Today was Gracies surgery, she was such a brave girl. When we arrived at the hospital we went back into our room and they had her change into the scrubs. She was so funny, she says "why are they blue...boys wear blue"
We talked to the nurse and got all the paper work done. Then Grace, Star and the nurse went to check out the recovery room. She got stickers and got to push a special button. She was very excited. 
Grace and Star waiting to go back for surgery. In case you are wondering Star is the cat, she had her tonsils out too. The nurse was so good she gave Star a bracelet just like Graces. Grace thought the hat was funny! Then they left, Grace took the nurse by the hand and they walked back to the surgery room. I on the other hand was left in tears as I watched my big girl leave. I heard afterwards that when she got to the surgery room Grace waved to everyone. They all thought she was so cute and brave.
Watching Grace wake up from surgery was the hardest part for me. She kept waking up with a jolt and not really knowing where she was. She cried just a wee bit but once she saw me she was good. It took several hours for her to wake up. I got caught up on a good book and I gave prayers of thanks that all went well.
It is now four days after the surgery and she is doing very well. The first day she was great, begging us to give her pizza for dinner. (sorry not soft enough) Then Saturday morning she woke up crying, but it wasn't for long, and then she was good the rest of the day. Saturday she tried jumping off the couch, had to put a stop to that. Sunday she slept all day pretty much and because she did she didn't drink enough so she got a fever Sunday night. I spent much of my evening trying to bring down her fever. By about 10 she was warm but not hot so I had some ice packs (thank you scentsy) wrapped them in a towel and made a pillow with them. She slept on the ice for about 4hrs and her temperature was down by the time I checked on her again after another 4hrs. But she was sleeping sitting up! hehehe I guess she had enough of the ice pillow! Everyday she keeps getting better and better.
We talked to the nurse and got all the paper work done. Then Grace, Star and the nurse went to check out the recovery room. She got stickers and got to push a special button. She was very excited. 
Grace and Star waiting to go back for surgery. In case you are wondering Star is the cat, she had her tonsils out too. The nurse was so good she gave Star a bracelet just like Graces. Grace thought the hat was funny! Then they left, Grace took the nurse by the hand and they walked back to the surgery room. I on the other hand was left in tears as I watched my big girl leave. I heard afterwards that when she got to the surgery room Grace waved to everyone. They all thought she was so cute and brave. 
Watching Grace wake up from surgery was the hardest part for me. She kept waking up with a jolt and not really knowing where she was. She cried just a wee bit but once she saw me she was good. It took several hours for her to wake up. I got caught up on a good book and I gave prayers of thanks that all went well. 
It is now four days after the surgery and she is doing very well. The first day she was great, begging us to give her pizza for dinner. (sorry not soft enough) Then Saturday morning she woke up crying, but it wasn't for long, and then she was good the rest of the day. Saturday she tried jumping off the couch, had to put a stop to that. Sunday she slept all day pretty much and because she did she didn't drink enough so she got a fever Sunday night. I spent much of my evening trying to bring down her fever. By about 10 she was warm but not hot so I had some ice packs (thank you scentsy) wrapped them in a towel and made a pillow with them. She slept on the ice for about 4hrs and her temperature was down by the time I checked on her again after another 4hrs. But she was sleeping sitting up! hehehe I guess she had enough of the ice pillow! Everyday she keeps getting better and better. Thank you for all your prayers and all the love you sent our way.
You are so awesome Grace! Good Job Al!
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