Surgery Take 2

Today has been a very long day.  I'm sure many of you have been waiting to hear an update and see some pics, so here is the tale of our day:

I woke Rylan up at 6:00 and got her ready to go.  She was very good on the ride to the hospital, even though we had to give her an empty bottle stuffed with a paper towel to trick her into thinking she was getting fed.  After being weighed and checked, we brought her down to the playroom to wait for her time to go down to the operating room.

My lucky onesie from "Aunt"Becky (see my initials?)

Wasting some time before surgery

Having fun with Daddy in the hospital playroom

What do you mean there is no milk in here?

Around 7:45 we were brought down to the operating area.  The anesthesiologist explained his part and then Dr. Morrissey came out and reviewed what he would do for the surgery.  We kissed her goodbye and then went to wait.  It was close to 11:15 before we finally got word that the surgery was over and everything went well.

Just like last time, only one of us was allowed into the recovery room.  I went back and saw her new look for the first time.  It reminded me a lot of the first surgery, but was still a little shocking to see.  She was sleeping in the nurse's arms, so they passed her to me where she stayed asleep.  After a few minutes and a couple of checks or her vital signs, we met Mason and my mom in the hallway and went up to Rylan's room.

For the next few hours, Rylan was in and out of sleep.  When she did wake up, she would cry and mostly refused to eat anything.  The nurses wanted us to stay at the hospital until Rylan had shown that she was really able to eat a decent amount.  Around 4:30 they gave her some Tylenol with codeine and then she started to show a little bit of life but still wasn't eating much.  The nurses told us it was our decision if we wanted to stay or go, since we know Rylan best, and we decided to go home.

It turned out to be the best decision we could make because she was a whole new girl once we got home.  She ate a bottle right away and then started playing.  She's been a little fussy but that is totally understandable. 

Now we just have to see how the night goes.  More updates tomorrow!  Thanks for all of the well wishes and prayers!