Our little man was SUCH a great patient today! We were so very proud of him as he got his tonsils and adnoids removed at Texas Childrens Hospital. We spent a lot of time preparing him for what he was going to experience today in hopes of a good experience. He was above and beyond brave today...honestly I could have taken a lesson from him...I was definitely not as brave for my surgery! He never complained about not getting to eat or drink for over twelve hours. He said "yes mam" and "yes sir" to all the nurses and doctors and rode off on his tractor to the OR happy as can be after a kiss from Mom and Dad. Soft Dog, his loyal companion, even got his own hospital bracelet so he could go to the OR with Curtis. He had a few tough minutes coming out of the anesthesia and was in a lot of pain and very much "out of it". Thankfully this passed as soon as the nurse gave him some extra pain medicine. Honestly he has hardly complained since and we haven't had any tears since then. He ate a hamburger for lunch! What a big boy! Now the trick is going to be getting him to sit still for a week...lots of movies in his future! Thanks to everyone for their prayers!
Here he is with Mom and Dad just about an hour after surgery. We left about an hour after this picture was taken. He still looks a little out of it but mustered up a bit of a smile.
And here is the king in his chariot! He was pretty excited about getting to ride in the wheel chair and kept asking me to take pictures of him. I LOVE how tiny he looks in this big chair, look at his little legs dangling there!
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