Back to normal, kinda...

It's been a busy week - on Tuesday, we all went back to work and daycare. David is beginning to feel better and can stretch his pain meds to 6-8 hours, which is better. He still complains about a sore throat, so mornings start with ice cream or a popsicle. He's allowed to eat whatever he wants, except for chips and pretzels as they can have sharp edges. We're not sleeping through the nights, and I'm pretty convinced he is having night terrors. So we're up about every three hours at our house every night. I feel like I have a newborn and am starting to drag a little, but each day is a little better.

He'll go back for the second procedure later in May. Now that the tonsils and adenoids are out of the way, the plastic surgeon can work his magic. They don't want to wait to do the second procedure, as to get better and improved pressure sounds (P, B, D, etc.), David can't get used to what he has now.

I think we'll all be glad when this is done...Dog included.

No more tonsils

On Tuesday David had his tonsils and adenoids removed, along with replacing an ear tube. Before the procedure, St. Vincent has a dog therapy program so he met Bailee, a 13-week old puppy that was rescued from a puppy mill.

David's doing okay -- today's been a rough day so we're praying for a speedy recovery.

More Easter Photos

Here's David's St. Patrick's Day look.

David had a great time at the Easter egg hunt at church on Saturday. He even won a book as a door prize that I donated!  We also had a mystery visit from the Easter Bunny on Friday night.  One of our trees in the front yard was decorated with Easter eggs when we came home! We don't know who blessed us, but we sure appreciate it!

Easter morning egg hunt at home before church.

David with his Easter basket and dressed up for church. We went to church and then out to Pizza King for lunch!

Hoppy Easter

David wanted to see the Easter Bunny at the mall last night! Isn't that a big grin! We're excited for the Easter Bunny to visit our house, and on Saturday our church is hosting an egg hunt.

David had a great time on St. Patrick's Day. I think he wished he was Irish, as much as he talked about it and was excited to wear his new Lucky Guy green t-shirt that was on clearance at the OshKosh store. He keeps asking about the next holiday and I tell him it's going to be Peace and Quiet Day!

For new things David can do, he can zip his coat by himself. This summer at daycare he will learn how to tie shoes, as that's something you need to do before Kindergarten. He's also starting to recognize words and trying to read. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that he knew how to spell the word Walk and also recognized the word You in a story book. I debated if this was the right thing to do and decided that if he knows more than is expected to start Kindergarten, then I'll figure out the alternative. Muncie does have two accelerated programs for children, so when the time comes, I'll do what's best for him.

Have a blessed Easter!