Surgery

Oy what a day. We finally got Kate down for a nap (she looks so tiny laying in a hospital bed! -they haven't delivered a crib yet) so I have a minute to come update.

The surgery went well! Her Dr said her tonsils were adult sized, and her adenoids were taking up 60% of her space back there. Wow! He said she should feel a dramatic improvement while sleeping.

I could have told them this (and did) but she ripped out her IV the second she woke up from anesthesia. They need(ed) to keep running fluids in her, so they had to hold her down and run another IV while she was awake.. Poor thing. They said they had a hard time finding a vein because she's such a chunk, so it was a bit traumatic. They didn't call me back until they were done with that. But really, after that she didn't do a whole lot of crying. Thank God for our portable DVD player and the Backyardigans. I plopped down in a rocking chair and got it going, and she just sat there in my lap and watched. For the first 3 hours or so, she'd just sort of cry on and off for a few seconds, once every 5 minutes. But she's really doing great overall.

We finally figured out one reason she was crying - she was HUNGRY! That's my girl! We started her off with applesauce and she gobbled that down. Then our lunch trays came - she ate a dinner roll, mashed potatoes, and some fruit! Good girl. She's not really drinking though. She's taken a couple sips of water or juice here or there, but she really doesn't want to drink. I find it interesting that it clearly didn't bother her to eat, but drinking seems to be painful.

The most annoying thing is the IV. That thing is in the way and so annoying, and I think that's half the reason Kate is crabby and crying. It really bothers her and we want it GONE! The problem is, they can't take it out until she drinks. So round and round we go.

That's the update for now, hopefully she takes a good, long nap. She needs it. Thanks for all your prayers, I appreciate it!