Can you hear the words that are coming outta my mouth?

I was about to post on Avery's tubes when an email came in from Ama that summed it up quite succinctly.

"One would think she is going to be a Diva except that she is not very selective in her choice of shoes-male/female,high heels, flip flops, any kind will do. Isn't it great to see our baby feeling so good after her tubes?"

Dad forwarded the following pre-op photo to Floyd who, of course, had something to say. "She even has designer hospital clothes?? What a tough life!"

Apparently there is a clinical term for what happens when children/babies wake up from anesthesia. It is called Post Operative Agitation, which doesn't sound too bad- like she might throw her bottle down to see if you will pick it up for the 10th time-but in actuality is the worst thing I have ever experienced!!! Well, not really, I'm being dramatic, but Avery totally freaked out...for 20 minutes! She writhed in pain, screamed, tried to bang her head, wouldn't accept a paci, bottle, or even tylenol, and then, as fast as it started, she fell asleep. "It's normal", the nurse kept telling us, but not convincingly enough for me. By the time we got her to the car, she was fine! Like nothing had happened. She ate her cheerios, drank her milk, and acted normally! Her naps were right on schedule (I even got her to snuggle with me for the afternoon nap in our bed! Ahh, heaven!), lunch went as planned, and then we turned Jack's BIG Music Show (compliments of Aunt Searcy) on repeat all afternoon. And here is the big kicker...Avery sang, danced, and chattered ALL DAY LONG! The doctor told us he sucked out a ton of fluid from behind her ear drum, and he said she could probably hear MUCH better now. I agree. She was happy, energetic, talkative(we may be regretting that part later! Kidding!) and back to being my sweet kid! Yay for tubes!