This is my child.

This is my child on drugs.

The surgery went well and we were home much sooner than we expected.  The doctor said he had almost 100% blockage from his adenoids meaning he could just barely breathe out of his nose.  No wonder he snores and ALWAYS breathes through his mouth.  He said that because his adenoids are so large there is a possibility that they will grow back.  (I didn't know they did that)  And if they grow back we'll have to repeat this procedure.  The tonsils were also large but they are out of there for good.  He put a new set of tubes in his ears and removed the old set that were not in the right place anymore.  There was a lot of thick fluid behind his ear drums again so he should have tons of extra smelly drainage for a few days.  But then he should actually be able to hear again!

Peyton was miserable when we got him back after surgery and continues to be  miserable this afternoon.  He was MAD about the IV they left in his arm and tried to rip it out.  I had flashbacks of him trying to rip out his chest tube as an infant (he's a lot stronger now!!).  They got us out of the hospital just as soon as they could and Peyton actually smiled just a little bit when he saw that we were leaving.  Then he went back to "sleep".  He doesnt actually sleep, just kind of passes out for about 15 minutes at a time.  But if you think he's asleep and do something to irritate him like turn on a light or change the channel on TV, he'll let you know. 

So far we haven't entered the ice cream and popsicles phase but it is sure to come.  Right now he cries when we even suggest a sip of juice.  Poor kid!  I've never seen him so miserable!  ... Well he thinks he feels good enough to walk around.  I better go help.