Resting at Aunt Barb's

We made it back to Aunt Barb's. While Ethan was in recovery, he was very agitated.  The recovery nurse asked if I would come back and try and help to settle him.  She said typically they don't ask parents to come back, but with my surgical nursing background, they felt it was appropriate.  Ethan was pissed off that he had elbow restraints on and an IV in his hand!  The more he threw a fit, the more croupy he sounded.  After multiple attempts as taking the restraints off, having to put them back on, trying to keep him from pulling his IV, giving him Morphine to settle him (didn't work), and giving him some humidified O2, the recovery nurse finally decided to call and see if we could just take the IV out.  Anesthesia said yes!  Boy, he was much happier without all the wires.  They placed an ice bag over his eyes and said most kids don't tolerate it or leave it alone.  He has wanted the ice on his eyes, which will just help make things better faster.

After he settled down, we finally got to meet back up with Daddy and Grammy.  Ethan let us spoon feed him 2 popsicles and declared that he was ready to go back to Aunt Barb's.  He has been resting comfortably ever since we got back.  Aidan was down for nap already by the time we got back, so he has not got to see Ethan yet.  None of us have really got to have a good look at his eyes open, because he's only barely opened them about 5 times so far.  Dr. Drack said that he may not want to open his eyes at all today, and that was ok.  We do have some eye drops we need to try and get in him 2 times today.....wish me luck with that!

He sorta looks like a wounded Civil War soldier with the ice wrap around his head, but if the ice is on his eyes, he can't rub them.  I'm afraid tonight may be a LOOOOONNNNGGGGG night! :)