tubes

Yesterday Benjamin had tubes put into his ears. Curtis and I were actually very thankful that we were going to be able to do them, since they made such a difference in Micah.

We had one of our favorite babysitters come over very early to watch the two big kids, while Curtis and I took Benjamin in. When doing minor surgery, the doctors go in age order, so Ben would be one of the first, which we were thankful for since he couldn't eat after midnight. Curtis and I got up at 5am, and about 15 minutes later, Elizabeth was up. She was so excited about Dayna (our babysitter) coming over, that she couldn't go back to sleep!

We checked into the surgical center at 7:00, Benjamin was taken back at about 7:40, and we were home at 8:25! Everything went better than we had anticipated. The doctor told us that it was very good that Benjamin got his tubes, because his ears looked pretty bad. He had to do some cleaning out of Ben's left ear, which caused bleeding and drainage through the day yesterday. We were also warned that all the little things that can happen (drainage, reoccurring ear infections, some bleeding) would probably happen to Benjamin because of the helmet. The doctor said he wasn't sure why this was the case, but said that he had seen it happen to many of his helmeted kiddos.

Benjamin has been doing pretty good. Last night he was running around and playing, just like normal. During the night, he had a rough time. So hopefully today he'll be able to catch up on some rest and continue to feel better!

Thanks to everyone who was praying for Benjamin, who called, and who offered a helping hand. We really appreciate it!