What is he up to???

Well I am SO relieved to have that surgery behind us and the bill paid for! Now it is just dealing with him being a 2 year old!!! He is extremely busy all the time... but cute! It has been amazing to witness just how big of a difference it made to have that surgery! He hasn't put stuff up his nose since then (that I am aware of). He also is a little more open to the food he will eat and sleeping somewhat better. He is currently experiencing some mouth pain... apparently he is getting a cavity! :( GRRR!!! My kids have weak teeth! They don't really eat too many sweets! So now we'll brush 2-3 times a day to try to keep it under control until we again have Dental insurance! (if it can wait that long!)

Other things:
He is talking like CRAZY!!! Always saying something new each day! No is a favorite of his and he is finally using "Please" and "Thank You" instead of signing them!

He also likes to "Color" with a "Pen" he definitely can express that to me! Thank you Caitlyn!

Speaking of Thanking Cailtyn for Ty's Vocabulary.... The other day I was making dinner and my brother-in-law's family was there with us... I hear SCREAMING coming from upstairs in the Kids' room. Ty and Madison were the only 2 up there so I scurry up as fast as I can... when I reach the top of the stairs there they are in the door way... Ty is lying on the floor grinning and his ride on truck is blocking Madison from passing through the door. I look at Ty and ask "Ty what is going on in here?" (not really expecting any response from a 2 year old) He looks up at me with his devlish innocent look "Nothing" SHOCKED I was just SHOCKED!!! That little pill has just learned out to give the naughtiest answer for his misdeeds! It was TOO cute though! I just had to laugh! It completely took me off guard! He is just a new kid! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!! So squishable and huggable!!!

Much Ado... Good Thing too!!!

SO I have been sort of anxious about this foul smell seeping out of Ty's nose and breath for a little over a month now... I was pretty sure that the last time we had gone into the Doctor that something didn't get out that was probably stuffed up his nose... but all they found was gooey junk from his sinus infection from the irritation of the stuffed nose!
So I went in a little over a week ago and they agreed to schedule an appointment to put him asleep and go in and investigate the stinky nose situation!
They got us an appointment quickly since we are moving away and losing our current insurance.

So 7:15 AM this morning we were at the Surgery Center with a thirsty hungry boy (and parents) since Ty couldn't eat or drink after midnight etc. We decided it was best that no one had anything since he is desperate for food in the morning. (fyi... Caitlyn got to go shopping with Grandma and LOVED it so she didn't have to suffer there with us)





Well I don't have many pictures, in fact none of the pictures I have from the whole day are very good since I forgot the camera at home and used a cell phone to catch images pre and post surgery!
They called us back into the prep rooms after a while and we put the gown on Ty that appropriately read "Tired Little Tiger" I caught a few pictures of him in his little gown playing peek-a-boo and being silly with Daddy.

When the nurse came to get him she brought fun stickers then she took them and his little dog with her and they walked together back to the surgery room and we went out and waited for them to come and tell us...

What did they find????

After Ty was done with his surgery (removal of a supposed (by me) nasal blockage and also an adenoidectomy) the Doctor came out relieved... "I did find something way back in there... it was a wad of paper about like this (I imagine it to be about the size of a chewed piece of gum??) and his adenoids were VERY large so we took those out too and he is doing great and was great."

I was VERY glad to know that they had found something in there... not glad that it was in there but GLAD that they found it and dealt with it and we have this great insurance to pay for ALL of it! (only until Dave is finished working there next week) So now hopefully this will cure the issues of the nose stuffing... the Doctor seemed to think that there was a good chance that the adenoids were to blame for the stuffing stuff up his nose... he wasn't positive but hopeful and SO ARE WE!!!

We finally got to go back and see him and he was pretty out of it and still really limp from the anesthesia. The nurses said that he did WONDERFUL and didn't cry at all... they had to put a mask on him to knock him out then they put a tube down his throat and an IV in his arm. He still had the IV in until they knew that he would drink something... so they brought us a cup of apple juice... Ty downed it as fast as he could and was making mouth motions for more... they got him more but said sort of annoyed/concerned "He can have more but limit what he has" Ty wasn't thrilled about that and eventually dozed back off a little. When they came to remove the IV it was just at great timing... Ty puked up ALL OVER! and kept going until all the apple juice was back! Poor guy!

They got everything they needed done and we dressed him and left with a dazed, tired boy at 10:30 AM. Dave was hungry so we went to get some breakfast at McDonalds... Ty throws up again while we are waiting in the drive thru. Then we get our food and he is pleading for some of it so I give in and hand him a few crumbs of biscuit... which he didn't hold down long after we got home... He was SO desperate for food and drink that he wouldn't stop drinking or anything... it was TOO much for his body to handle from the meds they gave him. He continued to throw up for a little more and finally around Noon he ate a piece of dry toast and then we went for a nap with a bowl in hand... he held onto that bowl pressing the side against his face until he finally fell asleep... it was funny... and a little sad/pathetic.

After his 4 hour nap he was in a much better mood and feeling much better as well... he has been following the BRAT diet (banana, rice, applesauce, toast) and is SO happy to be eating that he hasn't stopped eating or drinking hardly for the past 4 hours he has been awake.

All in all it was a good successful day with high hopes that the issue that began the original Nasal stuffing way back in August has been resolved by fixing his Sinus problem! :) Here's to hoping! Thank you all for your prayers... they helped us all a lot!