Liah’s 2nd Surgery
4 months, 1 week ago on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, in the middle of the afternoon
Liah had surgery for the second time today. She had tubes put in her ears when she was 11 months old, and today she had her adenoids removed. The surgery was a success; everything went exactly according to plan. In addition, Liah was incredibly brave. For example, we were in the pre-op room, and when the nurse came to take her to surgery, not only did Liah happily hop into her arms, she did not cry or even glance back to her mom and dad as they carried her away! I want her to be independent and strong, but let’s not go overboard! 
After the surgery Liah was clearly out of sorts. It was easily the most frazzled I had ever seen her. As much as I joke about Liah being a daddy’s girl, when she was really needing comfort she wanted her mom. It was heartwarming to watch them.
By the time we left the hospital Liah was already well on her way to being her normal silly self, and she should be back to 100% within a day or two. Speaking of being brave, Liah watched intently as the nurse unwrapped her bandage, peeled off the tape, and removed the IV. She was fascinated.
I’ve put some photos from the hospital stay online. (yes, I try and always have a camera on me.) You can see them by here or on the the photo.