Recovery

Howdy all. It's Tuesday and the family has two more holes in the head. Yep, Marcus got tubes put into his ears yesterday.

It is one of those inevitable processes that our children have gone through. After nearly two months of being on and off antibiotics, Marcus now has bonus holes in the ears.

The scary part is the moment when they take him away for the surgery. When Alya went, she had a sedative and was in the metal "crib". Marcus went in the anesthesiologist's arms. Both times it was wrenching to know that they were going to make my son breath chemicals to knock him unconscious.

And we would not be there to watch. To know exactly what was happening. We just waited for his return.

Marcus was away from us for over an hour. Upon his return, he was very upset and crying uncontrollably. This happens since the drugs are still in his system, and he's awake. It basically is a "bad trip" because he cannot understand what's happening.

Eventually, Marcus fell asleep in my arms while I was singing "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega to him. The boy has good taste.

Today Marcus is doing well. He's at daycare and only had a little bit of infant Tylenol late this morning due to crabbiness. Marcus is a trooper and a tough little guy.

Hopefully we won't have to deal with another surgery for a long time, if ever again. Stuff like that is rough on everyone.

Be seeing you,

Jon