Her Last Supper

Little Miss Bentley had tubes put in her ears and her adenoids removed on Friday.  We had to be at Texas Childrens Hospital at 6:30 and surgery was at 8:00.  We arrived and checked in and waited while she cruised the lobby in the Cozy Coupe (nicer model than we had at home, so she was lovin that).  We got called back for them to get her weight, her pulse ox level and her temperature.  At this point, the staff is starting to get the feel that she is a "particular" patient and does not really like any of them.  The nurse told us that we can speak to the anestesiologist regarding giving her something to relax her in order to get her to the back so they can put her to sleep.  She played well in the waiting room, but was not very friendly when the drs or nurses came to speak to us regarding her procedure.  She would look away or just flat out cry when they approached us.  The time finally came and she was wisked away to the OR.  About 20 minutes later, Dr. Albright came out and said she did great and that he power washed her sinuses and inserted the tubes and we would be able to see her soon.  When we made it to recovery to see our precious little angel boy were we surprised.  You see, we have been down this road with Riley and it was a little rough coming out of surgery, but before long we were dressed and in the car.  So I was not shocked when our little bundle of joy was screaming her head off and trying to leap out of my arms.  Casey finally looked at me and said he would hold her because I was obviously not doing a good job when she would thrust out of my arms with every ounce of strength she had.  This went on for 20 solid minutes.  She was screaming and taking on so that the nurse finally told us we could give her an additional dose of morphine, but that we might have to spend the night to monitor her oxygen level....that did not really sound like my idea of fun, so we passed.  After 10 more minutes and the workout of a lifetime for Casey and I, the nurse told us we would just give her half of a dose of morphine.  It still took a good 10 minutes for her to calm down and quit acting possessed, but it worked.  Then Dr. Albright decidced to check on us.....not the best idea doc.  Bentley did not even see him, but the sound of his voice was enough to get her screaming again.  The nurses soon dismissed us without the routine check of the blood pressure or pulse/ox as they had had enough of Miss Bentley's charm for the day.  I am sure we were the subject of some dinner conversations......

Here are some pics of the little angel eating her favorite (one of 3 things she actually eats) meal......chicken and mac and cheese followed by an oreo.