Friday, May 6, 2011
Tympanoplasty AKA Lily's most exciting day EVER!
Lily post surgery with her infamous bowl of cheerios
Enjoying some Daddy time
Mommy cuddles
Lily livin large with her own remote and unlimited PBS kids viewing. I didn't even say "TV is not good for your brain" one time!The day finally arrived for Lily's surgery, she didn't seem anxious about it, talked about it alot at home & at school but seemed excited, not worried. Wasn't sure if that meant we had done a good job preparing her or a horrible one since she was looking forward to it. Got to the hospital, settled in to our pre op room. She asked the nurse what her gown was going to look like, wanted to put that on right away, what was on her bracelet, all about her sleep medicine,etc. Had a blast because she could adjust her bed, use the tv remote,etc. And she had us all to herself which just about NEVER happens.
Of course they were late getting us to surgery, when they came to get us, we had to walk and walk and walk to the pre op area. I could sense her getting a little nervous, wanted hold me hand so that's when I got choked up but I held it together. The anesthesia nurse & Dr. Chen came in & of course Lily had questions for them:
"What does the sleep medicine look like?"
"How big is my IV?"
"What are you going to put in my ear"
"What does it smell like?"
And on and on and on....
Jason asked if I could go back to the OR with her until she was out which isn't what they usually do but they said Ok so I suited up and they wheeled Lily on the gurney while I held her hand. I knew at some point she was going to start freaking out and she didn't disappoint! They started t put the oxygen sensor on her toe & then the kicking, screaming for Mommy started. They ended up having to hold her down while putting the mask on & then she was out in a few seconds. I think they were afraid I would freak out too but I figured that was going to happen. I've had to hold her down by myself for a blood draw so I knew! Surgery took about an hour/15 & went well. Lily was weepy and irritable when she came out but didn't have any vomiting. She kept saying, " I want this IV OUT!" Within an hour or so, she was eating popsicles and then was ready for cereal, here's how that played out.
Nurse, "Are you ready for cereal?"
Lily, "What kind do you have?"
Nurse, "I'll go get them and you can pick"
Brings back several kinds and shows them to Lily
Nurse, "Cheerios, froot loops, etc."
Lily, "What other kinds do you have?"
Nurse, "That's all we have"
Lily, "Ok, I guess I'll have cheerios"
Then, poor Jason gets the task of feeding her the Cheerios because they bandaged up her hands so she couldn't rip out her IV. Jason tries to feed her a normal amount on the spoon but Queen Lily would have none of that!
Lily, "Daddy, can you just feed me one cheerio at a time"
The look on his face was priceless!
Jason, "Umm..how about 3 cheerios at a time?"
Lily, "Yeah, that's Ok"
A few bites late...Lily, "Daddy, I counted them in my mouth and there were 4 cheerios the last time"
Love it! Got home past 8 that night, told Lacy all about it, slept decent (well, she did,I did not!) and was almost back to normal the next day. And now we wait 6 weeks until her hearing test to see if it worked..praying!
Of course they were late getting us to surgery, when they came to get us, we had to walk and walk and walk to the pre op area. I could sense her getting a little nervous, wanted hold me hand so that's when I got choked up but I held it together. The anesthesia nurse & Dr. Chen came in & of course Lily had questions for them:
"What does the sleep medicine look like?"
"How big is my IV?"
"What are you going to put in my ear"
"What does it smell like?"
And on and on and on....
Jason asked if I could go back to the OR with her until she was out which isn't what they usually do but they said Ok so I suited up and they wheeled Lily on the gurney while I held her hand. I knew at some point she was going to start freaking out and she didn't disappoint! They started t put the oxygen sensor on her toe & then the kicking, screaming for Mommy started. They ended up having to hold her down while putting the mask on & then she was out in a few seconds. I think they were afraid I would freak out too but I figured that was going to happen. I've had to hold her down by myself for a blood draw so I knew! Surgery took about an hour/15 & went well. Lily was weepy and irritable when she came out but didn't have any vomiting. She kept saying, " I want this IV OUT!" Within an hour or so, she was eating popsicles and then was ready for cereal, here's how that played out.
Nurse, "Are you ready for cereal?"
Lily, "What kind do you have?"
Nurse, "I'll go get them and you can pick"
Brings back several kinds and shows them to Lily
Nurse, "Cheerios, froot loops, etc."
Lily, "What other kinds do you have?"
