Tubes x 2

Hayden and Cole both went in last Tuesday to get tubes put in their ears. I was a little nervous. It's a super simple procedure, but still a surgery.
We got to the hospital and the kids got to play in the toy room for a while. Then it was into their lovely gowns and gigantic socks. They didn't mind, though, they had their balloons to make them happy.

Each of their surgeries took about 5 minutes. I went with Cole while he was waking up. He cried pretty hard for about 15 minutes. Ryan went with Hayden and she just woke right up without any fuss. The nurse made a comment to Ryan that he got the easy one ;)

Back in their room, they got to watch a movie and have jello, graham crackers, and apple juice. Then we were ready to head home. The kids were lucky to have this done during December, because the Child Life staff gave them each a holiday bag filled with toys, books and candy.

The Home Alone house is just down the street from the hospital, so we decided to drive by and grab a quick picture. We watched the movie last night and kept saying "I've been there." We're nerds, I know.

Our wonderful visiting teachers were nice enough to bring us dinner that night so I didn't have to worry about it. We had to put drops in the kids' ears twice a day for a few days, but other than that they were totally back to normal. The night of the surgery they were up and running and playing. It's amazing how smoothly and easily it all goes.

This picture was a few days ago. They love to play in this cupboard. Notice there isn't anything in the cupboard. Where could it be? Strewn around my house, that's where :)

Hopefully, we wont have to worry about any more ear infections, or at least not so many!