We woke her up before 6 a.m. today to head to the outpatient surgery center. Got there around 6:30 a.m., spent some time trying to distract her from how hungry she was (since there was no food or drink allowed until afterward)... and then in the span of about 15-20 minutes, she was being taken back by some nurses, we were escorted to the waiting area, the doctor came out and said it was finished and then a nurse walked out with our groggy baby. Ellie snapped out of the anesthesia pretty quick and made her feelings known! She screamed and cried a bunch at the center and when we got home, but now she's sleeping. I hope the turn-around is as quick and painless as the doctor told us it would be. She's supposed to be up and running around by this afternoon -- which I will be very impressed with, since she couldn't even walk yet before going in for surgery.
Oh, and here's a couple pics of the cutest patient EVER. The baby-sized hospital gown might be the cutest and saddest thing I've ever seen.
Yes, that's a rubber glove she's chewing on. At this point she was allowed to play with anything that made her happy... except mom's phone and coffee cup.
Get well soon, Ellie! I agree she is the cutest patient ever in the baby-sized hospital gown :)
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