Little Miss had her tonsils and adenoids out on March 1st. She was behaving fine and enjoying the new sites and sounds at the hospital, that is until they tried to wheel her away from Mommy and Daddy. TOTAL FREAK OUT!! So much so, that the nurses and doctor had to put a banana suit on Daddy, cap and mask and all, so that he could carry Little Miss into the operating room. She gripped him so hard, I thought she was going to bruise his neck. Daddy came back from the exchange feeling very guilty. He thought Little Miss would hold it against him when she woke up.
We went to the cafeteria and ate some breakfast and went back upstairs. They were ready for us when we walked in the door - Perfect Timing! Little Miss was still groggy but fighting the poor nurses trying to get the tube out of her throat. I started talking to her and she all but Leapt at my voice, coming over the bed railing and all. The nurses took away the bed and brought me a recliner to hold her in. When we were ready for our room, Little Miss was awake enough to ask for Daddy (as he is her security blanket)and so she rode to her room on his lap in a wheelchair.
We spent the next 26 hours in a very cool room at the new Childrens Hospital. We watched Hannah Montana.. twice, Tinkerbell Lost Treasure... twice, Tale of Despereux, Bedtime Stories, Backyardigans, Dora... and the list goes on. Little Miss was having a ball eating nothing but ice cream and treats!
Our friend, Mrs Spice, was fantastic and brought Little Miss a gift bag of goodies but more importantly FOOD... real FOOD... for Mommy and Daddy! We ate chicken alfredo and Brownies! It was awesome. Papa stopped by right before bedtime to let Little Miss know that everyone was thinking of her, and Auntie K was nice enough to feed our dogs LUNCH while we were at the hospital... who feeds their dogs lunch??
The night was the worst. Not only did Little Miss have nightmares disturbed enough to set off the cardiac arrest monitors, but the nurses coming into the room and touching her was very traumatic. Even though I was sleeping in her bed, holding her, the whole time... we barely slept at all. The nightmares would continue once we went home.
The whole week Little Miss stayed home from preschool, having Mommy/Daddy then Papa and Auntie K watching her. She never had a problem with her throat, just a problem eating anything but ice cream once she was better!! We are so excited that she is going to be better now.
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