Trying to play catch-up with my blog... LOTS going on lately! Never a dull moment in the Weller household :)
On Monday, November 7.. Ian had tubes put in his ears.. after many ear infections we decided this would be the best for him.. just like with Alex. We were told to be in Ann Arbor, Mott's Children's Hospital at 6:30am. We had to wake Ian up at 5:40am and he actually did quite well with this!! We got to the hospital just before 6:30am. They have a great waiting room filled with toys so Ian was busy playing.. not having a care in the world that he couldn't have anything to eat or drink. We only stayed in the waiting room for a very short time and we were called back to the surgery prep area. There they did all of Ian's vitals which he hated all of it.. they brought in bubbles and toys and even this HUGE machine that had a mirror and lots of blinking lights and some floating balls in the center.. Ian loved it... I must say it was pretty cool!! He didn't like the nurse putting the hospital bracelet on his leg - he just didn't want to be bothered with at all. They had a TV in the room with cartoons on so that helped a lot to! Then they gave him some happy juice (meds) to help him calm down - that is wonderful stuff. Then the nurse came in with a wagon - we tried putting Ian in there to be wheeled away but he was trying to get out of it so the wonderful nurse took Ian in her arms and carried him away. Then another nurse came in and took Mike and I to the waiting room... by the time we got into the elevator and walked down the hall to the waiting room.. we checked in... I made a few phone calls and then looked at our case number on the screen and Ian was already in the recovery room.. I can't believe how fast this procedure is!! In no time the Dr. came in and told us everything went well - gave us a few instructions and we were told that we would be called when Ian wakes up. We only waiting a few more minutes and the nurse walked us back to the recovery room.. there we found Ian throwing a FIT!! He woke up so angry.. he was trying to rip the IV out of his hand and the nurse was holding him with his arm behind her.. I took him right away and they took us to another room to sit with him.. they turned off the lights and put Mickey Mouse on the TV.. it took a while to calm Ian down.. he was growling he was so mad.. finally they took the IV out and that helped a little bit but he was just so angry.... he finally took a few sips of water and was calm enough for us to take him home... we left for home around 9am and he fell in and out of sleep the whole way home.
He is doing great now.. you would never know he had this procedure!! Now to keep him from dunking his head under water at bath time.. his favorite thing to do.. this will be a challenge!! :)
On Monday, November 7.. Ian had tubes put in his ears.. after many ear infections we decided this would be the best for him.. just like with Alex. We were told to be in Ann Arbor, Mott's Children's Hospital at 6:30am. We had to wake Ian up at 5:40am and he actually did quite well with this!! We got to the hospital just before 6:30am. They have a great waiting room filled with toys so Ian was busy playing.. not having a care in the world that he couldn't have anything to eat or drink. We only stayed in the waiting room for a very short time and we were called back to the surgery prep area. There they did all of Ian's vitals which he hated all of it.. they brought in bubbles and toys and even this HUGE machine that had a mirror and lots of blinking lights and some floating balls in the center.. Ian loved it... I must say it was pretty cool!! He didn't like the nurse putting the hospital bracelet on his leg - he just didn't want to be bothered with at all. They had a TV in the room with cartoons on so that helped a lot to! Then they gave him some happy juice (meds) to help him calm down - that is wonderful stuff. Then the nurse came in with a wagon - we tried putting Ian in there to be wheeled away but he was trying to get out of it so the wonderful nurse took Ian in her arms and carried him away. Then another nurse came in and took Mike and I to the waiting room... by the time we got into the elevator and walked down the hall to the waiting room.. we checked in... I made a few phone calls and then looked at our case number on the screen and Ian was already in the recovery room.. I can't believe how fast this procedure is!! In no time the Dr. came in and told us everything went well - gave us a few instructions and we were told that we would be called when Ian wakes up. We only waiting a few more minutes and the nurse walked us back to the recovery room.. there we found Ian throwing a FIT!! He woke up so angry.. he was trying to rip the IV out of his hand and the nurse was holding him with his arm behind her.. I took him right away and they took us to another room to sit with him.. they turned off the lights and put Mickey Mouse on the TV.. it took a while to calm Ian down.. he was growling he was so mad.. finally they took the IV out and that helped a little bit but he was just so angry.... he finally took a few sips of water and was calm enough for us to take him home... we left for home around 9am and he fell in and out of sleep the whole way home.
He is doing great now.. you would never know he had this procedure!! Now to keep him from dunking his head under water at bath time.. his favorite thing to do.. this will be a challenge!! :)
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| Trying to figure out the tv remote.. waiting to have the procedure |
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| The cool colorful machine! |
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| The cute gown.. wish they made them in blue for boys!! |
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| The amazing nurse that took Ian away to surgery |
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| In recovery room... not happy with waking up! |
