Jachin's Surgery

(Jachin wanted to lay around with his shirt unbuttoned for some reason!)

Jachin had is tonsils and adenoids removed....finally. I decided to take him straight to the ENT when you could hear him snoring through a closed door. His tonsils were HUGE and you could see them pushing out his neck. I thought his glands were always swollen. Who knew you could see tonsils like that? We scheduled the surgery and they told us that he should start eating regular food the day of surgery. In fact, they told us to stop at the Sonic around the corner from the surgery center on the way home for a hamburger! That was the best advice ever. We told Jachin that he could have as much ice cream as he wanted as long as he ate regular food too. So he had that expectation from the beginning. He was eating Doritos the day after surgery. He was heavily drugged though. Jachin hated the pain meds and I had to beg him to take them sometimes. We switched to plain Tylenol fairly fast. I think the narcotics made him feel weird and he didn’t like it. Jachin was out of school for a week and loved being home. It was hard for him to go back. His friends at school made him cards and his teacher brought a balloon over. He is very loved!

Pinewood Derby

Jachin and Andy made a black car with lightening bolts. They didn’t win any trophies, but I could see that look in Andy’s eyes. He was mentally planning next year’s car! Jachin had fun with his friends from RAs despite the outcome.

Boaz Kerson McDonald--It's official!

We had a courtdate today for the State of Oklahoma to acknowledge Bo’s adoption. Judge Bonner officially changed his name to Boaz Kerson McDonald. We went back and forth on his name, but finally ended up with Boaz as his first name. We think that will be easier since he goes by “Bo.” I decided to not hire a lawyer for the adoption. I didn’t use an agency for the Haitian adoption, why start now? But I did need a little help from the lawyer grandparents. ;) The court proceedings were short and sweet. We had no problems with the order that Papa made, and the judge simply glanced at the pile of paperwork. He had us swear to be Bo’s parents and let Bo hit the gavel on the bench. Kimberlyn and Nana were watching as we officially adopted Bo. It was a stressful, but surprisingly easy day. I went up to the State Health Dept to get Bo’s Certificate of Foreign Birth. That was more stressful than the court proceedings. We waited for a long time, but finally they gave us his official “birth cert.” Now if Bo needs a birth cert, we can get a copy from Oklahoma instead of trying to track down one in Haiti (that is in French)! My next step is Bo’s citizenship....

For the photo album of today, click here.