Nurse, "That's all we have"
Lily, "Ok, I guess I'll have cheerios"
Then, poor Jason gets the task of feeding her the Cheerios because they bandaged up her hands so she couldn't rip out her IV. Jason tries to feed her a normal amount on the spoon but Queen Lily would have none of that!
Lily, "Daddy, can you just feed me one cheerio at a time"
The look on his face was priceless!
Jason, "Umm..how about 3 cheerios at a time?"
Lily, "Yeah, that's Ok"
A few bites late...Lily, "Daddy, I counted them in my mouth and there were 4 cheerios the last time"
Love it! Got home past 8 that night, told Lacy all about it, slept decent (well, she did,I did not!) and was almost back to normal the next day. And now we wait 6 weeks until her hearing test to see if it worked..praying!
How did a month go by?
Way too much to catch up on! Here are some pictures from Easter, we hadn't been "home" since Christmas so it was a great break for all of us especially Jason working so much lately. Played with cousins, Mammy braved taking care of all 4 girls so we could sneak out for a date which included shoe shopping for the girls, yeah, we're wild. The girls did well at church on Sunday even though keeping Haley still is much like wrestling a 20 pound pig. Jason asking Lily what she liked best about Easter and she said it best, "Being with everybody"
Attempt #1 at picture of girls in their Easter finery.
Attempt #2, Look @ Daddy, put your legs down, quit playing with your hair..and on and on
Attempt # 2657...this is when I usually tell Jason, "let it go, it's good enough"
Lily taking a picture of herself, could she look anymore like her Daddy?
Sweet baby girl!
Grant took her tootie! Priceless!
Hey, I just took her tootie, now I have two tooties!
Lacy is so excited because Mammy has like 1000 Easter eggs and she's going to try to shove them all in her backpack, take them home and then shove them under her bed. And Haley said she doesn't have to wear a shirt because we're back in the south.
One of these things is not like the other..Thomas, holding his own!
Attempt #1 at picture of girls in their Easter finery.
Attempt #2, Look @ Daddy, put your legs down, quit playing with your hair..and on and on
Attempt # 2657...this is when I usually tell Jason, "let it go, it's good enough"
Lily taking a picture of herself, could she look anymore like her Daddy?
Sweet baby girl!
Grant took her tootie! Priceless!
Hey, I just took her tootie, now I have two tooties!
Lacy is so excited because Mammy has like 1000 Easter eggs and she's going to try to shove them all in her backpack, take them home and then shove them under her bed. And Haley said she doesn't have to wear a shirt because we're back in the south.Thursday, March 31, 2011
Harper the Happy Pooper
Girls & I were eating breakfast this morning, Harper is on her potty reading her Elmo Potty Book for the 54, 262 time this week and I hear: "OH HAPPY HAPPY DAY, I POOP ON POTTY" pause " I get Hershey Kiss?"
The potty training of Harper!
Bit the bullet this week and decided to potty train Harper, had put it off for awhile because quite frankly, it adds a full time job of being a potty cop to my other 8 full time jobs I do! So glad I did because she's just about there! Even on day 1, had 2 accidents and now on day 4, NO ACCIDENTS. We've made two outings in panties with success. Here are some of her funnies: She pooped in her panties and of course comes to tell me with a giant grin on her face because, well just because she's Harper. Harper, "I poop my panties" Me, "Oh, no. Harper, no pooping in your panties, where does the poop go?" Harper (with her giant grin), "IN MY POTTY!" Me,"let's go in the bathroom and sit on the potty now" Harper, "I get hershey kiss" Me, "No, you only get a hershey kiss when you go on the potty" So, I'm putting the poop from the panties in the potty and she says, "Now my poop in the potty, I get hershey kiss?" Me, "No, no hershey kiss until you go in the potty" Harper, "Ok Mommy"
Our daughter GINORMICA
The girls are always pretend playing, pretending school, pretending to be Mommy, pretending they're on a Disney cruise (this is thanks to Lily's friend who is on one),etc. So, the other day I overhear Lily telling Lacy that her name is Ginormica. I'm like, what in the world but didn't say anything. Then, at lunch yesterday, I hear this conversation: Lily, "Lacy, the government is changing my name is Ginormica" Lacy, "The guvment?" Lily, "Yeah, the government" Lacy, "What?" Me, "What?" Lily, in a fit of giggles now repeats,"The government is changing my name to Ginormica" Okay.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Cauliflower
Lacy's question of the day, "Does cauliflower come from California?"
Me, "I don't know, maybe"
Lacy, "it does"
Me, "I don't know, maybe"
Lacy, "it does"
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