Back to Normal

February 16, 2010

Back to Normal

*Hooray*

School is back in session. Waverly was there today and both kids will be in class tomorrow. I think Wavey had a great day with her teachers and classmates. She was exhausted tonight and fell asleep in record time. Oliver will have a more difficult time adjusting to the bus rides and structure of preschool, but hopefully he will remember how much fun it can be.

I spoke with Wavey's ENT today. We have decided to move forward with having her tonsils and adenoids removed. Surgery is scheduled for the beginning of March. The recovery is not going to be easy for her, but I think her sleep and breathing will be much improved. We are also hoping to see some benefit with her drooling and choking issues. Of course, this means about 10 days out of school....but it should be worth it.

Comments

Anonymous said…

Glad to hear your children are finally returning to school! Praying that Wavey's surgery goes well later this month. Sorry to hear that she'll have to miss more days of school...that interruption of routine is tough on parents and kids alike.

Julie
London

February 17, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Laura said…

Our experience with tonsils/adenoids was: very sorry we did the surgery the first 10 days - 14 days and then very happy we did it from there on out!!!

February 17, 2010 at 4:39 PM

Welcome to Holland

By Emily Perl Kingsley

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