Tonsil Sale - Everything Must Go!

We're really not selling their tonsils. We're just having them removed because apparently, they're ginormous and need to come out before they acquire identities and apply for citizenship.

And yes, it's for both boys. You didn't think only one of them would need surgery and not the other, did you?

If you're thinking this surgery sounds familiar, that's because we did almost the same thing this time last year, but then it was for adenoids.

Surgery is this Friday, so keep the boys in your thoughts. It shouldn't be a big deal -- we've been here plenty of times before, and for more major operations -- and we're not expecting recovery to be too bad either.

We'll update after Friday. In the meantime, if you want to be blown away by how much the boys have grown in recent months, check this out...

Chillin' with Grandpaw.

I really think William is laughing at
John-Raven's Donald Trump-esque hairdo.

Blog? What Blog?

So in my last post, I said I'd get more pics in a few days. But what I MEANT was a few weeks. Right? Hear me sigh deeply at not having enough time to keep up...

I'll try to get a better post up soon. In the meantime, here's a pic of the boys from earlier tonight, courtesy of Lissy, one of our two amazing nannies.

Day After Surgery Pics

I took these this morning. The swelling of the skin around the shunt tubing that runs from their heads to their tummies has gone down so that it is already much less noticeable. The incisions, which really aren't that large to begin with (though I imagine the boys would argue that point), are visible in person but more difficult to see in these pics. John-Raven's head incision is toward the back, but William is lying with his head turned so that his head incision isn't visible. The little pink line near their bellybuttons was the only other incision required.

John-Raven (5/15/09)

William (5/15/09)

They were spitting up so much overnight that they weren't allowed to eat and had to be put on IVs. We think they'll be able to start eating again today.