Great Little Patient

Lennox made us so proud today. He was such a big boy at the hospital for his adenoid/ear surgery. We have been talking all week about how we have to visit the doctor and how he is going to fix Lennox's ears. Lennox even received a blessing from Fr. Mark who prayed for the doctor and the hospital. We tried hard to make things super relaxed for him to prepare him for his big day.

We had to be at the hospital at 6:15am. Lennox decided to wear his new space jammies. We checked into St. Vincent's and changed into the hospital gown. He did great, but he hated wearing the hospital bracelet and boo-hoo-ed about it for a long time.

Before 7am they were ready for Lennox to take his ride up to the Operating Room. Lennox rode in style in a wagon and raced through the halls, beating mama and daddy to the elevator. 

While he was waiting in the OR area he played with some toys and drank some "happy juice" to help him relax. The nurse came by and blew bubbles for him and they wheeled him to the OR in his wagon.

Mama and daddy waited in the surgery room for about 30 minutes and the doctor came out to tell us that Lennox had done wonderfully. They took out his adenoids and patched the hole left by his old left ear tube. The hope is that this will reduce the ear infections. Lennox was sick with them all summer. No swimming and a Staph Infection too. When Lennox woke up and they brought him downstairs to us, he was super groggy and very upset about the IV. We finally got him to drink a little and were able to take him home. He fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the car and was out cold for a few hours. 

When he woke up he got a "being a good at the hospital" gift, the Imaginext Rocket Ship and Launch pad. And a few minutes later Den Den brought him a brand new scooter. Mama is happy to see him up and about and playing. We are trying to keep him hydrated. For the next few days we will be staying close to home and chilling out. 

 So proud of our big boy. Two big days in a row: the first day of school and a trip to the hospital. Now we are ready for Disney :-)