T & A
T oday was a big day for Joziah- he got his tonsils and adenoids taken out. I was nervous, not for the procedure but for how painful I know the recovery can be. Joziah, of course, wasn't nervous. I told him he was going to the doctor and he said, "No owie." I've tried to train him that doctors aren't scary, and it looks like I succeeded. . . until now, anyway. H ere he is in his way-too-big hospital jammies, waiting for surgery. They have a nice wagon that you can give your kids rides in while you wait. That was lots of fun! H ere he is right after surgery. The surgery went well. Dr. Nicholson said Joziah probably weighs 10 pounds less now; I bet he says that about all his patients. While Joziah was in the recovery room, and after he was brought out of general anesthesia, they gave him a shot of Demerol. That made him nice and sleepy, and we just cuddled for an hour at the hospital, and for pretty much the rest of the day at home. H e's doing grea...
