This is more accurate how he was feeling...nervous. His back pack was full of dinosaurs. He took some to the doctors office too. The nurses and doctor couldn't believe how much he knew about dinosaurs. I am amazed by it too. 
The hospital was so nice. The nurse anesthetist carried Nate down the hall to surgery. He went back a little nervous, but no tears. Here is Nate with his new teddy bear. 
He came out of surgery crying and crying. He just wanted out of that place, so about half an hour later, we were on our way home. It pays to know the staff...and to have them know that Dr. Grandpa is next door. 
He came out of surgery crying and crying. He just wanted out of that place, so about half an hour later, we were on our way home. It pays to know the staff...and to have them know that Dr. Grandpa is next door. Poor little Nate just layed on the couch. Then it was like a switch flipped. He was eating potatoes and popsicles like crazy. He recovered really well. We only had one throw up to clean up and he came through this like a champ.
The nurse in the OR said that those were some of the biggest tonsils he'd ever seen, especially on a 3 year old. They were a little bigger than a bouncy ball. Before surgery, Nate only had about 1/4 of an inch between his tonsils. He had a hard time eating, breathing and talking. Now his voice is higher. He eats a ton. And, he never shuts up. Robbie teases him and says that he is going to take him back to the hospital and have the tonsils put back in. His favorite song to sing is, "Everybody dance now...Everybody dance now...Everybody dance now..."
Even though it was a very minor surgery, I kept telling Robbie that I wished that I was stupid. It is scary to put your baby under anesthesia knowing the risks.
Once we were home, Nate ripped the hospital stuff off the teddy bear. He won't talk about his surgery. He is so funny when people ask him about it. He just bows his head and hides. It is like he wants no evidence of what he went through. We are glad it is over.
I LOVE Nate's green fingers. He loved the green dye. I guess that was lucky since he had on green 
We got all ready and watched Conference. I love this 
The prizes...YUM!
I think a dirty face is the sign of a good fun day!
These are Robbie's 3 brothers that live around here. We sure missed everyone that couldn't come. 
After all the festivities were over, I was a little sad. I hate the let down when everyone goes home. It is so nice to have family close by and to get to spend so much time together. We'll do it again next year! 
