Taylor has tubes!

Taylor made it through surgery wonderfully. It's amazing how quick the procedure is. We got there at 6:15am, her surgery began at 7:30am and we were home by 8:45am. Yet again, we're so thankful that we live just a few blocks from Children's Hospital.

Taylor was such a good sport. She woke up smiley when I got her up out of her crib this morning and she didn't even cry when the nurse took her away. We were anxious, but the anesthiologist set our fears at ease - he said the anesthesia would actually prevent seizures because her brain would be relaxed. She came back from surgery quite sad - that was hard, but we knew it was just the medicine wearing off. She was sad for about an hour and then she finally fell asleep on my chest. Once she woke up about an hour later, she was fine all day. I hope her ears feel so much better.

The surgeon said her ears were fully blocked with fluid and it was a very good thing we had her get tubes. He said it was so much fluid that her hearing was definitely impacted. We're so thankful the surgery went well. This surgeon has been doing this procedure for over 30 years and he said this was one of the harder ones because her ears are so little. Even though she is 20 months old, she is tiny - with tiny ears. He said he almost wasn't able to get the tube in one ear, but was able to do it. Thank goodness!

So, we're thankful that today went well and hoping for many months of great health ahead!