All the better to hear you with....

Avery had tubes put in her ears today. Seeing her in that all too familiar little yellow hospital gown with her little tiny ankle ID bracelet was almost too much to bear. I went through all the what-ifs and turned it over to God and prayed. Then I asked her big brother to watch over her since we couldn't be in there with her. After what seemed like an eternity in the waiting room, but was probably only a half hour, we were called back to recovery. The nurse told us to follow the screaming, and there she was, mad as all get out and SO thirsty. No amount of comforting would sooth her, until we walked out into the sunshine, and then it turned off like a light switch.

She took a really long nap today, 4 hours. When she woke up, I fed her until I thought she would burst. An hour later she was ready for round 2. I think she ate more than I did today!! She played long and hard after dinner and is sleeping peacefully in her crib. It is a relief that it is all over.

One of the great things about today was that now that she can hear so much better, she has been more vocal than normal. I hope it lasts. She was singing and dancing and talking up a storm after dinner. I couldn't help all the smiling. It was a perfect end to a not so perfect day. I am so proud of her. She is one tough little cookie.

Tomorrow she will be ONE. It is so hard to believe. Time goes so fast. I look back over the past year and realize how truly blessed I am and have been in my life. To be loved by 2 amazing kids and my amazing husband...I am rich beyond words.