Jaymeson's Tubes

Not too much to tell with this story.  Jaymeson just has a few speech delays and LOTS of ear infections.  He hears just fine, but the pressure in his ears are off... so we got Ear Tubes put in.  In this case, I think a picture truly says a thousand words, so I'll try to not to make it two thousand.  Here goes:

 He was up at 5:30 to get there in time, but he was excited about it all.

 He waited patiently for about an hour in his surgical clothes, playing with the toys provided.

 He thought it was really funny to have the cream on his hands.  It tickled...  Most kids don't get this special treatment, but he had to have an IV instead of just gas to knock him out.  (Malignant Hypothermia in the family).  The nurses were so good with him though.  They'd check his Blood Pressure by "Measuring his Muscles" etc.  You could tell they were trained with kids.

 If it wasn't for this "Magical Light", he would've been far more grumpy.  Especially after.

 You can probably tell that this is an "after" picture.  He was so loopy when they gave him the sedative, and then with the IV, he was so silly (and moody like a roller coaster) when he woke up.  He would cry because he wanted to have the IV off, and then he wanted one in the other hand.  He wanted the light on his finger, then he wanted it off.  It was somewhat infuriating, but he pulled through.

He was also VERY okay with having a Popsicle.  You can see his pink lips here.
 

His mask was no longer hooked up, but he thought it felt funny.  It sure calmed him down during this "post-op" time.  I was actually called into the room where they wake up because he woke up screaming because he was so freaked out.  Usually they wait until they've woken up and calmed down to bring them to a Mom, but they brought me to him to calm him down.  Pretty good sign that he wasn't overly rational.

 At the end though, he thought he was pretty awesome in his wheelchair.  Thank heaven for Tylenol!!

Can't go wrong with a Fish Tank with all the 'Finding Nemo' characters in it either...  Thank you Alberta Children's Hospital!  It was a great stay!  His speech has improved drastically.  People understand him and everything!!