The Ellis Fam: Jack's Surgery

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Jack's Surgery

Before the surgery in the waiting room:

That icky gown he hated:

After the surgery in the recovery room:

Oh how my heart ached all night- I didn't want to wake my buddy up at 5am to take him in to the hospital! So I think I showed up a little OVER-prepared. We had a dvd player, his favorite movies, his favorite pillow, his monkey George of course, his best books, and a few cars. Yeah and then we ended up waiting only like 20 minutes so we didn't even get to watch our movies! The worst part for Jack: putting on the hospital gown. He thought it was a dress and was not happy about wearing a dress. He was literally screaming and saying "NO! I wan't dis one!" pointing to his little shirt. We finally got it on, took the vitals and all that business and then we laid down on the hospital bed watching a cartoon. We fell asleep together and I loved that little moment with him. After that they woke us up to take him back. Saddest thing ever watching your baby be wheeled away with these big eyes- like mom where the heck are they taking me and why aren't you coming with me. Yep I totally cried. I know I know, those who have had sick kids like Richelle, Crys, Cassie, Aunt Joan are realizing what a wuss I am, even though Jack was only getting tubes- I have even greater respect for the trials you women and many other have had to go through.
Here is Jack being wheeled away:

3 comments:

Sam and Rachel said...: Awww, that broke my heart to watch them wheel Jack away. I would have totally bawled too. Hope everything went well and that the tubes help your cute little guy. Seriously, your kids are stinkin' adorable!; July 22, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Brenden+Nikki said...: I don't think you're a wuss. I got choked up just reading this and imagining what that would be like. I had tubes when I was little for the same reason. I had lost 80% of my hearing. So seeing him wheeled into surgery was probably so hard but I bet you're also so relieved that he'll be able to hear better! ;); July 22, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...: I totally got teary watching Jack get wheeled away!! I LOVE that little guy.
He is so sweet... I can imagine the fear for both you AND him... I'm so happy everything went well!; July 25, 2011 at 11:27 PM

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APRIL11- Lydi says form bed, "mom I'm scared!" I tell her what I always tell her, "everything is ok, just say a prayer and ask Heavenly Father to help you not be afraid" Lydi: thats what daddy said but it doesn't work!" Me: "well you have to believe that it will work and it will, Lydi: "but I don't believe!" This conversation went on for quite some time.
MARCH 11 Today I was laying down and Lydi asked me to put a movie on for her, I said ok. Then she said, "now say- after that will you let me rest?(in her best impression of my voice)" and she really made me say it. Taylor is all about the sniffy face! Everytime she sees me she pulls the cutest piggy face! Taylor is rolling and scooting to get to stuff, I have a feeling crawling is just on the horizon... Lydi ran in all excited to tell me something and she said, "Mom! I just saw a girl on Hannah Montana that looks just like ME!" We pretty much find Jack naked in his bed every night and sometimes in the morning after we have already re-dressed him! FEBRUARY 11 Lydi had a sheet of alphabet stickers. She arranged some on her closet door in a random order. She ran in to get me and said, "mom! I spelled a word!" I went in to look at it and it was just gibberish. She said, "what did I make?" so I sounded out something like "gguyabailitmmy" and then she said, "Oh! I made a Spanish word!" Lydi said a prayer and blessed that she could hold Taylor's hand. Her prayer was answered shortly after. Taylor is eating solids and is a much happier little girl! JANUARY 11 Jack-isms: "Hoo House" (mickey mouse), "You hur me!" Wuh you doee mom?" "mama!! whe ah u?" Lydi-isms: "whatch your doin?" "do you bemember" "I hadn't be seen that movie" Lydi spoke in the microphone at Sharing Time for the first time since I got called to the Presidency- my hearted melted Jackson's hot dog dance- my fave 1/15 Taylor rolled over (in her bed while throwing a massive crying fit) OCTOBER 10 Taylor smiled! At 5 weeks old. I started calling Taylor "Tater Tot" so Lydi started calling her "Tater Tot Tree" (like Apricot tree from popcorn popping) We were talking about how Taylor is chubby and I asked Lydi who is the chubbiest in our family and Jack raised his hand and yelled "ME!" Lydi hit Jack (its usually the other way around) so I told her to give him a hug and say sorry. Before she could Jack went up to her and hugged her and then licked her face in a really dramatic way. Lydi tripped over a bike and fell down. She started giggling to herself and said "I like tripping over bikes" AUGUST 10 Lydi came out of her room wearing a big white fluffy dress-up gown. She said, "mom look at me! I'm in a wedding dress!" I was playing blocks with Jack and I said, "wow! You are beautiful!" Then she says, "Jack look at me!" He looks up and then goes back to playing. Lydi says, "awww you don't care" and then giggled. My favorite things Jacks says, "uh-huh!" (in a high pitched voice), his prayers, (they go higher and higher and higher so by the time he says Christ he is a full on soprano and then he goes low again for "Amen"), "Uhnunu daaaa" (that means I wanna dance) and then we sing "go Jack go Jack, its your birthday!" and he jumps around dancing like crazy. JULY 10 Jack said a prayer last night- I realized how different boys and girls are- he was so fidgety the whole time but he repeated daddy the best he ever has and said all the names really good (all while he was marching, trying to grab toys or bite someone) Lydi sang us a really long song about Jesus the other night and we said, "where did you hear that song?" she said, "I created it!" MARCH 10 Lydi was marching around the couch singing "Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet, Follow the Prophet He Knows the Way..." and I said ok Lyd come to bed! She said, "No Mom! I'm following the prophet!" Jackson put together a puzzle! It was one of those where the shape fits right in but I was SO proud of him!! He has never had the attention span to do that! FEBRUARY 10 Lydi said her first original prayer. It was the best prayer ever. JANUARY 10 Lydi was running to the potty (why are all of Lydi's funny remarks around potty time?) and her little pants were down. I said "Lydi I'm going to pinch those little cheeks!" And she turned around confused, "those aren't my cheeks!" Then what are they? I asked. She replied, "those are my little stinkies" Jack made me the happiest mom on earth! Me and Jarom have been worried about him because he doesn't talk as quickly as Lydi did. But the other night I said say night night to daddy! And Jack waved his little hand and said "Night Night!" Just as plain as day! Yay Jack! Today Lydi came out with her panties around her ankles and said, "mom there is no toilet paper!" so I went to get her some and I was laughing at her. Then I said, "Lydi you are so cute, I love you with all my heart". She replied, "I love my heart too mom."

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Jack's Surgery

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