Brave Boy

 Matthew had his tonsils out yesterday.  Unfortunately, he was scheduled for an afternoon surgery slot, so he had to go a long time without eating!  He was a super-good boy, though. The kids' waiting rooms had lots of things to do -- video games, foozball hockey, coloring -- which was good, because we were there for quite a while!

He brought Snowy (his snowflake pillow) with him, and Snowy went back into the OR with him. Mattie was very brave the whole time, and the procedure went well.

Afterwards, he had couple of popsicles and some apple juice.  He said he felt like he was famous because the nurses were being so nice to him.  :)

He was even feeling well enough on the way out for a stop at the gift shop.  He got a stuffed Scooby, and he and Scooby have been watching movies together on the couch today.

He had spaghetti for dinner last night (and breakfast this morning), and has been doing well about drinking sips of water and taking his medicine.  So, I think his throat is feeling a bit sore, but so far it has been manageable (and we've been staying on schedule with his meds -- we learned our lesson last time not to go too long between doses!)