Birchell Family: Ear Tube #2

Brilee's second surgery for her ears was this morning. She couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight, and we had to get to the hospital at 7:45. She slept pretty good last night and didn't cry to hard when we didn't feed her when she woke up at 5:00. When we got all checked in Brilee started making friends. Her first friend was a little boy who was born four hours before Brilee last year. Jake recognized them right away and so we started chatting about how they were in the nursery together. She then made a friend who was in fourth grade. He was getting tubes for the sixth time. He loved to make her growl. They were cute together. Finally, after waiting an hour Dr. Catten said it was our turn. He explained what he was doing and told us it would be about a five minute procedure. The nurse came and wrapped Bri Bear in a warm blanket and took her away. We sent her favorite blanket, binkie, sippy, and bottle back with her. The nurses were impressed with how prepared we were. Finally after 15-20 minutes Dr. Catten came out and told us about her ears. He said the left ear was a breeze and the tube would have lasted a long time, but the right ear was a mess. He said the clot was a lot bigger than he had expected and it was starting to push the tube and cover the hole. He was glad we didn't wait any longer than we did. The surgery took him longer than he expected, and now we have to do ear drops for seven days and go see him often! He then said as soon as she woke up and calmed down the nurse would bring her to us. When we did the surgery in Vernal they let Jake and I go back and be with Brilee when she was waking up, and Jake and I were talking about how we liked that better. Finally, after a few more minutes they brought Brilee back to Jake and I. She was drinking her bottle and very happy. The nurse said she woke up and hardly even cried. On our way home Jake and I decided we liked having the nurses deal with a screaming baby and then bringing us our happy baby better! When we got home she ate breakfast and played and played. She was so hyper. After an hour of playing she crashed! Here are some pictures of our day...