We took a little trip this weekend which included a stop by the Fort Worth Zoo. Going to the zoo in the middle of the July with a 10-month old sounded pretty scary to us so we set our expectations low. Our goal was to stay 45 minutes.
Well, we managed to stay for nearly two hours and Henry even seemed to notice two or three of the animals. It was very hot though so afterwards we were ready leave and enjoy the air conditioned car ride home.
Henry’s ear tube surgery went well. We arrived at the surgery center at 5:30 a.m., filled out some paper work and then were called back.
From when they took Henry back until we saw him was close to 10 minutes. So, it really is a quick procedure.
Henry cried while he was in the recovery room but once he got a bottle and we took him to our car he calmed down. When we got back home he was a little fussier than normal but not much. By noon he was mostly back to normal, playing and crawling around.
So far the biggest difference that we can tell is when we lay him down to change his diaper. He doesn’t seem to fuss as much as normal.
In summary, it was a quick procedure and we’re glad to have it over with. Hopefully we’ll get to avoid ear infections for a while now.
Henry has endured several ear infections over his first few months of life so tomorrow morning he is headed to get ear tubes. The tubes will let the fluid behind his ear drum drain. This should help him feel better and prevent him from getting as many ear infections.
The doctor, Paul Bauer, said the actual surgery will last about five minutes. He said Henry may be fussy while the anesthesia wears of but he should be back to normal by the end of the day. The worst part for Henry will be that he can’t eat until after the surgery.
We’re still waiting to hear about the exact time, but we expect it to be between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Several other parents have told us that getting tubes for their kid made a night and day difference in how their kid feels.
I’ll post an update tomorrow after the surgery.
Update: Henry’s surgery is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. which means we have to leave the house at 5 a.m.
All good parents teach their children to swim, or so we’re told. So we’re getting started early. We took Henry to a class entitled, “Water Babies”. Basically it’s just supervised play time in the pool so the kids get used to playing in the pool. As usual, Henry supplied some cute photos from the experience.
Summer time is in full swing here in Texas so we thought it was time to introduce Henry to the fun of playing in the pool. A quick trip to Target yielded an inflatable pool. Then after putting some of my hot air to good use, we were ready for the water. Initially Henry wasn’t too sure about the pool but he quickly warmed up to it and was splashing away.
