It's hard to say yes to a night of no sleep BUT for my boy, I'd do anything. Since it was so last minute, I immediately started telling him that mommy and him were going to sleep at the hospital and they were going to put things on his head while he slept. He handled it so well and of course, I bribed him by telling him if he was good and slept well we would get a donut on the way home. No shame in the bribe game!
We arrived at hospital around 7:30pm and had to wait for our long escorted walk to the sleep study wing.
We were taken to our room and given instructions of getting into pajamas and relaxing for a bit. They seriously have it made for kids…movies on demand and many options. Austin chose his favorite, Toy Story.
Just for laughs…this was my bed for the night. It did fold out & wasn't the most horrible place to sleep but I never hope to sleep there again.
He followed by turning to his stuffed Mickey and saying, "Mickey, I look really silly." He did amazing while they were putting 13 wires all over him. Not one tear and really held it together well. The nurse told me, "he is my dream patient".
Austin went to bed like a champ- he was tired. Sleep went well other then his nose wires falling out twice. The staff was amazing, fixed the wires quickly and back to sleep we went. They were caring and quick with what they had to do. All of our experiences at AI Children's Hospital have been top notch and I highly recommend them.
Morning came quickly and slowly. He was up at 5:15 am telling me was "done with being silly and wanted to see his hair again". We got wires removed (only time tears were shed) and headed off for his donut!
It's over! We survived to tell about it. We anxiously await the results to see if we will have to remove the tonsils and adenoids. Praying that either way we will be peaceful and have answers.
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