Down the Tubes

On Monday morning, Liam underwent a procedure to place tiny tubes in his ears. Each tube is about the size of a grain of rice, and together, the tubes will help drain fluid from his inner ears.

The whole thing took less than an hour. Liam was a little worried when we entered the surgical suite. The bright lights cast a scary glow on the room. In addition, ten or so new people scurried around the room, wearing masks and blue gowns. If I didn't know what was going on, I'd think the mothership had finally landed. It all seemed like an alien encounter, and that would scare me at any age. Luckily, Liam has not yet seen any of the Alien Movies.

The nurse said he would cry and struggle as the anesthetic was given. She suggested thy could help me if I couldn't hold him, but I knew Liam would be brave. He didn't really cry, though he flailed around for a second before he drifted off to sleep.

The procedure took only a few minutes. Liam was so brave. He didn't cry after either. The nurse said she had never seen a child react in such a mild way. I told her that's just Liam. He takes everything in stride.

We hope the tubes will drain his ears. He's having a hard time hearing, and the tubes will fix that, we think. He's had the same ear infection for a few weeks now (nearly a month) so hopefully the tubes will work wonders.

On 10/6/08 Liam weighed 27.5 pounds and was around 31 inches tall. He also earned five choo-choo stickers at the doctor, which is a new record.