Whew...

Whew...we got through the little ones surgeries and everything went great. MUCH better than I had expected, so that is always a good thing. Presley's ear tubes surgery was quick and she was bouncing off the walls and being her silly self 1 hour after surgery. She seems so much happier and seems to generally "feel" better! I'm so glad we did this for my little girl. I am thinking down the road her adenoids might have to be taken out too.....my little stuffy kiddos.

Jackson did amazing with getting ear tubes and losing his adenoids....he was so brave and did so well. The recovery was good too, he stayed home with me for 4 days and we watched a lot of movies, did some crafts, went to a pumpkin patch. His face is actually different which was something my husband noticed right away. The puffiness under his eyes is gone...and he just looks a little different. The ENT said his adenoids were really, really big. He is breathing out of his little cute nose and night, he doesn't seem as sniffly, his voice and speech are clearer and he seems like he "feels" better too! Kids are so tough. He didn't even take pain medication or complain.

They both had hearing tests, and the doctor let me look in their ears and see the tubes. We were blessed to find such a great doctor. The kids were actually excited to go see him a week after their surgeries.

Thank you for your many prayers, emails, calls and support. I am praying for a healthier winter and fall without so many trips to the doctor to "check their ears"!!!

I think we are going to get the H1N1 vaccine for both kids as soon as our doctor gets it in and we check for egg allergy sensitivity next week at the allergist. With their tendency to get chest congestion in the winter, I am very concerned. Their pediatrician said she wants them to get it. We are going to try the regular flu shot next week (we have to get it in the allergist office because of their egg allergies). They have both been cleared with NAET for eggs, but of course I am still a little worried.

Happy Halloween..I'll post some pictures next week!

Goodbye adenoids and hello tubes!

Tomorrow both the kiddos go in for surgery (if they can stay healthy for the next 12 hours). Jackson is getting his adenoids out and tubes in both ears, and Presley is just going to get tubes (for now). I am a nervous wreck and praying they do well, I think mommy and daddy need prayer too! So, I'll update how they are doing and we are hoping we are going to have a healthier winter this year after going through these surgeries. YIKES!

Air...Wind...Water....

This week I took Jackson to NAET even though it was Presley's turn. He's had an endless cough (the kind I call the chokey cough).....I have even had to have him on the nebulizer a few times which makes me feel anxious about the flu season ahead. I think it was really the change of weather that the crazy WINDS brought last week that started the coughing spells. I decided to have Dr. Kathleen treat him for whatever is in the air since his cough has not turned into an ear infection or a fever, ect. It must just be allergy. I put a bottle of water outside in the front and backyard and let it collect the particles in the air. We brought our "water" to Dr. Kathleen and she created a vial of it for Jackson to be treated with. He is so funny at the treatments...he's just such a little "model patient." He said, "we have to go to the doctor and then I'll feel better!" after she was done doing the acupressure with the laser he popped off the chair and exclaimed, "I'M BETTER!" Sometimes I think he knows a lot more about NAET than we do. He did seem to cough less the next day and his little nose was less runny. We'll see how he does today. We do go to a new ENT for Presley's ear infections and Jackson's "always sounding stuff" adenoid issues this week. I'll keep you "posted"