another update...

Today is post-op day 6!

YAY! We are almost half way! The doctor said 14 days of recovery which encompasses light activity and monitored diet. Eli continues to do really pretty good about every other day. I think that is due to maybe eating more and just plain over-doing it on those good days. He is SOOO ready to be better so he can run, jump, growl, yell, etc. - everything boys are made to do! It is really difficult to keep trying to restrict him but I know I need to.

Trent has his tonsils out about 2 years ago and on day 10, in the evening, he changed his breaks on his car. (I know, probably not a great idea, but like the current situation, how much can you restrict a boy/man from doing boy/man things!) We went to bed and then around 1:30a.m. I was woken up to my husband puking up blood in the bathroom sink! Maybe a little too much info for some of you, but that's what happened!! I called the ENT on call and we went into the ER. Trent had to go back in for surgery to stop the bleeding because it was so bad. Eli has the same surgeon and not a single appointment goes by without the doctor commenting on how terrible Trent's situation was. Doctor said "that was probably the worst one ever!"

Needless to say, I'm a little uptight about what "light activity" means. Who wouldn't be!

Eli has been waking up, from naps & in the morning, crying :( We haven't been waking him up in the night for meds and drinks because that was going horribly and I figured he needed his sleep. I think he's crying because his throat hurts. I feel terrible but when I would wake him up, he'd cry more which would just dry out his throat. So, I was not only drying out his throat more but I was interrupting his sleep! One had to give. We go to the pediatrician on Wednesday for well-child checks and the following week we have Eli's follow-up appointment with the ENT. I hope all goes well in between :)

No rain in the forecast for this week so hopefully we will get outside and do some fun "light activity". 

Have a great Monday!! :o)