Bye, Bye Ear Infections!

After several months of constant ear infections and antibiotics, Avery got tubes in her ears on October 30th. It was so much easier than I expected and Avery was such a trooper.  The hardest part was keeping her from eating from midnight until her surgery at around 7:30 a.m.

We arrived at the hospital at 6:00 and were taken back for prep.  We got to stay with her right up until time for them to take her back.  Once they took her back, we barely had time to run to the restroom and sit down in the waiting room before they were calling to say she was done.  The doc came out and told us that all had gone well, and within another 10 minutes they brought Avery down.  She was wide awake and in good spirits, but hungry!

The man that brought her down had a beard and he said she had been playing with his beard on the walk down.  That afternoon, she slept a little longer than normal but did great.

We've already had some drainage from the tubes (yuck) and had to do antibiotic ear drops, but that means they are doing their job.  If they wouldn't have been drained then we would be dealing with another ear infection.

Our little patient:

Kisses from Daddy

Feeling good post surgery

This cracks me up that she is holding her foot while she sleeps.  I swear this child is part monkey!