgery. Well, the surgery went well...they found another infection in his right ear with puss pockets so they took that out and drained all the fluid before they put the tubes in. The hardest part was watching/holding Hayden come out of the anesthesia. He was a little wild mad man. We finally got to go home, where he went to sleep for two hours and woke up much happier (thank goodness). He still had blood and gook in his ear for several days, but we are definitely on the road to recovery and a much healthier little man. That's all we could ask for.

Hayden after a fun-filled day at daycare!