One Down Two to Go!!!

Avery's doing well!!!!

Avery did wonderfully in both surgeries. The tubes were a success. Dr. T put the longer lasting tubes in so they will hopefully last until 18 months. She had fluid on both ears so her hearing will improve greatly. So glad we had them put in.

The lip adhesion went really well too. Dr. L said he was very pleased and was excited for us to see her. Even though we taped her these past few months she looks pretty different to us. She looks great! Her nose is much more shapely than we expected and her lips are stitched next to each other.

Getting her to the hospital at 6am without eating went unbelievably well. She woke at 2 for her nightly feeding and then I woke her at 4 am and gave her two ounces of pedialite. Nothing after 4:30. She slept the whole time! We only needed to wake her 15 minutes before heading up to the surgical floor. The staff was awesome.

I was so nervous for Avery. I got light headed every time I I thought of what she would go through today. It honestly did not feel like she was going to have surgery today. I think I was in denial. Kept telling Jeff I was going to faint. When it came down to surgery time I did fine. I actually bargained for the right to go into the operating room and was able to lay her down and talk to her while they were putting her under. It was hard, but I'd much rather be there than to hand her over. One hour and 15 minutes later she was done.

The first thing the recovery nurse said to us when she came to get us was.. "She's not happy" We knew what that meant..........We could hear down the hall. She stopped the minute mom picked her up.... She would fall asleep on and off for the first two hours. She is eating now an ounce at a time, but we need to squeeze it into her mouth and let her swallow, not suck. We need to avoid the incision site. In a few days she will be able to eat more normally. I don't see her having a problem- she seems to know what to do even without the appliance. Her pain seems to be in check, but I know she looks at me and is thinking... mom please do something. She whimpers every time I try to talk to her. :O(

She is tolerating the No No's pretty well. She really wants to put that left thumb in her mouth. They keep falling off. She weighed 11 lbs.... WOW- she was 10lbs. 2oz on Tuesday. Little Piggy! :O)

Well, that's it for now! Thanks for all your prayers, I know it calmed me to know there were so many people praying for her.
We'll update tomorrow morning. We have pictures but no way to get them downloaded until tomorrow night.