Such a little trooper!

Luca got his tonsils removed on Friday.  We were so proud of him.  He did such a great job going into the surgery.  He was actually pretty excited about going.  It's pretty odd, but he really enjoys going to the doctors office.  He told Corey "The doctor is going to take my testicles out tomorrow." The two pictures were taken a few days before his surgery.

The morning of his surgery he wasn't able to eat or drink anything.  I thought it was going to be tough because he usually is pretty hungry in the morning but I think he was so excited that he didn't even ask us for anything to eat or drink.  When they called Luca in for his pre-op at the clinic, we changed him into a gown and they did some routine things like checked his heart, temperature, and blood pressure.  Then they gave him Tyelnol with some medication to relax him.  He seemed like he was high as a kite within minutes of taking it.  He was so funny and laughing and just staring at the ceiling.  He kept looking under the bed for me, it was funny and definitely helped relax us.  By the time the anesthetist came to get him he didn't even cry or anything.  Even though he was only going for a small procedure I was still so nervous.  The procedure was only 20 minutes and the doctor told us that his tonsils were very large and that he thought this was definitely going to help with his breathing.  When we went to get Luca he was crying and wanted to take the IV out of his foot.  They let us take him in a room with a tv w/cartoons on to see if that would help calm him.  He just kept telling us he wanted to go home but they wouldn't let him go without him drinking a little bit.  He wouldn't drink anything.  We finally had to just take a syringe and force it so we could take him home.  They gave him a teddy bear before the surgery even though we had his favorite monkey but when we left he did NOT want to take the bear with him.  The nurse said he wanted to leave that memory here and not take it with him :(  Once we got him in the car he fell asleep.  He took a small nap on the couch and watched Toy Story Three and has been doing great ever since!  Every night Corey and I will cover up the kids before we go to bed and we were amazed that Luca wasn't snoring for the first time!!! It made a difference so quickly.  

This picture was taken today.  The kids asked if they could eat their lunch outside.  I am so shocked that Luca is eating!  I thought for sure he wasn't going to eat anything for a few days but he's back to his normal 3 year old self which makes us so happy!

Thanks to everyone who has asked or sent well wishes for Luca.  It really means a lot to us.  Even though it was a minor procedure, it was pretty serious for us so thank you for your calls, FB messages and texts.