Unblocking the tear ducts

Edie had her eye surgery today to clear the blocked tear duct. She was a pretty good patient, and it all went pretty smoothly. We had a private little pre-op area, and since it was such a short procedure they let John and I stay there the whole time rather than going back to the waiting room, so that was nice.

They gave her some oral "loopy juice" to calm her before taking her back to surgery. The picture shown above is her waving hello to the camera shortly after taking the loopy juice. She did get a little upset when the anesthesiologist took her away, so I don't think it had totally set in when they first took her back.

Once back in surgery, they gave her gas to knock her out and then IV anesthesia. She was gone quite a bit longer than we expected (about an hour and a half), but Dr. Ikram said the procedure went very well. She said her little tear holes, i can't remember the medical term, were really small and that's what was causing the tear ducts to block. She probed and cleared the ducts, and successfully flushed them afterwards so she expects everything to be fine now.

Edie did pretty well post-op, but had the usual post-anesthesia associated drowsiness and grumpiness. We got her home and she had a few graham crackers and then took a 4 hour nap. She seems to be doing well, with no post-op fever and just a little bit of a bloody nose. The drowsiness and grumpiness seems to be hanging on, but that is normal. After she got up from her nap, and had a snack she did show signs of getting back to her usual self as she demanded to have a bow put in her hair!

I'm glad to have that over with, and thankful it was a successful procedure and overall easy experience. The Kosair staff was wonderful, and made everything pretty easy on us. After our experience at University Hospital with John's surgeries, I have come to not really expect much from hospital staff as far as communication. Everything was easy though, check in and registration, pre-op, check out and they kept us well informed with minimal waiting throughout the whole process. They have really streamlined the whole process at Kosair and all the nurses, techs, and doctors were really accessible and informative and right on time so that made all the difference!

Valentines Fashion Face Off!

For Valentines Day we bring you a fashion face off - who wears the red bow best?

Edie
or
Sadie?

Happy Valentines Day with Love from Edie and Sadie!

Sadie's bow was Edie's idea...

Poor Sadie! She's such a good sport!

18 Month Edie Update

Edie is 18 months old! It seems to me that she is growing like a weed, but she is still quite the munchkin - 22 pounds, and 31 inches tall which continues her growth curve in the 25%. Other than the blocked tear duct, she is doing great developmentally and is a healthy, happy little girl. Dr. Massey was quite impressed with her dancing skills (if you just say dance, she's start wiggling and shaking it) and commented that she is really advanced for coordination. She also jabbers constantly, and will have complete conversations with me where we go back and forth- I just don't know what she's saying. They gave her a hearing test just to make sure there were no issues there, and she passed with flying colors. She does however, already have selective hearing! Hopefully she'll pick up a few more "real" words soon.

This is a really fun age, as she is always excited and into everything and we are having so much fun! We go to story time at the Library one day a week, and she loves that, especially for the bouncy songs (Grand Ole Duke of York, Bouncy Mouse, etc). We also started a music class one day a week too where we do little interactive songs, walking/running to the beat, swinging in the hammock, towel rides, playing with instruments (she loves the drum and cymbols) and lots of fun little activities. She also goes to Parent's Day Out once a week and loves to run around with the other kids there and crawl through the tunnel. She's now down to one nap a day, so that allows us to get out a bit more now that we don't have the morning nap to contend with. I think she likes to shop :)

Edie's current favorite activities are looking at books, playing with Sadie, climbing and sitting in chairs, brushing her teeth and brushing her hair, riding her jeep, playing with her doll and stroller, and most of all, dancing. She still enjoys stroller rides to take Sadie for walks, but with the weather we haven't gotten out quite as much lately. She now eats with a spoon and fork and always insists on feeding herself. She doesn't say too many words other than "Uh-OH" which is the most common. She will say mama, dada, ah-dee (Sadie) occasionally in addition to woof, meow, and quack. She has been really excited about animals and learning animal sounds. She's also been learning her body parts. She waves bye-bye (and said it once too!), blows kisses and also likes to scribble when she can get her hands on a pen. She's still quite the girly girl and loves to have her hair blown dry, wear bracelets and necklaces, wear bows, and carry purses and bags. She also loves shoes!

Here's a sneak peak at her dancing: