Recovery

This morning was a morning we have been counting down the days to for about a week now. Not in excitement but with a little bit of hesitation. Sadie braved her first surgery. She got her tonsils and adenoids removed at the crack of dawn. We had to BE AT the hospital by 6:00am! I don't usually function that early in the morning....I guess I was barely functioning this morning. I had a few moments of "am I going to throw up or pass out?" I am sure my nerves were contributing to the feelings. Sadie was "excited" that we got to go in "the middle of the night" since it was still going to be dark. She wasn't so excited about it this morning when I woke her up.
While Grandma Christy was here, we went to the library and checked out some books on getting your tonsils out. They have been her favorite the past few days! She will sit and listen to ever word. We packed Sadie's back pack just like the little girl in the book. Sadie wore her jammies to the hospital but wanted to wear her "comfy clothes" after - just like the book. It was very nice to reference the book once we got to the hospital. Checking in, getting her bracelet, putting on the robe, the funny paper slippers the doctor wears. She did SO good. We waited in the waiting room for a while. She brought her Happy Dust (glitter that her teacher made for her separation anxiety) and she put on hers and Daddy's Happy Dust while we were waiting. When we got back in the room we met with a few different nurses and doctors. We discovered that I wouldn't be able to go back with her until she was put under. She was upset about this but was so brave too. We talked about how I was going to wait right there until she came back. I was so proud of her! The anesthesiologist was so nice and singing her songs. He asked her what her favorite princess was and she said Belle, so he was singing Beauty and the Beast. It was so sweet. We talked about what the gas mask will smell like once she got back to the operating room. I told her to remember so she can tell Daddy. She later told me it smelled like strawberry and bubblegum!
The actual procedure took about 45 minutes. The Doctor said her adenoids were about as large as her tonsils! Which were huge! Seriously, her tonsils normally look like the worst sore throat I have seen. But then when she is sick they almost swell shut! So we are glad that they are gone! She will do so much better.
When she woke up after the surgery the nurses gave her some morphine but I guess she is allergic because a rash started spreading up her arm from her IV. So she had to WAIT while the nurse went and got something else to give her. She was squirming in pain! It was so sad! She was still out of it a little too so everything was exaggerated...her IV in her hand, the blood pressure thing on her leg, the heart rate monitor on her finger - everything. She kept saying, "there's bumpies in my throat!" "Can you take the bumpies out?" "I want the bumpies out!" It was so sad. Everything we did, we convinced her to do by letting her know that it will help get rid of the bumpies. A few minutes after having the medicine, she relaxed enough to fall back asleep and get some well needed rest! It was so sad to see her in pain! I am so proud of her for being so strong!
We went and picked up Lucy from a friends house and got Sadie's medicines. Then we went home to rest a bit. After Sadie rested a little bit and got accessorized she said she wanted to go to Krispie Kream. We NEVER go there so I figured she REALLY wanted to go and a donut would be pretty soft. So we packed up in the car and went. We also stopped by Daddy's work fast to drop something off to him and Daddy was aching to see Sadie. When we got to Krispie Kream Sadie was adamant about what she got and she wanted lots! But then we sat down to eat it and she wouldn't touch a thing. She started feeling yucky so we went home. It was a good lesson for her to realize that she needs to take it easy. She was even wanting to ride her scooter outside at home earlier. Crazy!

Crazy girl wants to eat EVERYTHING and wants to have it set out right by her. She wasn't able to eat or drink anything after midnight so she is hungry. But then when it comes down to actually eating it she isn't sure about it. Poor girl! When she got home from the hospital she wanted a Popsicle and was falling asleep with it in her hand. I took it from her so she could sleep and she freaked out. So cute.

I've got quite the little helper to keep Sadie company. Cute little Missy is being so sweet to her. I think she can sense that she isn't feeling well. When we got home Missy would not leave her alone. She was licking around the bandage from her IV and everything. So sweet. She is quite the cuddler and Sadie is loving it!

We are so glad Sadie is doing so well and can't wait for her to feel better and not keep getting sick! Without all the snoring she will sleep better too! Her voice might change a little too. So we will see! But we can't wait for her to be back to her normal cute and crazy self!