Surgery Day

Mia Ruth had to have her tonsils and adenoids out today. Her tonsils were so large they just about touched. When we picked her up in Guatemala City she snored, gurgled and gasped so much in her sleep, we thought she was not going to live until we could get her home!

We had to arrive 2 hours in advance of the surgery. It's boring enough as an adult, but to try to entertain a kid through that is tough. The nurses offered her a wagon to ride back to surgery in. It was fun to sit in.


Checking the tires...


My dad is a chaplain at the hospital, and he was on duty today. Mia wanted me to take a photo of him with her bunnies.



In the end she decided to ride back in the wheelchair.


All groggy, waiting to be wheeled back to the operating room.


She was really agitated coming out of the anesthesia, crying and switching back and forth between Mommy and Daddy. Finally it wore off, and she was quiet.


2 hours after the surgery started, we were on our way home. She's been watching some Dora and some Christmas cartoons this afternoon . . . and drinking a lot of juice and Gatorade. Here she is eating some ice cream. We've got Jello gelling in the fridge. I wonder if we'll ever be able to get her back on a normal diet.


Yum! This recovery stuff is not bad!