Monday - Post Surgery

So seeing your baby in pain is hard, hard, hard! She was fine apparently until she saw us in the hallway as they were moving her upstairs to her room. She freaked out so much that I had to jump on her gurney and hold her to calm her down. She was in pain and needed a dose of morphine to settle down. By the end of the day, she was in a good mood and loved to hide in the cabinet and managed to eat some jello as long as it was spoon fed by Daddy. The night was rough though and she needed quite a bit of pain medicine and slept in the bed with me which was quite an adventure. I never knew how much she moved at night, whew! I slept about an hour that night. What a trooper!

Monday - Surgery

So, we met with an ENT doctor last week to discuss what to do about S's recurring ear infections and to our dismay, the ENT recommended that we remove both her tonsils and adenoids and add tubes to drain the fluid from her ears. S also failed her hearing test, which helps to explain why her speech is delayed. Our pediatrician asked us to PLEASE get a second opinion, so we did and he concurred with the first ENT. So Monday morning, bright and early, we arrived at the hospital. This was NOT our usual hospital and did we ever feel the difference. Here are some pictures from before surgery! The top one is after the Versed kicked in. I got a glimpse of S as a drunk college student. Very funny and sad at the same etime.