Tonsils O-U-T!

Case had his tonsils taken out today.  I have been dreading this moment since the decision was made to take them out.  He has had strep nonstop for the last 18 months and surgery was a last resort.  I have been prepping Case for this day for the past week.  He was great.  Of course Case charmed the surgical staff before the procedure.  He didn’t fight the anesthesia mask and let me hold him after the surgery was over.  Case rested most of the day and took total advantage of his ‘all access ice cream pass’ by eating at least 6 cups of vanilla ice cream throughout the day.  Every time I brought Case a new cup of ice cream, the sweet little spirit he is said, ‘I’m so lucky to get all this ice cream.’  Despite eating a lot of popsicles, snow cones and ice cream throughout the day poor little guy was starving by the end of the night.  And even though he was supposed to be on a liquid diet for the first 24 hours Case was pining for something other than ice cream by the end of the night.  We ended up letting him eat some ramen noodles before bed.  He ate 2 plate fulls, half a piece of watermelon and a swiss roll.  Praying thanks for a successful surgery and I am hoping he makes a quick recovery and isn’t in too much pain.        

Cole, on the other hand, is elated that he gets to watch tv all day cuddled up in the chair eating ice cream, soft cookies, snow cones and popcicles right along his brother.