pictures from yesterday

NOTE: this commentary was added Saturday, not Friday when the pictures were posted.

We arrived at the surgical center a little before 7 am. E wore one of her prettiest twirling dresses. She was offended by the "special hospital pajamas" that she had been looking forward to. They had tigers on them and the words "Tired Little Tiger". She said she didn't like tigers and didn't want to wear them. Then she didn't want her picture taken in them, but David managed it.


I teased her about wearing washcloths on her feet and she let me put them on.


This is her when we first saw her after the surgery. There's an ice pack around her neck.


They put the IV's in the kids after they're asleep from the "special sleep gas" that they managed somehow to scent like "Easter chocolate". E said it smelled good. She didn't realize this IV had a needle in it, was surprised to see some blood after the nurse took it out.


At first E said she never went to sleep, but this weekend it sank in that she must have, since her tonsils are clearly gone and she doesn't remember them taking them out.

She did great that first day. We got home about 3:00, watched movies, ate treats. She ate an entire packet of Ramen noodles for dinner (cooked in chicken broth, without the powder that comes with them). She was hungry a lot yesterday too. Today, not so much. Water tasted salty to her up until today I think, and she still doesn't like juice much, so it was hard to get her to drink. The dr said her taste will be off for a couple of weeks.