"Kissing" Tonsils and growing up

My little cutie is having surgery on Tuesday.  As my friend Diana put it "she is having the trifecta." The ENT was convinced that not only does she need her tonsils and adenoids out immediately (hence the quickly scheduled surgery) but she also needs tubes in her ears.

Notes from our visit:

~Kate's ears have so much fluid (and wax-yuck) that he did not think she could pass the hearing test.  She always has fluid which is why she needs the tubes.

~He was astonished at her verbal ability.  He could not believe how well she spoke since he thinks she cannot hear and he just thinks she speaks very well in general:)  That was nice to hear.

~He said that her tonsils are so large they touch and are called "kissing" tonsils. They must come out.  They make it hard for her to eat (she chokes and gags), sleep, breathe etc.

~He thinks she'll be a different (and even better and sweeter) little peanut once they are all out.

~When he listened to her heart, he said in his adorable and grandfatherly British accent that she has a happy heart.

~As we were leaving he told Kate that I ought to buy her lots of presents for Tuesday.  Thanks Doc!

~He told me that she will likely have to spend the night in the hospital because of her sleep apnea.  I will stay with her but I still think it will be very scary for Kate.

In other news this week....

When did this little guy (Will)

morph into this big guy

GOING TO HIS FIRST DANCE TONIGHT?

Yes, Will was heading out to the 6th grade mixer dance at his new school.  He was fresh out of the shower and that is why his hair is wet.  But it looks that messy dry too;) He was going with a group of buddies but they all had "dates" meeting them at the dance. Then, the boys are having a sleepover.  I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that sleepover!

I cried (little quiet tears) after I dropped him off at his friend's house.  He is growing up. It is all too quick.  He won't be home tonight to tell me all about his first dance. Will confides in me and I love it.  We have a great relationship. I know I'll find everything out tomorrow but this letting go is SO VERY HARD.

Oh and I took him to the library after school today and saw firsthand these young teenage girls (some bigger than me) oogling over him.  They stopped dead in their tracks to check him out.  It is the first time I have seen girls blatantly check out my son in public and it was unnerving. I think we are entering into a whole new realm in our house. I am so not ready for it.