Ear Surgery!!

In March, Alex had ear surgery.  Throughout January and February, he had about 5-6 ear infections, which was basically one every week.  It was truly awful to see our little guy so sick for so long.  So, when the ENT said he could put tubes in his ears, it was like I could hear the angels singing from the heavens!  It was wonderful news!  So, on March 18th, at around 7am, little Alex had tubes put in his ears.  The entire surgery took about 10 minutes and he was probably under anesthesia for about 7 minutes.  When they brought him out from surgery, they warned us that he may be screaming and kicking and flailing around.  He acted exactly that way.  He was very combative - kicking, screaming crying, and lurching his body around.  For a while, he still had his eyes shut and the nurse assured us he was acting very normal for coming out of anesthesia.  After about 40 minutes, he started acting more normal and was drinking water.  About 1 hour after surgery (about 8:15am), they released us and we went home.  Little Alex fell fast asleep on the way home and slept until noon.  When he got up, he was a happy little guy and was acting completely normal.  He ate a good lunch and then took a long afternoon nap as well.  All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better surgery day!  Here are some pictures I took of him after he ate his lunch - about 4 hours after surgery.