Recovering from anesthesia.
Feeling better and listening to his favorite show on the speaker built into the television remote.
We've spent the afternoon at home. Other than being a bit more cranky than normal and with a bit less energy, it's been a fairly normal afternoon. Cooper passed over the jello, pudding and yogurt in the fridge in favor of grilled chicken and chocolate cake for lunch. He had macaroni and cheese for dinner. He's drinking a glass of water right now by way of medicine dropper because he finds it fascinating.
He's playing, he's laughing, he's dancing. We're so blessed for him to recover this quickly. There are times of crying and crankiness, but the pain so far has been manageable. The nurse who brought him back from post-op said he was the best kid he's ever taken care of. He didn't cry at all the entire time he was coming out from under anesthesia. When we left, the nurse who took care of him in the recovery room thanked us for sharing him with them today. He's an amazing kid.
It's times like this that I am even more grateful for the priesthood than normal. Our home teacher came over last night and helped GeekBoy give Cooper a blessing. Cooper was promised a complete and speedy recovery, an ability to understand the purpose of the pain and therefore tolerate it easier, and many physical blessings as a result of the operation. Everything that was promised in the blessing has been realized to the fullest.
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What a beautiful story, particularly the ending. My youngest had adenoids out and then a sinus surgery, but not tonsils (yet). I've heard that it can be rough--so glad that things are going so well!
Cooper had his adenoids out about a year a half ago, and the recovery from this has been much easier.
What a good patient. Here's to a speedy recovery. Feel better, Cooper! You're doing great, EmmaNadine!
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