TNA

That is what Matts surgery was called. TNA. Tonsils and Adenoids. Matts surgery was of course uneventful. We checked in bright and early. The first people there!! Slowly others started to trickle in and Matt was able to play with a few little girls. He was mighty hungry though and when he saw his bottle he was signing "more" "more" over and over again. I felt so bad but then he would get distracted and it was forgotten about. We checked in and got all ready and were just waiting on the Dr's to get there to start things moving. Finally everyone was there and things could get moving. They started Matt with some versed....it makes you all loopy and groggy like your a drunk man. Its sad but hilarious at the same time. Matt was acting like he was drunk. He was trying to play with his tongue sooo bad....lifting his head was impossible....he would start to then it would just fall right back down. Poor baby.




Once he was "loopy" enough they took him back. We were told that it would last roughly 45 min or so. The waiting began. It was so hard not to run through all the possible scenarios in your mind...things that can go wrong. Afterwards. But mostly just things that could go wrong. There was another family there who's little girl went in before Matt and they were getting anxious as their time was up. FINALLY the Dr. came in and said that everything looked good. They had to suction him a few times because he of course had a sinus infection and there was a lot of snot and gunk up there. Once they took the adenoids out though he said it started draining a lot. He said the nurse would be back in a few to get us and take us back to recovery. Only a few min went back and back we went. Oh how the trouble begins. We sit and wait and the nurse tells us that he is still sleeping and we'll let him sleep. The longer he sleeps the better it is when he come out of it. Other kids come in crying and have to be held by the nurses till they are calm enough for the parents to get there...but on and on our Matt sleeps. Finally we are told we can pick him up and start waking him up. Alas he still is not waking up. He kinda coughs but its really gunky and you can tell there is a lot of "stuff" down there that hes trying to get out. He is still not awake...just kinda crying and moving around a bit. Coughing begins again. His O2 stats were NOT OK. With oxygen they would be in the low 90's without it would drop down to the 60-70's. That's not good. He was really struggling to catch his breath so they did a breathing treatment on him in the hopes that that would help. The anesthesiologist had to come up and suction out his nose and throat to get more gunk out. Let me tell you about scary watching your child turn a few different blues. Holding his breath when hes crying and not being able to breath. the Dr also decided that it was necessary to do a chest xray on Matt to check for pulmonary embolism. He said that sometimes when you get your tonsils out there is so much pressure in your lungs from the tonsils being swollen that it can cause an embolism. Its heart wrenching but we held it together and knew this was for the best and that it would all be OK. Its to be in a recovery room and watch other parents leave...another round of kids coming in...and they leave too and your little baby is still sitting there obviously not stable enough for them to move anywhere. They decided that it would be best to move Matt upstairs since we were in recovery for almost 2 hours. Usually its like 30 min or so. They didn't want him on the general floor and decided that he needed more care than that but not quit enough as in the PICU so we were moved to the intermediate care which is right next to the PICU in case something happened. It was scary and troublesome but i knew in my heart that he would be fine and this was just a minor setback.




After a few hours in our room he stabilized and became the star patient. There was nothing on his xrays to be worried about...he was breathing fine by that night on room air and could hold his own steady at mid 90's. Great new coming from a kid who wasn't doing great 8 hours before. Its amazing how resilient the body is and how quickly once stuff wear off (in Matt case the anesthesia) you just jump right back. He was a trooper. A very cranky and whinny trooper. The nurses were great and our nurse the first day there said that in all the 5 years she has worked there she hasn't had a greater family to work with. She said we were so laid back, never needed anything and just overall so accommodating. The whole hospital staff was great. They brought us two cots one i put in the room next to Matt and Ryan put his in the bathroom ( it was HUGE by the way) so at least one of us could get a decent nights sleep. It worked out great and he was only woken up to get some Tylenol or Motrin that way he wouldn't be in any pain.


So our journey started out scary but ended up wonderful and we got to leave the hospital at 8 am. Matt is still a little grumpy but overall it was a bumpy road and it should be all smooth from here on out. Finally were outta here!!

Under the Influence of Matt

The pictures say it all.....enjoy



I just had to throw this one in because it made me laugh so much...gotta love the whole throat look







*No child was inebriated in any of these photos....there are just mommy's messups on taking pictures

Picture update

Its been awhile since i've been able to get some pictures up....some decent pictures up so here are a few from the last month or so.

