McKenna had fun at the hotel last night, but didn't sleep very well. So that means I didn't sleep too well either.
McKenna woke up around 4am wanting a bottle and she couldn't have one (nothing to eat or drink after midnight). That was really the hardest part about the entire process of getting tubes in her ears. She woke up for good at 5am and was very, very fussy. We distracted her the best we could until we got to the hospital at 6:45.
McKenna giving Daddy a hug and looking cute in her hospital gown!
Around 7:30am they gave her some Tylenol and a sedative to help her relax and she quickly fell asleep. We carried her to the operating room at 8:00am. Handed her over to a nurse (still sound asleep) at 8:04am and the doctor came to tell us he was done at 8:15am!
Then the hard part began. They didn't come to get us to see her for 15min and that was what was hard on me. I knew she was waking up and I wasn't there and it was driving me crazy! They called us back around 8:30am and she was still pretty subdued and that made me feel better. Notice the glazed over look in her eyes in this picture. She immediately downed a 6oz bottle and then cried for another one. She was hungry! We were heading home by 9am! All in all, it was a great morning, except for the frustration of starving
McKenna this morning. The doctor was great,
McKenna was a trooper, and Christian was having a grand time at home with my parents. And just for the record, I never did cry! I really thought I would, but honestly there wasn't even time to really think about it! I'm glad this morning is done and over with. Thank you for praying. Ryan and I prayed that this will completely resolve
McKenna's ear infection issues and that she'll never have another one again!
McKenna had fun at the hotel last night, but didn't sleep very well. So that means I didn't sleep too well either. McKenna woke up around 4am wanting a bottle and she couldn't have one (nothing to eat or drink after midnight). That was really the hardest part about the entire process of getting tubes in her ears. She woke up for good at 5am and was very, very fussy. We distracted her the best we could until we got to the hospital at 6:45.
McKenna giving Daddy a hug and looking cute in her hospital gown!
Around 7:30am they gave her some Tylenol and a sedative to help her relax and she quickly fell asleep. We carried her to the operating room at 8:00am. Handed her over to a nurse (still sound asleep) at 8:04am and the doctor came to tell us he was done at 8:15am!
Then the hard part began. They didn't come to get us to see her for 15min and that was what was hard on me. I knew she was waking up and I wasn't there and it was driving me crazy! They called us back around 8:30am and she was still pretty subdued and that made me feel better. Notice the glazed over look in her eyes in this picture. She immediately downed a 6oz bottle and then cried for another one. She was hungry! We were heading home by 9am! All in all, it was a great morning, except for the frustration of starving McKenna this morning. The doctor was great, McKenna was a trooper, and Christian was having a grand time at home with my parents. And just for the record, I never did cry! I really thought I would, but honestly there wasn't even time to really think about it! I'm glad this morning is done and over with. Thank you for praying. Ryan and I prayed that this will completely resolve McKenna's ear infection issues and that she'll never have another one again!
8 comments:
Praise God! I am glad everything went well for you and McKenna. It's always a scary thing when kids have to have surgery. We will continue to pray for no more ear infections.
- Laurie
So glad to hear that the surgery went well! That must of have been terribly hard not giving her anything to eat this morning!! We will be praying also for no more ear infections!
Happy to hear that all went well and it's done and over with. Hopefully this makes all the difference! Take care.
So glad to hear all is well. I hope you all get lots of sleep tonight and McKenna's ear problems are a thing of the past! You are a lot tougher than you think Judy. You know what is best for your kids and God gives you strength to get through it.
I'm glad to hear it's all over! I hope this does the trick and she doesn't have any more ear infections or need any more medicines!
I'm so glad that everything went well with McKenna this morning! I hope she is sleeping well now and starting to feel better from her long day and night last night.
I didn't check your blog for a day or two and I missed this!!! I hope this is the end of the ear infections for her! Poor thing has been thru so much! (you, too!) Glad to hear all went well!!
Praise God!! And she looks so cute in that tiny hospital gown!! :)
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