Henry VanDyke

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.

He was so cute we couldn't help but take a picture.

Henry wasn’t feeling good Thursday night and was acting pretty pitiful. In fact, he fell asleep on me and stayed asleep through the night, missing his last meal. A quick trip to see Dr. Mathieu and few doses of antibiotics later, Henry was back to his normal self.

Ah, mucho better!