Surgery went great (lip adhesion and ear tubes). Healing continues to go well (today is day 5, post surgery), but we need to watch her like a hawk (she climbs, falls, and bonks her head dozens of times in a normal day). So far, one tiny face-plant outside, in some leaves (even though I was holding her arm as she was walking); no damage, thank God.
Below is a small pre-op ward. This was the exact same room we waited in with Willow for her lip surgery. The blankets are made for each patient by volunteers:
Just before entering the operating room. Chris took Tupelo in, and held her as they administered the anesthesia, until she was alseep:
In the recovery room, immediately post-surgery:
Sleeping soundly in her hospital room--didn't last long. She woke up, and stayed awake, until about 9:30 pm that night. I feel strongly that she was so disconcerted, she remained hypervigilant and didn't dare give in to her profoundly sleepy body. Until the following day, she barely cried (a result of shock, fear, anesthesia, and baby morphine, no doubt).
2 comments:
She looks wonderful....I know it will be a tough couple of weeks with the arms splints and making sure she doesn't fall...
Oh Meryl, what a whirlwind Tupelo and you have been caught up in these last several weeks. To think that not long ago you were just meeting one another in China...You have experienced so much in your short time together.
Tupelo looks so comfortable and confident in your and her Daddy's arms. She is so very precious. Absolutely exquisite.
Continued prayers for a comfortable and speedy recovery.
With Love...
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