Surgery day...

Lexi had her tonsils and adenoids out yesterday. She was a trooper, and so brave.

She didn't want me peeking at her cute little butt sticking out of her johnie...

Nana and Papa met us at the hospital before the surgery, giving us both lots of love and comfort...

Then they came in, to prepare Lexi for surgery. I was able to go with her into the O.R., and stayed with her until she was completely asleep.

Wow. Thats all I can say. It was AWFUL. They warned me that it would be harder for me, that she would flop back and her eyes would roll back into her head, and she'd be asleep. Thats not what happened. They asked her who she wanted to hold the mask over her face, and she said me. So, I held it. She kept saying 'am I done' over and over, her eyes would roll back, and then they'd open, darting around the room. Then she started thrashing, kicking swinging her arms....they had to hold her down. Her neck tensed up, her jaw was clenched, and yet she was out. She fought it, it took awhile....but she was finally out. When I left the room, her face was all red, and she was stiff as a board, with her jaw still clenched. They said that sometimes this happens, the person fights it...Lexi was just 'a little wilder' than most, and she fought it.

She woke up VERY rough from the anesthesia....kicking and screaming. It was scary, and crazy. Her eyes were glassy and darting around, pupils dilated....it was AWFUL. Once she was completely woken up, the nurses had me climb into bed with her, feeding her freeze pops.

And now sweet little Lexi is recovering. She woke up a really rough today, not doing so well, with a fever, and very hard to swallow but the healing is beginning (I hope!), and she is spending the day sleeping the pain away on the sofa.

Speedy recovery to you, my sweet baby girl.