Gracie's surgery

On the fourth, Gracie went in to have surgery on her ears. She has been suffering from chronic ear infections for months now, so we were referred to an ENT who recomended we put tubes in her ears to help the fluid drain. It is a relatively simple procedure, so I jumped at the chance to help my little girl. It was scheduled for last Thursday at a hospital that is about an hour away and we were supposed to check in an hour early. Needless to say I was a nervous wreck! I was a little nervous about the surgery just because they all tell you how upset your baby will be when they wake up, but mainly I was stressing about the no food or drink thing. My daughter's first word every morning is EAT!! She is like her father and is always worried about where her next meal will be coming from, and she drinks like she lives in the sahara desert. Sooo that morning I get her up and try to distract her while getting her ready. She was doing alright until her sister began demanding a drink. So at five thirty in the morning I have two children screaming about drinks and we haven't even gotten out the door. Luckily since Jed wasn't able to come with me my mom had agreed to meet me there, so she helped me keep Gracie distracted until she had to go back. That child is so smart! She knew something was up the minute we got there. She tried to slap any nurse who tried to touch her and yelled no them. This was really a shock to me because she normally is really easy going and loves all people. When they came to take her back the youngest anethesiologist ever came to get her. I swear she was younger than me, but then I remembered we did graduate 10 years ago. Damn I feel old! They had to pry her little arms off of my neck and the whole way down the hall she screamed my MaMa!! I was a mess, my mommy nicely hugged me and dried my tears. She got out of surgery fairly quickly, but boy was she pissed when she came out. She didn't know what she wanted, she'd reach for the Jello and you would try to give her a bite and she'd hurl it across the room. Hug you one minute and head butt you the next. She reminded me of Jeckyl and Hyde. After about a half hour she finally calmed down. We got to take her home about an hour later, glad that it was over. No matter how big or small, no arent likes to see their baby in the hospital. Thank goodness my mom came with me, and thank goodness Gracie did so well. Now she is like a brand new lady! Her vocabulary has trippled in just three days. Here are some pictures the doctor took to show me she calmed down once they got to the opperating room.