Sweet Little Carlie

Well, we made it through surgery today! Little Carlie got tubes put in her ears this morning and although it was fast and easy, it is always a good thing to have your daughter OUT of the operating room! She did great! And, we are now on hour number THREE of her nap since we've been home! (There are some really good things about anesthesia!!! Can they make it in a mini-pill on days you need your kids to take good naps??)

Anyway, I just wanted to share with those who knew we were going in today, that she is home and happy in her crib. And, we hopefully have much happier and healthier days ahead!

Oh, and the funniest part of today....

I am just continually entertained by the personality differences in my two children. When Kendyll had her tubes put in three years ago, she pretty much fell asleep on me as soon as they gave her the "loopy" nose spray. And, even when she wasn't asleep yet, she just wanted to cuddle and rock. This was not the case with Carlie.

You see, Carlie is an "all thrills" kind of girl. She loves spinning around until she's dizzy. She loves her allergy medicine being put up her nose. She even loves the little blue "snorter", as we call it, from the hospital to clear out her snot. And, I wouldn't be surprised if she has a little brain injury from the amount of time she spends shaking her head "no" until her eyes jiggle in her head. So, she thoroughly enjoyed the nose spray, although the nurse told me everyone hates it, and she was really loving the feeling of being "loopy" too!! After she got the nose spray, I got all ready to cuddle and rock (from my previous experience with Ear Infection Queen #1). The blanket was in place, her passy was in hand, and I even wore a soft shirt so she could snuggle up close. No....none of that happened. She, instead, wanted to feel the "high".

I finally decided to read for a while until she got sleepy. I was reading a book about ducks as she was sitting in my lap, and she started saying "cack, cack" (quack, quack) and then she just started laughing hysterically. She thought it was the funniest book she'd ever read. Then, she found that it was really fun to lean her head backwards off the back of my arm and say "Hiiiiiiiiiii" in a high voice and wave upside down. I was laughing so hard at how much she loved this feeling! (And, I am also a little afraid that she might be a substance abuser someday if we're not careful!)

But, after a fun morning, we are home and the house is quiet. Thank you to so many of you who called to check on her or sent sweet emails for us. It means so much!