These two little boys (Matt is the one on the left) are only 8 months apart and look how similar in size they are. As of right now they are probably close to the same weight as well.

Me and Matt on my birthday

This is Matts first big shinner....he crashed and burned in the dept. store while trying to "run/walk" to me

All he wanted after he opened his presents was his new chair and a bottle

Trying his best to pick up a ball with some tongs....hes actually really good at it.

Hope you all enjoyed. He is a major goof and i just wish you could see him all day long and all the little goofy things he says or what he does.

Surgery

Yes you did happen to read right...Matt will be going in for surgery on Jan 22. Although it is just a routine surgery for me it is still surgery....it still means a day in the hospital....and its still means that my poor baby will be in pain. BUT onto the path of recovery and less colds. Matt will be having his tonsils and adenoids taken out. With any surgery there are always complications and those tend to sit in the forefront of my mind. I cant get them out. I just thinking of things that can go wrong. Going back to the hospital for a number of reasons. Its just so frustrating. I try to push it back to the furthest crevices of my head and sometimes it works but for the most part...well i cant seem to. It will make him feel better...i pray that it does. I'm praying that this will work and he will eat better, breath better and just plain be better.

When we went into Spokane to the ENT they were awesome. Although the checkout of matt did not go ok because he HATES having his throat looked at it was nice to have someone finally on our side and say we are right and there is something wrong. He explained some things that can happen with kids who are having problems like Matt is....such as 1) One year olds usually do NOT have tonsils. They take a few years to grow but he has some honkers. He said they are BIG, thus causing him to have trouble swallowing, not being able to tast food etc. 2) Because Matt does not sleep good ie. he snores VERY loudly, he'll stop breathing for short periods of time (but always starts). This will cause a child to not release growth hormones that he needs to grow. This could be why hes not growing so well doubled with the trouble eating. Not a good mixture. The Dr. said that it would be better in the long run to have them taken out now when he is little that way he doesnt rember it AND they have a faster recovery then older kids and adults. We could go the other route and do some medications, have some nose sprays but in the end a few years down the road we would probably have to take them out...plus over the years we would be spending all that money.

SOO on Jan 22 Matt will be going into Spokane to Sacred Heart to have them taken out!! Its exciting to know that he might finally get some relief. He can be a normal kid without his parents chasing him around with a snot rag. He'll be able to breath at night and get a good nights sleep. He wont be waking up in the middle of the night coughing and gagging on snot then puke up whatever he ate. Just to know that a lot of his problems will be taken away is comforting and gets me through all the what ifs.

If you can remember from last time we spent the night Matt didnt do very well under anesthicia probably due to the sinus infection. I'm hoping this time around he will tollerate it much better and praying there wont be any complications.

Overall Matt is doing great. He had a great christmas and managaed to snag up a lot of Farm stuff. He got a few barns and animals that he LOVES and plays with a lot. Although most of the time he would rather play with the stuff in the cupboards or get into the puzzles. We traveled down to Lewiston to visit his other grandparents for the holidays. He was loving on the cousins and playing on the dreaded stairs but we managed ok. He is such a lover and goofball i think he jsut liked showing off for everyone. One of his aunties made him this awesome handmade sweater that i will promise to later get pictures of for him. He looks so darn cute in it!!!

I was reading the paper and came across this in the Dear Abby section and it took me a while to find it but i just happened across another blog that had it posted so i'm stealing it from them. It just rings soo true and i just want to pass it onto you.


1. Respect others, even if they don't respect you. Later in life they may remember that respect.


2. Love with your whole heart. It may be broken, but you can't say that you never loved.


3. Treat animals with kindness, and it will be repaid to you a hundredfold.


4. Be honest with the people you love. Honesty really IS the best policy.


5. Admit your mistakes; it shows you are human.


6. Learn from your mistakes, but don't dwell on them. Negative thinking will only make you depressed -- and that's not good for you or those around you.


7. Tell your family often that you love them. You never know when it will be the last time you get to say it.


8. Never tell others that their dreams are stupid or dumb. Each of us is entitled to our dreams. Who are we to say they won't come true?


9. Realize that the only person you can change is yourself.


10. Be thankful for everything you have. Knowing you are blessed isn't arrogant or cocky if you're truly thankful for your blessings