Cale's ears

So 2 weeks ago now we went to see the ENT due to Cale failing the hearing tests at our pediatrician's office. We were told that his hearing was very bad due to the fluid on his ears and surgery was recommended for tubes and adenoid removal. That was on a Thursday and on Saturday we were in the hospital with Cale about to have his first surgery (under general anastasia). Cale was a trooper! He watched a DVD up until the time they wheeled him back (thanks to the 'silly juice' he had no issue leaving us). The whole thing was over in less than 30 minutes and we went back to the recovery area where he was waking up. They told us he had been awake but had fallen back to sleep. He was pretty stubborn about waking up (I don't blame him, restful sleep is sure nice!). JP held him until he was awake enough to go home, then we loaded up and headed for home. We stopped at Sonic for some ice cream on the way and after that Cale seemed to be coming back to normal. That same night he voted for Chickfila for dinner (like that surprises anyone?!) so we went, his activity was pretty much back to normal. The funniest thing was his hearing, he complained about the playroom being so loud and the next morning I was giving him a bath and he again said "Mommy the water is so loud!". He has been a little different all together since the surgery, his hearing is much better, his speech is improved, he talks a lot more, and is actually a little more rambunctious!! With Tyler I think I will be a little more pushy about seeing the ENT earlier, but there was no permanent damage with Cale so all is good!