ENT appointment: we have a date

The ENT appointment went really well on Thursday. The doctor was a hoot and very good. He took one look in Cooper's mouth and said the tonsils have to go. They will also be taking the adenoids as well. I explained to the doctor Cooper's history with anesthesia and the difficultly he has waking up and breathing on his own. He said that some of the trouble he had in the past could have been due in part to the tonsils. But, he said Dr. Hadeed(the pulmo) likes to keep his kids overnight for monitoring, so we will be staying in patient. I am very thankful for this. Cooper will have a pre-op with the pulmo on March 4, then the surgery itself will be March 5. We do not have a time yet, but we are expecting it will be early afternoon. For now, we just are trying to keep him comfortable and fed. He has been eating better. It seems to go in phases, every other day he eats well. The ENT said hungry is a good motivator, and they eat through the pain and discomfort. So I guess he eats one day, then isn't as hungry and takes a break, then is hungry the next day and eats again and so on and so forth. He is doing about 12oz of formula now and mostly potatoes and applesauce, but he is still having dirty and wet diapers, so I know he is fine. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Don't expect too much from the blog until the surgery is over and he is recovered. I will be doing the 365 project, just late and missing some days, but I won't be doing the menu, at least for now.