New Hardware

Oh, March 5...how we have waited for you to get here! Today was the day for tubes for Ethan's ears.  Ethan's pediatrician referred to Ethan's tubes as new hardware for his ears. I'm so thankful that all of Ethan's ear issues are behind us!

The night leading up to surgery Ethan couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight.  For most kids his age, that's not a big deal, but little Ethan is used to nursing about every couple hours during the night. It's the only thing that has soothed him during all this sickness.  So, it was a rough night, but I took it in stride knowing that (hopefully) this was one of our last really bad nights.  Ethan was a trooper through it all, though.  We were at the hospital bright and early at 5:45 a.m. and he got all prepped for surgery. 

He looked DARLING in his little gown.  He wanted to crawl around so bad, but luckily the bracelets they put on his wrist kept him occupied for a little while. 

Poor guy (and mommy) had a tough time coming out of anesthesia, but after about 20 minutes he was calm, eating and ready to konk out.  We were home by 9:00 a.m. and Ethan rested well, woke up and was ready to play! It's like it never even happened.  We've been covered in prayer by so many during this process and we definitely felt those prayers this morning. Everything went smoothly.  I know this procedure is minor, but it was a big deal for us to see our baby go through all of it and we are so grateful for relief.

My sweet boy just hours after surgery...

Now, everyone cross your fingers that Ethan sleeps well from here on out!