It's been a gradual process of recovery for Alex this past week with his tonsils. The doctor and nurses said days 3-5 are usually the worst and they were right. Alex hasn't complained much but it's easy to see when his mouth is bothering him. He's been doing pretty well on drinking liquids but it has even been hard for him to swallow. He hasn't had much of an appetite all week although we have made frequent trips to the bakery to pick up a chocolate long john for our little man. Alex has been pretty good about taking his medicine and it's like night and day after we give him a dose. A few sleepless nights with him but, all in all, I think Alex is recovering really well and almost back to himself again.
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| Peeking around the door for any nurses so Alex can make a run for it. |
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| This pretty much sums up the past week with our Alex Man. |
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| Not much energy for running around but lovin' the swing at the park. |
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| Alex was showered with ice cream, shakes, smoothies and gifts all week. Thanks to Auntie Joan for the super cool radio flyer. Alex LOVES it! |
We've gotten a little stir crazy indoors with Alex recovering from his surgery and we're trying to make the most of the little time we have with just Alex before Baby M arrives. Yesterday, we walked around the Milwaukee County Zoo with Uncle Mark. Alex has been more interested in the different animals through the books we read and puzzles so it was neat to see him explore the zoo this time. He kept talking about the horsies so we thought it might be a good idea to give him a pony ride. That "good idea" turned bad as soon as Alex sat on the pony. The other good idea we had was to take Alex on the choo-choo train since he's been into Thomas the Train lately. Another bad idea. He wanted no part of it after we bought our tickets and got in line. Alex definitely wasn't feeling like himself at the zoo but it was good to get out, walk around and enjoy the fresh air.
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| Who's son is this?! |
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| Not liking the pony ride! |
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| Riding the choo-choo train at the Zoo. |
We are all patiently awaiting Baby M's arrival. We had our 38 week checkup yesterday and everything looks great. I am 2 centimeters dilated! We are scheduled to get induced next week if this baby doesn't make an appearance on its own before then. We finished a few last minute projects around the house this week and now we're all just waiting...
