Dazed and confuesd here... still trying to make sense of it all.
Avery came through surgery great!!!!! Thanks for all the prayers, I just know it was our source of calm before the storm. Avery made it to the hospital with no tears and only started getting really hungry at 7:00- after 5 hours of no food. We walked the halls in the pre-op area to pass those few agonizing moments before we needed to hand her over. We had great staff and the anesthesiologist let me go in again. I kept saying, "Go night night mommy's monkey... & mama loves", something she hears every night. When we got into the operating room I was able to calm her by showing her all of the "pretty lights" etc. They had me sit and with Avery lying on my lap, put the mask on her, and she went to sleep. I helped them lay her on the table and got to give her one last kiss. I know lots of people say it's too hard to watch your kids go to sleep, but for me it's easier knowing that I am the last voice she hears as she is drifting off makes me relieved.
The procedure took over two hours. The recovery was difficult for the first two hours after she woke. They had me in with her as soon as she woke up and we spent another 30 minutes in recovery trying to calm Avery. She wouldn't eat right away. Once we got to her room she ate for us and did really well. We kept on top of the pain meds and she was doing well by about 5 pm- even cracked a few smiles for us! Aunt Jodi came up to help and me with Avery while Jeff had a mandatory Chief's meeting. Avery really never slept more than two hours the entire day yesterday and only 3 hours last night with intermittent sudden wake-ups. Not sure if it was pain, gas ....? She had the Jimmy legs going on and was actually quite wild and goofy on and off with crying. Her Surgeon says it's all the drugs from anesthesia.
We are home as of 10:00 today. Our Biggest challenge will be holding Avery 24-7- we'll need to sleep with her too, b/c she is already trying to grab her face, rubbing it against my chest or arms. Now that she is 6 months and so active she is so much more dangerous to herself. We cannot let her get to her face for about 3 weeks or so. We go in on Monday to get the stitches removed. It's such a miracle to me that these little babies can come through surgery so well. Avery has been so brave and just amazing for all that she has gone through.
The procedure took over two hours. The recovery was difficult for the first two hours after she woke. They had me in with her as soon as she woke up and we spent another 30 minutes in recovery trying to calm Avery. She wouldn't eat right away. Once we got to her room she ate for us and did really well. We kept on top of the pain meds and she was doing well by about 5 pm- even cracked a few smiles for us! Aunt Jodi came up to help and me with Avery while Jeff had a mandatory Chief's meeting. Avery really never slept more than two hours the entire day yesterday and only 3 hours last night with intermittent sudden wake-ups. Not sure if it was pain, gas ....? She had the Jimmy legs going on and was actually quite wild and goofy on and off with crying. Her Surgeon says it's all the drugs from anesthesia.
We are home as of 10:00 today. Our Biggest challenge will be holding Avery 24-7- we'll need to sleep with her too, b/c she is already trying to grab her face, rubbing it against my chest or arms. Now that she is 6 months and so active she is so much more dangerous to herself. We cannot let her get to her face for about 3 weeks or so. We go in on Monday to get the stitches removed. It's such a miracle to me that these little babies can come through surgery so well. Avery has been so brave and just amazing for all that she has gone through.
Thanks again for all your thoughts, prayers, rosarys said, novenas, & Mass intentions. We are truly truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. We credit our faith in God, our families and our friends for getting us through the tough times these past 6 months.
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