Easter and ENT

Well...Easter was fun-I always enjoy it more than other holidays. Even though it rained a lot-it cleared up for the kids to hunt eggs. I got to spend to weekend with my family whick is great. I even got some alone/pedicure time with my big sister-which I don't get a lot of any more. I wish I had been off today to recover but I wasn't that lucky. On the not so good note...we went to the ENT today-Tucker will be getting his tonsils/adenoids out in June-earlier if it gets any worse. We are going to try to make it until June so that I can be with him and not have to take off work. The doctor said he will defnitely have to stay in the hospital overnight...since he is so young. I know as it gets closer it will get scarier and scarier...but I know in the long run it will help him. Okay...so here are a couple pics!

Back to the ENT

Well...we will be heading back to the Ear Nose and Throat doctor in a week or so to see what he wants to do about Tucker. Our pediatrician said that his tonsils were defintely abnormally large and if they were swollen 90% chance that his adenoids are too. He did put him on a nasal spray along with the zyrtec. That is going to be awful having to hold him down for that.But hopefully we will get things fixed and we will have a happier Tucker which will make a happier Mommy!

My boy

Well...Tucker of course is always sick. He already had tubes when he was 10 months. Well...when we went to the doctor in January for his 18 month check up, the doctor put him on zyrtex daily for allergies. He said if that did not improve how Tuck is always sick (coughing, snotty, congested) that we might need to see an allergist. No good changes have happened so I have already been dreading dealing with that. Well...about a month and a half ago...Tucker started snoring. I mean really snoring-he sounds like an adult man! Sometimes he even has the half snore...half whistle like you see on cartoons. He wakes up from his snoring with coughing and gagging. He is so tired in the mornings and they tell me at day care he also snores very bad and has had a few gagging/coughing type fits and he throws up a little. He has also had a big attitude change in the past week. Tucker does not snuggle...he does not sit still. He has only wanted me and his blankie to hold him a lot lately which tells me that he does not feel well. Well...of course I start researching the snoring anf find just what i suspect...it is probably sleep apnea caused by his adenoids being out of whack. I had always suspected that he might have problems eventually with this because of his allergies. I have also noticed that his tonsils are HUGE. He has never had a problem with tonsilitis or anything but in the past two weeks...his tonsils are so big they are almost touching. So needless to say, we are heading to the doctor today. If we end up back at the ENT, then we will deal with that when it comes. I just am so ready for summer so I can be home with Tucker everyday!