Collin had to get tubes in his ears today. I'm told it is very common for kids his age but any kind of "surgery" is stressful for everyone. We had to be at the surgery center at 7:30am and his procedure was scheduled for 8:30am.
They took us back and gave him a little medicine to make him relax. They also gave him a little oxygen mask to play with so he would be used to it when he went into the surgery room. By the time they took him back he had put all of his stuffed animals to sleep with the mask and tucked them in with his blanket. He didn't fuss at all when the nurse took him from me, which for anyone that knows Collin, that is NOT the norm!
They warned us that it would be a different story when he came out. They assured us it was not because he was in pain but I guess when they come out of the anesthesia they are very disoriented and to put it mildly-PISSED OFF!
I forgot to bring a sippy cup so I sent Wyatt to get one across the street. I seem to always mess up something important on these occasions. I guess it could have been worse. He was gone all of 10 minutes and as he was walking through the door they called us to the back to see the doctor.
Collin's surgery went fine and we could go back in just a couple of minutes to see him. Well, they were right! I could hear him screaming as soon as we turned the corner. He was screaming and fighting and wiggling, but it seemed like he wasn't even awake. His eyes weren't really open and no tears were coming out. He kept this up for about 30 minutes and then he started to calm down. He drank 2 whole cans of apple juice before we left and ate a big bag of goldfish. I guess he was feeling better.
We headed home and we started to see signs of normal Collin coming back. He ate breakfast and took a nice nap. He doesn't seem to be in pain and seems to be functioning normally other than he walks around like he is drunk. Once again, it's like nothing ever happened-thank goodness!
So for the rest of the day Collin and I are just hanging out and taking it easy. I was concerned I may need to take tomorrow off work but he seems to be right back to normal so I guess he can go to Nana and Pops. What a relief!!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009
My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy
I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.
When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.
I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.