Bye-Bye Tonsils..HELLO Popsicles!

Like the book says "My Surgery" today was Ava's big day they were removing her tonsils and adenoids. She got the royal treatment. Piggy back ride up the elevator and through the hallways to where we signed her in..

There was a awesome waiting room, filled with lots of fun stuff for her. Toys, books and movies.. So she played, and we were even about to put Pinocchio in to watch when they called her in..


It was a pretty long wait. But the hospital made it a nice experience during the time "before the surgery"..The doctor came in and talked to us and asked some questions and asked if we had any for him.. Then another women came in to talk to Ava on how to use the mask, how she would have to blow a bubble with it, and even let her pick out a smell to put inside..She picked bubble gum! Then she let her pick lots of stickers for her jammies..

There was even CLOWNS..they came to the door and there names were Dr.Chester Drawers and Lily Pad..they were really funny. It was a really good way to keep Ava calm.

Even though I have to say my girls a trooper. She wasn't even nervous. She played and drew on the coloring book and all the while not even scared..Brave Girl I got! Mama not so much.. I was scared and trying not to show her. I shed a few tears while she wasn't looking. I couldn't bare to think of my daughter being in a cold OR room on a table, put to sleep and them cutting her..I was just not doing well with all the thoughts of what could happen..

It was time to go back and they asked her if she would go take a walk with them or if they wanted me to go with her, and my heart was screaming please, please let her say she wants me to go with her, and she did just that. The sweetest words "I want my mommy to come"..Her daddy was in the bathroom so we waited a few for him to come and see her off to surgery..Then we started walking and I could feel the nerves in full force..

The room is cold and so bright..We sit her up on the table and it feels like everything is moving so fast. They lay her down and give her the mask and tell her to blow them a balloon like they showed her. So she starts and I am holding her hand and she starts to want to push the mask off and one of them says to me..It may look a little scary cause she may start kicking and moving all around, but it's just part of her falling asleep..Sure enough her legs starting going up and her hands were moving up to the mask..She was fighting pretty hard. They were like she is strong..YES, she is! I wasn't! every fiber in me wanted to rip that mask off of her and take her out of that room! But next thing you know she was OUT! Snoring..yes, snoring really lout at that..My girl said it..When I told her that they would put her to sleep, she said there gonna say.."wow this girl snores loud" and that is basically what they said..

Crying the whole way, one of the nurses walked me back out to a waiting room where my husband was waiting..He laughed at me.."Laurie, your crying" Stop it, she is gonna be fine" Such a Dad thing to say.. He never worries, he is always so calm and sure about everything. I think he knows that I worry enough for both of us..He was in there eating bagels and reading the paper..I just sat there with tears in my eyes and looking at the clock. It seemed like forever. But in all reality it was actually VERY quick..Maybe 20 minutes, if that!

The doctor comes out and walks up to me. He says to me "that everything went well and hands me a little specimen cup..mind you I am thinking WTH is that.. I don't want her tonsils..LOL. He says "her tooth came out during surgery and they left this for her" and hands me a dollar..I was SO excited.. My baby was okay. Thank God AND she lost her FIRST tooth!!!!I knew she was going to be so excited about that!

They call us to go back with her and when I am walking from a distance I see her sitting up and crying and moving her arms around..OMG I had to run to her..She was still very groggy and the anaesthesia was making her nose itchy so she kept rubbing her nose! I tried to comfort her but she was so out of it..I was trying to hold her against me and the nurse finally took her out of the bed and I rocked her in the rocking chair until she was calm enough and then we put her back in the Bed! She slept!



When she came too, she was really excited cause daddy bought her a big balloon. I told her that I had a BIGGER surprise for her but she had to say "CHEESE" and take a picture to take a picture...Then we showed it to her and asked her what she noticed..took her a bit to notice but she got it..MY TOOTH...OMG was she excited!!


She got to rest some more and even got to pick a toy, then the clowns came by to see her again..She got a wheelchair ride to the car..Off to home we went..Thank you God that the surgery was a success! I knew it would be, but what can I say I am a MOM!