"The Blue Plate Special"

On Friday Tate had what they call the "Blue Plate Special" done. He had his adenoids and tonsils removed and tubes put in his ears. Friday morning we drove down to Evanston with a very hungry little boy because he couldn't eat or drink afer 5am. They took us back and we changed Tate into some HUGE scrubs/Jammie's they gave us. They gave him a mask to play with that they were going to use to put him out. He was such a good boy. They wrapped him in a warm blanket and took him off back to the operating room, and we didn't even hear a peep out of him. After about twenty minutes the Doctor came out an told us he did great and that his tonsils were a very good size and his Adenoids were huge! He had just finished an antibiotic for an ear infection that he had that wasn't going away and the Dr. told us it was still infected with a lot of pus still there. So he drained all that out and put the tubes in and now hopefully his ears won't give him anymore problems. After the surgery we spent about five hours in the hospital. Tate was able to drink and eat a little mac n cheese and a whole cup of sherbet. He was such a good boy. Then we headed back home for the recovery period!

Getting ready to go back to the operating room

Putting the oxygen monitor on his finger

Recovery room drinking some juice watching cartoons
This is taken Day 3 (yesterday) pretty drugged, tired and hurting. He looked like this all morning long....so sad

We've pretty much lived on my bed. All he wants to do is sit and watch you tube videos. Needless to say my bed is covered in spilt juice, bread crumbs (bread is like the one thing he will eat) and lots of drool!

This is taken today (Day4) he wouldn't let me put Bailey in her swing alone..he had to be holding her. He seems to be feeling better today, still tired and hurting but has a little of himself back.
Tate right now as I post this! Poor guy has been a little trooper through all this.