Abby's Surgery

So yesterday we got up and got ready to go to the hospital. We got there a little early and things were moving quick. They got her stats and history, Abby wasn't too happy about that. We were instructed to not feed her after 7:30am and she is used to eating every two hours. Her surgery wasn't scheduled until 11:30am. I knew she would be miserable so I nursed her at 7:15am. The nurse said that the room was ready and anesthesia was ready, they were just waiting to see if the surgeon wanted to go early. They came back and said that things were going to start at 10:30. It was almost 10 and I wasn't near ready to let her go yet. Paul had her and she was sleeping in her arms. The nurse though it would be better for him to hold her since I smelled like lunch ;) It was hard to just sit there while she cried for me. Paul got her to sleep and then I was just sitting there doing nothing :( Thankfully Abby's teacher gave us a bag of Hugs and Kisses so I had a few of those and unwrapping them gave me something to do :) It was 10:05 and nobody had been back in. I looked at Paul and said, "They are all going to come in in a rush and then she will be gone...." I wasn't ready. The anesthesiologists came in. One younger guy was all business and talked us through what was going to happen and what to expect. Dr. Williams or Wilson (something like that) was leaning on the door frame. He was older and much more relaxed. He added a few tidbits and then as they were leaving he looked and me and said, "don't worry, we will take good care of her." That meant SO much. then the surgeon came in and talked us through the surgery again and marked her belly button, just to make sure they didn't get the "wrong" belly button :) Then the woman from transport came in and said it was time for our last hugs and kisses and she was going to take her. I gave her little kisses all over her face and she just looked so tiny laying in the middle of the big hospital bed. Then she was wheeled out of the room to surgery. Paul and I hugged and then waited. Thankfully the surgeon was back in our room within the hour to let us know how it went. "Textbook, Great" that's all I really heard. He said, "You won't even know I was in there" Then I waited to see the anesthesiologists. I just wanted to know that that went all right and that she was awake. They came in and said things went great too, phew! Then a few minutes later I could hear her crying. It was happy and sad at the same time. She was awake but she wasn't happy. I hadn't gone to the bathroom since we got to the hospital and my eyes were floating. I ran quick to the restroom and not even gone a minute and when I came back she was already in Paul's arms. It was such a relief to see her!!!!! We stayed in the room for about an hour after surgery and they checked her vitals every fifteen minutes. She was doing great and the nurse said we could go home or stay another hour. Since she was doing so great, she had eaten and was resting, we decided to head home so we would all be more comfortable. She was a bit sore and cranky but slept and ate well the rest of the day. Her night was a little restless and she ate every 2 hours. She is on Tylenol for the rest of the day still and is doing GREAT! I just owe so much to the staff at Children's Hospital. They all did a great job to make us comfortable, they took great care of our baby and I can't imagine having a better staff or hospital to go through something like this. I hope we don't need to see them again but if something happens with either of the children I will feel very confidant to go back. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers during this time. We feel so lucky to have Abby home and doing so well. I know that it wasn't a major surgery but I was pretty uneasy about having my 2 month old going under anasteisa. I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers that helped it go so smoothly!

She was clearly much happier after her nap. She looks cute in her little hospital gown. It was so sad to change her in to it at the hospital but having her home and happy made her look so much cuter :)

This is how she spent most of her day, either on me or Dad.

Not a happy camper

She was pretty sore when we got her out of her car seat. You can also see her pressure bandage. It has to stay on 3-7 days. She would whimper or cry every time she was moved :( Needless to say, we tried not to move her too much.

Coming Home

Abby did such a great job! She is such a strong little girl. As you can see though she wasn't her usually happy self when we came home. We got to the hospital at 9:15am and we were home by 1:30pm. It was nice to get her home. The hospital gave her the pink bear. It came back in the bed with her.

Gragg Hollow

The hollow :)

Fun at the Hollow

The Tree House

We went to the Gragg Family reunion (Paul's side) on the 18th. This is the tree house out at the Gragg Hollow. We had games, good food, great conversations and a lot of fun!!

Old Pictures

Found these on one of the memory cards. I think that Abby was bout 3 weeks old. I still have her 2 month old pics to post, but they are on my work computer, I need to send them to myself so I can post them!!

Old Pictures

We have been moved into our new house for awhile now and I just finally found my camera!! These were the pictures that were on it. I don't even know how old they are :)

My Review of Adiri Natural Nurser Ultimate Bottle Stage 3, Fast Flow (6+ months)

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Adiri Natural Nurser Ultimate Bottle Stage 3, Fast Flow (6+ months)

Only Bottle My baby takes!!

Abby's Mom Nebraska 7/22/2009

4 5

Pros: Washes Easily, Most like mom, Easy to use

Cons: Price

Best Uses: Feeding, For nursing moms

Describe Yourself: Parent of Two or More Children, Child Care Professional

I went back to work when my daughter was 7 weeks old. She is my second and I have all the bottles from my first. She wouldn't latch on to them. We tried for 3 weeks, we offered her 1-2 botles a day and she never took more than 1.5 oz and it took her 1 hour to eat that. I work in her child care center so I can nurse her almost every feeding, BUT since I am the Ast. Director there are meetings or calls that I can't get out of and she needs a bottle once in awhile. I was almost in tears the second time she got a bottle. She wouldn't drink it and then she refused to nurse too!! I bit the bullet and bought the bottles that looked most like me :) The next day she latched right on and sucked down 2.5 oz in 15 minutes!!!! I was so relieved. She is trying 4 oz today. She just turned 2 months and this is the first time that I feel that I can be away from her for more than an hour if I need to (she still eats every 2 hours) This bottle is expensive but a Godsend!

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Our Day @ the Splash Pad

We spent this past Saturday at a Splash Pad a few blocks from our house. We even brought our supper to grill. Connor had a blast even though he did get so cold his lips turned purple and he started shivering, telling me that "I'm freezing momma" So then we wrapped up in our towels and warmed up. Paul grilled some hot dogs and we had a fruit salad, some chips, and our hot dogs!! Abby even got to get her feet wet. The first time she was not a big fan but I tried it a few more times and then she started to tolerat it :)

Abby got to try out the water too

Park @ the Splash Pad

Park @ the Splash Pad

Splash Pad