totally tubular

diedre's ear tube surgery went well with no complications--just as we'd prayed for! she did so good waiting around for surgery even though she hadn't eaten or drank anything for close to 15 hours!!!

she did not do as great in recovery (probably from waking up without either of us around--she has separation anxiety when we leave her with people who are in no way hurting her, so i'm sure, being left with people who poke needles in you would be very upsetting!).

she definitely seemed to be experiencing pain from the IV in her hand and the shot for pain in her leg. it took her quite awhile to calm down and for the painkillers to kick in.

it was pretty sad for us but i just tried to cuddle and comfort her, eventually she fell asleep. i think she wanted to get away from all the nurses too (too many strangers).

she slept all the way home and was doing much better when she was back in her regular environment. it was pretty exciting to see her smile again, then she got really silly and fun, it must have been all that juice!
here's our little post-op trooper. she sure is loving apple juice. i don't buy juice regularly. she has apple juice at McDonald's every couple weeks but other than that its at friend's or grandma's houses. she drank almost 1 litre of apple juice this afternoon!


she's not a huge fan of ear drops but she loves her tylenol :D
i hope she sleeps really well tonight so she can heal up quickly.

it was really interesting to compare stories with the other two parents who were there. one boy was around 15 months and had had fluid in his ears for six months with no draining. he was way behind in his development because he couldn't hear (he didn't talk or walk either).
the other boy was a twin who was developmentally behind his brother. he had fluid but had never actually had an infection.
then there's diedre who's development does not seem delayed at all, but has had many painful infections over the last 9 months.

thanks for your prayers and support!
xo
amanda