Cons: Had to get up at 5 am, doctor insisted we call him "Chad", BR insisted on lengthy discussion of whether or not we should allow a blood transfusion if necessary (as it so commonly is in the case of EAR TUBE SURGERY)
Pros: Did you know that they make those assless hospital gowns FOR BABIES?
She didn't need a wheelchair or anything, BR saw it in the corner and was like "Hon! Get a pic-shah of this for her book!" (not pictured: stern disapproving looks from nurses). Also, she DESPERATELY wanted to forage through that medical waste container. Even I had to draw the line at that one.
Even the Dogfather temporarily lifted his usual no-contact rule:
So she pretty much milked it.
Also, it's a good thing Swistle linked me in her (awesome) discussion about weight and The Policy while I was gone! That way some percentage of her thousands of loyal fans could be assaulted by the fact that I see my coworkers naked! You're welcome, link-followers! Bet you won't try that again!
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26 comments:
Aw. You need to get that baby some ice cream. Poor little thing... ear tube surgery at the tender age of 1.
Your life is about to be so much better! I will warn you though, the job of the tubes is to help the ear drain, which means it often drains OUT of the ear, causing nasty yellow wax in the hear! SD had that same gown, how cute is that! Did she get a little elephant from the doctor when it was over?
It seems like ALL kids get tubes in their ears these days (not downplaying the procedure, as I know it's scary). I just don't recall that when I was a kid, and I don't have ear tubes . . . or maybe I just wasn't paying attention, which is usually the answer.
Also, I love that pic of your daughter and the dogfather. That is the sweetest thing! I try to lay on my dogs, but I think my head weighs more than they do, so it doesn't work out.
Maddie's currently taking antibiotics for her sixth (!!!!) ear infection. She's 8.5 months old. Something tells me I'll be posting something very similar to this someday soon.
I had tubes twice when I was growing up. Once at 6 and again at 16. Blech.
Anyhow, I'm glad AD survived the ordeal... and by "ordeal" I mean that gown.
Those pictures are SO. CUTE. OW. IT HURTS. Especially the first one.
I love the little gowns - I used to work at a children's hospital and part of my job was admitting them to the floor and hence dressing them in tiny gowns. sick kids in gowns with popsicles = so pathetically cute
hope the tubes help - we narrowly avoided the surgery about a year ago but would have done it in a heartbeat - we know so many people who have needed it and swore it was a godsend
ooh - and more with the accent! I snorted out soda
She's so cute! And those tiny hospital gowns are too. When T was in the hospital as a baby, hers had Tweety and Sylvester. I wanted to steal it, but that damn honesty thing won out. Stupid parents and their instilling of values. I still wish I had stolen that hospital gown.
Oh, she looks so sweet! She looks like a CHAMP, too! It sounds like you all did well. I hope she is back to feeling like herself in no time!
My daughter had tubes in her ears. worked like a charm!
JMC-WE GOT THE GOWN! We didn't STEAL it or anything, they just let us leave with her in the gown, like EH, no biggee. IT WAS AWESOME.
I love the pic of her in the gown. When Cait was in the hospital, she was still so small, she just had a standard hospital issued onsie.
Hope the tubes do the trick, that had to be nerve wracking.
Oh my gosh...you could sell her for 3 installments of $49.95, she's that cute.
We were talking about the weather the other day (my cousin, my neighbor and I) and I have come to the conclusion that my husband is doing it. I get really bummed out when the weather gets colder and he used to rub my back with suntan lotion to try and fake me out in the middle of winter. We're thinking he had a word with someone...or he was alway tinkering with stuff (like my I.V.'s when I was in the hospital) so maybe he messed with the earth's thermostat. Or...it could be global warming.
Thank you so very, very much for stopping by all the time and being so good to me.
Aww, that is stinky that the wee one had to go through that. Our physician mentioned that once to me and I ran away screaming NOOOO... okay not really but I was glad my son never had to have them. Look I cannot even go to the shot sessions - my husband takes him because I get all weepy about these things in relation to my son! WEIRDO!
She is so precious!!! Hope the tubes help and make her ears all better!
I am so glad it went well yesterday!
Those pictures are GREAT, especially with the dogfather!!! I love the little gown too!!
I prefer not to think about there being a need for kids hospital gowns, but that is a very cute picture.
I hope the tubes help. Mimi had them too--worked like a charm.
They look so adorable in those gowns! My son had to have surgery to remove a foam ear bud [from an mp3 player] extracted from his nose and I was so pissed I didn't bring my camera.
That first pic of her in the gown is just about the cutest I have ever seen. Ever.
Ass-less baby gowns? Who knew? At least baby asses look all cute and chubby and dimply in them, rather than adult chubby dimply asses that just look like cottage cheese.
Baby buns are too cute!!! Hope your baby is feeling better. Did your husband ask about speech therapy while at the hospital? HA HA HA HA HA HA! Uh - that comes from me, a girl who can't resist a Boston accent.
That gown is so cute, and I can't believe you got to KEEP IT!! BONUS!!
I love when you do BR's accent.
Glad the surgery went well, and that's all I can say about it because babies + surgery = HAND WRINGINGS.
Sweet little pumpkin. Glad her surgery went ok.
Blood transfusion for ear tubes- that's the kind of thing David would ask a zillion questions about too, all while I try to veil my rolling eyes...
Kisses for the sweet girl...
Wow. Poor AD! I hope she recovers quickly.
The robe picture is just too cute!
More tush please! Seriously, super cute pics. Next time I have to go to the hospital I'm taking a blankie along. Good strategy. Smart girl.
Poor little munchkin, hope it didn't hurt. Too cute pics of her in the hospital gown though. Feel you on that heat, finally getting some relief from the damn hot weather out here in desert land of LA.
I need to say that I love the assless hospital gown on the babe!
I need to say that I love the assless hospital gown on the babe!
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