Ear Tubes and Adenoids

Since March 20th Sophie has been on antibiotics three times.  She has had two ear infections and the fluid just wouldn't drain, so she had to have a second set of tubes put in.  The doctor told us that they always take the adenoids if a child has to have tubes a second time.  I think it is a blessing, because Sophie breathes very loudly when she sleeps and she snores. 

The first surgery I forgot the camera, so I don't have any pictures of Sophie in her hospital gown.  When she heard that she was going to have surgery, she was so excited!  Here she is all excited for her surgery.  She wasn't scared at all!

 

 Cute little pull-up bum!  She wouldn't turn around and look at me, she was having too much fun playing on the doctors stool.

 She was so brave when the nurse came to take her back to the OR.  She was a little nervous, but they told us that she never cried.  When we went to see her after surgery they told us she was getting a little sad, but she didn't cry until she saw us.  Mommy got to snuggle with her first. 

 After about a half an hour, she wanted to snuggle with Daddy.  She was so sleepy.  The nurse told us that they gave her Tylenol and Morphine while she was in surgery.  I'm sure she was feeling the affects of the Morphine and the anesthesia.

 My drowsy girl!  She was so sweet and snuggly.  She was able to drink her Pediasure after surgery and she kept it down until we left.  As Jon was putting her in the car she said that she wanted to throw up, so he pulled her out and she threw up on the rocks outside.  After that she was just fine. 

 

Lucky for us, Sophie fell asleep on the way home.  Jon and I stayed up way too late the night before, so all three of us got to take a nap when we got home.  The post-op instructions were too keep her down and have her rest for the day.  Yeah right!  Once she woke up from her nap, she was her usual ball of energy.  It was quite the challenge trying to keep her from doing somersaults and jumping off the couch.  She kept showing us all sorts of tricks.  We tried to get her to rest, but she just wouldn't relax.  She even got a new movie to watch, but that didn't help either.  Oh well, there doesn't seem to be any damage done from her busy day.