From the time Krew was about 3-years-old he has snored louder than most grown men. Along with snoring he also had sleep apnea. He also had ear infections constantly. So we made an appointment with the ENT and it was discovered that Krew has enormously huge tonsils. Not only does he have huge tonsils, but he also has a bifid uvula (Which we've know about since birth). Krew liked to call it his snake tongue uvula.
Because of the bifid uvula, the ENT couldn't remove the entire adenoid or else Krew would sound nasally, which made surgery just a bit more complicated than it normally would.
The day before Krew's surgery, on July 21, we made it a fun day. Which almost always means Thanksgiving Point. This day we went to The Gardens.
July is the perfect time of year to go, when the flowers are in full bloom.
Krew and Myla pointing out the fish.
I love how much these two love each other!
Burn off some energy kids! I'll wait for you down here.
Then it was off to the store to stock up on Jello, Popsicles, and ice cream. At this point, Krew was super excited to get the surgery knowing this would be his diet for the next several days.
July 22, 2015
My wonderful sister-in-law, Chelsea came over the morning of Krew's surgery to watch Myla.
They worked on yoga moves
and walked Harvey where Chelsea captured one of my favorite pictures of Myla.
Meanwhile at the hospital, Krew was all prepped for surgery. He was so brave!
I on the other hand was not. It is the worst feeling to watch them wheel your baby away.
Not too much longer (but what also felt like a lifetime) The ENT came back to give us the news that Krew was out of surgery and was doing great. He also told us the tooth fairy came to visit while Krew was asleep. They had to pull his front tooth because it was slightly loose and they didn't want to risk aspiration.
Next, the Doctor showed us Krew's tonsils. For Krew's size, his tonsils were enormous!
Having him wake up from anesthesia was one of the worst parts. He was confused and in pain. Poor Krew.
We got him dressed and ready to head home. This sad face breaks my heart!
A few days post surgery, Jorden had a bike race up in Idaho Falls. So he took Myla up with him so I could have one-on-one time taking care of Krew.
I got a darling picture of Grandma with Myla and cousin Lindley.
And this picture. This was a post-race selfie. Obviously it was a painful race.
Krew did a lot of laying around. While I worked on homework for awhile.
He also got a Lego set from Grandma and Grandpa Backman
And I let him pick out another toy. I'm a sucker when my kids are sick or in pain!
On July 24th (Pioneer Day). Krew and I got a slurpee and drove around to find a good spot to watch the fireworks. We parked in a church parking lot and watched out the sunroof.
I thought Krew would be all over the ice cream but the only thing he wanted was half way melted Popsicles mixed with Sprite. After seeing his throat, I could see why nothing sounded appetizing for him. Sorrry for the gory picture. This is post-op day 3.
As soon as the swelling in Krew's throat came down, he constantly commented on how he felt like his throat is a huge hole now. Here is his throat almost a year later. The Doctor did not fix the bifid uvula but having the tonsils removed helps it fall into place.
Krew has also not had a single ear infection since the tubes were placed. As physically and emotionally painful as this was, it's been so worth it!
