5am = No Big Deal

There was a day that I would have scoffed at the thought of having a doctor's appointment at 5am. Come to think of it, in college I thought a 7:30 am class was torture. But enter Hannah and strangely I find it normal to be told I have a 5 am appointment. It's not as bad as waking up for middle of the night feedings, and it's not as bad at waking up at 4 am for an EEG, so sure why not, we will be there. What am I rumbling about you ask?...Hannah met with an ENT today at CHOC Hospital. We were told that he didn't have the best personality, but was the best at what he does. I was pleasantly surprised by him as he was very nice to Hannah, gave her compliments, and answered all our questions. Anyway, we did like him and more importantly, after looking in Hannah's ears he felt we needed to do the tube surgery asap. We were under the impression that we would be waiting until the cleft surgery and killing two birds with one stone, but because of the amount of fluid he wants to drain it now. This will help her hear better thus resulting in improved speech. Her surgery is set for this Saturday morning. It sounds funny calling it a surgery because compared to her biggy in October this sounds like a piece of cake. I think Hannah will do great and many many children get tubes in their ears so it is nothing to worry about. She is put under with a gas mask so she wakes up pretty quickly after the procedure is done. The actual tube placement only takes 3-10 minutes. THey do make a small incision, but strangely there are no stitches. Hannah will be followed by him every four months and will most likely need a second set at one year of age. We will cross that bridge when we get to it. She also has to wear ear plugs from here on out when she takes a bath or goes swimming. Good thing her mommy bought hot pink ones so she can still look cute:) The doctor said she won't really be in pain following the surgery which is great. He said usually babies are so happy that they can hear, that they are actually better behaved. Stay tuned for my opinion on that matter. So before you go to bed on Friday, think of my precious Hannah and say a prayer because by the time you wake up Saturday she will be done with Surgery #1.

Hannah can stand if she holds onto the furniture: