Goodbye tonsils!

On January 29th Stockton got his tonsils out. We were always told pretty much his whole life by his doctor, Dr. Burton, that this day would most likely come due to problems over the course of his life involving tonsils. After 2 bouts of tonsillitis and 2 different antibiotics in January Dr. B sent us to an ENT doctor to talk about getting them removed. (Plus he has snoring, breathing issues at night that needs fixed!)  5 years old is the perfect age, not to old and not to young. So we went forward and met with a great ENT doctor, Dr. Donaldson and got it scheduled. The week of the surgery I admit I was having some serious anxiety and wondering if I was doing the right thing. I was getting feedback that it was the best choice they ever made or the worst, and the recovery was awful....and so on. Stockton is my baby boy and I was just in freak out mode. Thankfully I talked to my Aunt Tena and she put my mind at ease and with lots of prayer and a Father's blessing for Stockton all was well. I got Stockton a cool new comfy Nike outfit to wear the morning of because he loves that kind of stuff. And with one of his favorite blankets (he has 3) and his favorite stuffed animal, and his hat on backwards we were off. He didn't complain once about being hungry, as he was fasting. Big Thanks to my mom and dad who came and got Abby to school and stayed with Peyton. Such a huge help!!!

Waiting room.

He could be a Nike model, don't ya think??

Waiting to be wheeled back. 

And the after pictures! 

His tonsils. The Doc reported that they were big, one side bigger than the other. I wish I could remember the percentage but a percentage of his tonsils was blocking his airway. I'm not surprised at all. 

Ready to go home! So sad but he was so excited about the wheelchair ride. 

Car ride home!