Ryan's Recovery

Ryan had to get his tonsils out last Thursday.  He has had strep throat 5 times in six months; he actually had it four times in three months.  I took him to the Surgi-center at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday.  It doesn't sound that early, but when you have to take into consideration travel time and getting everybody's lunches made and kids dressed before hand, it was early!  Jeff had to go out of town that day, but his flight left late enough that he could take the kids to school before he left!  Ryan got to go in his pajamas and he was very excited about that.  They gave him some Valium before they took him back which was a very good thing for him.  He was extremely loopy by the time they came to take him he just waved goodbye and went with them.  While we were waiting he kept talking very loud, and he even made up a story of nonsense words which is really not like Ryan.  He came out of the operation well.  When he was waking up I got to sit in a recliner and hold him.  Ryan is not one to cuddle, so I really enjoyed holding him for an hour before he was awake enough to realize what was going on.  By the time he was ready to go home he had kicked me out of the chair all together so he could sit by himself.

Ryan recovered well.  He had a few moments of unhappiness, but for the most part he was "tough" through it all.  He is still suppose to eat soft foods until Thursday, but his appetite is back.  I haven't weighed him, but it seems like he lost a bit of weight last week from lack of eating.

Here is a picture of Ryan with his stuffed squirrel that they gave him at the surgi-center.  He insisted on sleeping with it every night the first week.

Here is a picture of Ryan and Abigail "resting" together.  Through this all I still didn't ever get Ryan to take a nap other than the first day.