On New Year's Eve, Madisen had her tonsils out and she did SO GREAT! I am so proud of her. I cannot believe how well she has handled it. Brett and I watched 4 kids go out of the surgery center screaming and coughing and we thought, "this is going to be a very long day". We were only there for about 2 hours and when she came out of anesthesia she was moaning and said, "am I done? can I go home now?" When we came home she slept for 2 hours. After that, she acted pretty normal. She hasn't needed much Tylenol, she was singing (loudly) the next day and playing like normal. The nurse told us that it is completely normal for them to throw up after surgery. When we got home she started complaining that her stomach hurt. I told her to go a head and throw up and that the doctor said that she would feel better if she did. She said, "I don't want to throw up-my tummy hurts because I am so hungry!"
She is already breathing SO much better and sleeping so much better. She hardly snores now. We are wishing she would have had it done a year ago. I really think she is going to start sleeping better now-thank heavens!
The craziest part was getting her blood drawn the day before. I am so thankful Brett went with me because he had to completely restrain her. When she couldn't use her arms and legs as weapons anymore, she started spitting at the nurse who was trying to find her vein. When we got home, Madi went right to Saige and told her that she had to get her blood drawn. They had a little pow wow together away from everyone else and as Madi was telling her the story, Saige started scowling in our direction. When they were done talking, Saige wouldn't talk to Brett or I for about 2 hours. They are so protective of each other. I love it.
A special thanks goes out to the Remunds & Harrisons for being here to help with Saige while we were doing all of this. Thanks so much for driving all this way to see us. We sure love ya!
