So, after at least 10 doses of antibiotic for strep throat this year these two got scheduled to get their tonsils out. We did it all in the same hour. The girls had to be at the hospital by 6am and they were ready to go. It was a freezing cold morning so they were all bundled up and got to sit by a fire while I admitted them.
Grandma & grandpa were nice to let us borrow their Ipad so each of the girls had one to play while we waited. It didn't end up being very long of a wait, thank goodness.
They got to share a super exciting Jungle themed room. Each of their beds had a bag with a stuffed animal, coloring books, crayons and hair net. They thought it was pretty awesome. The nurses took great care of them and one of them even rolled them back to the operating room to check it out before hand so they weren't scared. He gave them a mask to practice smelling.
A little more Ipad while they waited.
And here they are after. Molly woke up ready to puke and just wanted to keep spitting. She would only sip the slushy they gave her but after some loves she cuddled up and went to sleep. Alissa on the other hand slept for about 45 minutes after bringing her back and when she woke up she was ready to just eat the whole cup of slushy. It was interesting how different they were. We also noticed while monitoring their heart rates that Alissa has a slow beat like Dustin and Molly's is high like mine. Super interesting how they could be so different like that. The doctor said their tonsils and adenoids were both huge and Only about an hour after Alissa woke up and we were home.
That night our neighbors across the street brought over dinner along with LOTS of extras. Each girl had a gift bag with coloring book, story book, crayons & fuzzy socks. They also brought jellos, puddings, popcicles and a stack of movies for us to borrow. It was a humbling and amazing delivery. Grandma Debbie brought over a equally amazing delivery with FROZEN pajamas and cups and a huge Frozen coloring book. She also brought lots of good soft foods like gogurt and mac n cheese. One of our other friends the Petersons brought the girls some new popcicles and some painting and lacing activities. They loved all of it and I loved it too because it made it so much easier to keep the girls down. They weren't feeling that great, but they still wanted to get up and do things. We really are so blessed to have great friends and family that take good care of us.
The girls recovered quickly with no issues. The biggest problem was just keeping their tummies full on yogurt and things that felt ok on their throats and then keeping them from doing hand stands and jumping on the couch. I am grateful and am really hoping this is the end of throat sicknesses for a long while.
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