Carli's day at the hospital

Carli has had numerous ear infections over her 2 short years of life as well as some eating and sleeping problems.  She chews food and then spits it out all the time.  She also has always been a horrible sleeper at night.  So I took her to see her pediatrician for her Well Visit and was explaining this to him and he said her tonsils were huge.  So he sent us to an ENT, the best - Dr Kelly.  He has done 3 of our 4 kids.  So Dr Kelly also did a hearing test on Carli and said she didn't pass because of all the fluid in her ears.  Tuesday of this week was the big day.  Tubes in her ears and tonsils /adnoids out.

We had to wake up at 5:45 but Carli was up at 5am so I guess I was too!  We left at 6:15 am and headed up.  Here is Carli in all her glory before she knew what was happening to her!   And then in her little hospital pajamas with a Dora sticker that the nurse gave her and she kept on her at all times!

 In recovery.  We stayed for 6 long hours from start to finish because her oxygen levels wouldn't stay above 92.  Finally after 2 hours in recovery, it got up to 92 on her own and we were OUTTA there! ;)

 The wagon ride to the car with her apple juice that she drank like a champ!

 The next morning, we gave her a popsicle and then Kaitlin passed out "sympathy popsicles" to everyone else. 

The recovery has been somewhat challenging but today, Friday, she is MUCH better.  She seems to have turned a corner.  Up to this point, it's been a lot of wimpering, like a dog, and "owies" and tons of sleeping.  Today, she seems a lot more like her old self!