The boys are doing great! Sunday night we put them to bed a bit later than usual in hopes that it would help them sleep a little later. We then fed them at about 11:45PM, since they couldn't have anything after midnight. They ate their bottles and never even woke up. At about 5AM they both started stirring a bit. We were able to give them their pacifiers and sooth them. Then we brought them both in bed with daddy and I a little later. It took awhile for them to go back to sleep, but they finally did. They ended up sleeping with us until my alarm went off at 7:15AM. We placed them in their beds so we could get ready and get their things ready as well. They woke up not long after that. We had to be at the surgery center at 8:00AM, so all in all the morning was off to a good start.
Everyone at the surgery center was very kind and loved the boys. They said they were the cutest twins they had treated. They had balloons in their room for them to keep them occupied. Unfortunately the only glich was that they had an unexpected emergency surgery and they were about a half hour or more behind. They provided us with a wagon to wheel the boys around. Finally it was time for Ethan's procedure. When they hauled him away he was perfectly content. Dr. Dugan came in and he started playing with her necklace. They also took his blankie with him and the balloon. When E was taken to recovery, they came to get Aaron. He played with Dr. Dugan's necklace and was perfectly content when they took him back as well. Soon after Ethan was brought back to us. He was crying and a bit disoriented. I gave him his bottle right away. He continued to be fussy until he fell asleep just before they discharged us. A on the other hand just wanted to snuggle. He was snuggling with the nurse and Marc took him and gave him his bottle and snuggled some more. He then played with his balloon and daddy until we were discharged. He only cried when Marc dressed him, which he does pretty much every day!
E slept out to the car, while being put in his carseat, and all the way home. My parents were nice enough to be at our house when we got home since Marc was going to work for the afternoon. The boys played with Grammy and Papaw for awhile, ate, then took a nap. E was fussy again for a bit after nap, but other than that the afternoon was fairly typical. To top it off we put them to bed a little early last night since they were a bit off on naps and they both slept the WHOLE NIGHT. Not a peep until 5AM!!! I don't remember the last time I didn't have to get up at least once to put a pacifier in.
It is hard as a parent to know that your children need surgery at such a young age. This was our boys second as they had to have their circumcisions redone. Many of my friends and neighbors are experiencing lots of earaches with their children currently. If tubes are needed, I would say don't hesitate. It is a procedure that has been around for sometime. It takes literally about 5 minutes. Our boys didn't even have to be put under antestetic. They only received gas. But most of all, who knows how much suffering our boys endured prior to this procedure. Dr. Dugan informed us after each of their surgeries that each of the boys had one ear that was very near rupturing. E had a blood vessel that burst and probably released some pressure so his eardrum did not. A actually had somewhat began the rupturing process. Some fluid had been released and the spot had started to scale over. Fortunately neither of them have any permanent damage. Both boys were back to normal by the afternoon, if not sooner. They ate well and played the rest of the day!
Thanks to our friends, neighbors, and family who called, prayed, and offered support. You are all so very thoughtful. I love you and appreciate each of you! An extra thanks to my neighbor Krista for making us a meal and ensuring that I did not have one more thing to take care of yesterday. Also, my parents, we couldn't do it without you two!
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