Surgery Day

Yesterday, Ellie had ear tubes & adenoid surgery.  Dr. Mooney was so gentle with her and she was such a brave girl going into surgery.  The nurses said she even woke up from the anesthesia with a smile!!   Her pediatrician, Dr. Braden visited her in the recovery room and brought her that precious pink monkey (he's wearing the mask the doctor used to give her 'silly gas' to help her go to sleep for the surgery -- the nurses gave it to her as a little souvenir).   Here she is after we got home, sleeping off the sedatives. . .



By yesterday afternoon, Ellie felt well enough to start on her homework (her request!).  Today, her ears and throat are still pretty tender, but overall she's doing really well -- and enjoying all the yummy soft foods she can eat!  And she's so glad to have all that yucky fluid out of her ears -- she can hear soo much better now!