Carson's hospital stay

Last Wednesday we went into the hospital at about 11:30am and got checked in. They sent us up to pre-op where they told us what would happen, had us change Carson into a gown, and then let us play in a playroom for a while.


Then, about 1:45pm they told us that they were going to give Carson some medicine that is comparable to him drinking 2 margaritas. My poor baby! It would make him loopey and he would have a hard time focusing. We were reading a book at this time and when we asked where something was Carson couldn't point in the right place, his hand kept moving. It was kinda funny but also pretty sad to see him like that.

They had us walk back to the hall that led to the opeating room. Carson was pretty out of it but still gave us each a hug. One of the hardest part of the day was saying good-bye. Giving my little guy a hug good-bye and placing all my trust in the doctors and the Lord was tough. Although it was a routine operation, it was still an operation and the doctor had even been hesitant to do it because he was so tiny. When we walked off Carson cried for us and the tears started flowing. Hearing him yell "mommy" down the hall as they took him away just killed me!
We got a call about 5 minutes later and they said he was put under, the surgery had started and he was doing well. Half an hour later the doctor came out and said everything went well. His tonsils were huge, as expected, and everything went smoothly. They would call us when he started to wake up.
A few minutes later, we got the call. We went back and he was stirring a little. When he was awake he started fighting it. He grabbed onto the IV and tried to take it out. Blood started backing up in it, but soon everything was okay. They gave him some morphine and he went to sleep. The first person he asked for was Parker. He is always with Parker and I wonder if being away from him at such a tramic time was harder on him than the actual surgery.
About an hour later we were heading up to his room. He was still asleep. Keeper moved him from the stetcher to his bed and he woke up. He was happy and really understood what was going on this time. This was when I finally felt relieved because he actually seemed like himself.
He watched some movies and drank a ton of juice. He threw up once but really everything went pretty smooth. My mom was at the hospital and he really liked seeing her. Matt, Celeste, and the girls brought up Parker and Carson really liked seeing all of them too.


It has been 6 days now since the surgery. Carson is doing well. Bouncing off the walls as usual. We have to watch him pretty close for 3 weeks to make sure there is no bleeding. Soft food and no outdoor play for 3 weeks. Hopefully we don't go nuts! The discharge papers said no running and jumping for 3 weeks. YEAH RIGHT!
Thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, and help with everything. We are so blessed to have such amazing families and friends!