This is before surgery, he knew something was going to happen
Papa made things a little better by letting him take pictures.
This is proof that his Pa came and he is holding Jacob's build a bear.
Jacob calls him baby.
May 14th Jacob got his tonsils out. We went in at 6:45 am for a surgery at 7:45 am.
When it was time for us to part, I cried. Jacob cried.
The surgery went great! His tonsils and adenoids were huge. And they were able to clip his tongue also.
They said that they would come and get us as soon as he opens his eyes.
When they came to get us we were outside eating a little breakfast. The nurse said, he is awake.
So, we walk in to find him kicking and screaming... the same way that we left him when he went in for surgery. It was heart breaking to say the least.
I held him in my arms and sat on his bed, he calmed down immediately then fell back to sleep.
Pa left to get his prescriptions while we waited for the sleeping medicine to wear off. Jacob woke up a little and said, "Papa, sit here." as he pointed to where Papa was sitting before he fell asleep. He continued to ask for Papa.
He never got a popsicle at the surgery center, and it was really hard to get him to take a sip of water before we left.
The only blood I have seen so far is just two spots from his nose.
(David was coughing up blood and scabs... it was yucky.)
We were able to persuade Jacob to take his pain killer and antibiotic on Friday and Saturday. But when Sunday came around he wasn't budging. We forced it down on Sunday. But Sunday evening when he nearly choked on his antibiotic, I asked how important this really is?
Monday I called the office and asked if I really needed to force the medication down his throat. They said that he should be okay, we should give it to him but if he wont take it, we don't have to force it. Thank goodness! He was done and so was I.
The nurses were saying that it is odd that David was in pain for a week after surgery and that it should only be a couple of days.
Honestly, I don't know what planet they are from. But they just got part of their throat cut out of them. It is going to take time before it will feel better and heal.
Jacob is still waking up and crying at night and in the morning he is still having a hard time eating. When you think about it. When one is sleeping your throat dries out a bit. When you have a normal moist throat that turns dry, it is going to be uncomfortable. But when you have moist throat that also has scabs, just think about it... that has got to be very painful!
So, it has been fun at the Hardy Homestead. I haven't been getting the sleep that I would like to get, but this too shall pass.
I love being able to see his chest move the way it should when breathing in. I love that air passes well now.
The other night we were watching a movie, I was watching Jacob.
Jacob was putting his tongue between his teeth and his cheek. As I was watching him I couldn't help but laugh at the sensations he must be going through. One day you can't move your tongue around your mouth and then you can do tons of things. He also pushed his tongue against his cheek and proceeded to chew on it. Its like watching an infant discover their hands for the first time. Tons of fun!
