No more play-doh and bye-bye tonsils!

Ally wants you to see that she can fold her tongue in 3 sections. Actually, this is QUITE difficult and I haven't figured out how to do it. If you can do it, send me a picture or let me know. Look closely at how she has it folded in 3.



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The play-doh is officially out of Jaxson's ear! The doctor said it was in there for at least 1-2 weeks. OUCH!!!

I have wanted to take Jaxson to the ENT for a long time, but you know with 4 kids and lanuage school sometimes things that don't seem like a priority aren't important. So.....this play-doh thing was a blessing in disguise.


Why?

Well, because these HAVE to come out!

Yes....for real, these are the tonsils of our 4 year old. How does he even breathe? And this picture is when he is healthy. You should see them when he has a cold or a throat infection. His whole throat gets swollen shut.

Without the play-doh, he wouldn't have seen the ENT and the ENT wouldn't have seen these monsters.

Jaxson has always had nose problems, but we didn't know they were stemming from THESE things and the big adenoids attached to them that are blocking his nasal passages. The ENT doctor said she usually tries medicines and treatments first, but one look at these bad boys and she said, "They HAVE to come out. I am taking them out. There is no need for tests. They HAVE to come out."

So, Jaxson's tonsils are coming out and he will be able to:
Sleep better
Behave better (because he's sleeping better)
Breathe Better
Eat better
Talk better
And grow better (oxygen supply helps growth)

His overall quality of life will be better without these golf-balls in his throat.

And in case you are wondering, no...it is not normal for tonsils to be THIS big.

He is having some blood work done and we go back next Wednesday to set the surgery.

In other news, his abnormal mole is perfectly normal and his genitalia problems are fine as well.

Just in case you didn't get enough from the first picture!