S - Day

S-day is Surgery Day at our house.

It was a day that was bitter sweet for everyone!

Emma got upset about it EVERY time I brought it up to her & I, being the mature adult, just bawled about it behind her back!

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What a GOOD COMBINATION we made!!!

Yes, I was the ONLY one to go with her to the hospital.

We chose to have Al stay at home with the boys cause it was going to be so early & it just seemed to make more sense for our situation.

Emma & I shed MANY of tears together!

Our check-in nurse probably thought why the heck did I come & not my husband!

I was so emotionally unstable which probably made it worse on Emma, but I WANTED to be there, so I CHOSE myself to be the one to go.

Emma was really ok until it came to getting out of her clothes & into "the gown".

This is how she felt about "the gown" ---Yep, she BAWLED!

But I explained to her that "Bradey-bug", her NEW surgery pillow pet, was going to go with her into surgery even though I couldn't. I had LOVED that pillow pet all-OVER so if she was scared or nervous to just hug "Bradey-bug" TIGHT & she'd be OK!!

That worked in her mind!!! She also new that since she could take her "Grandma's" Blanket with her too, she'd be ALRIGHT!!!

{that's what she told me after I explained about Bradey-Bug}I HATED the thought of her LEAVING me!

That's the part I dreaded & cried over the MOST!

Watching her being wheeled away from me was AWFUL!!!!

It did make it easier that she was ALL SMILES!!!

I love her sweet little spirit soooo much!

I'm glad she was converted at that time, cause I NEEDED IT!!!!!

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Her surgery lasted about 20 minutes & then Dr. Stock came out & told me it all went well.

He said that she had what they call Glue Ear.

{he said they pulled out over 2inches of sticky gloop in each ear ... no WONDER she couldn't hear!!!!}

But it looked good once they were done & she would be back there about 20 more minutes before I could see her.

{thank goodness it was a short n' sweet surgery cause 40 minutes away from my Princess was LONG enough!!!}

This is what she did in RECOVERY ---Just laid & watched "Super Why".

She took a couple SIPS of water & had no interest in eating ANYTHING!

She kept going in n' out of sleeping & was really quite GROGGY acting.

After about 30 minutes of recovery we got to HEAD HOME!!!!

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We arrived home where Daddy whisked her from the car to the couch, just like a prince charming would, & got to snuggle with her while Mommy ran to the store & fulfilled Emma's request for Breakfast ... {after her not being able to eat/drink anything after midnight I wanted her to EAT! i would've gotten her ANYTHING & EVERYTHING she wanted cause she had to go through such an AWFUL thing!!! :(}She wanted the cinnamon squares ... aka cinnamon life, so that is what she GOT!!!!!!& she ate about 1/2 of what she normally eats. :(

I also got her FAVORITE for lunch ... aka lunchables!!!

Her & I were pretty exhausted all day, so after Daddy went into work we layed around, read books, & snuggled A LOT!!!!

After naps in the afternoon, at least for her, she was back to NORMAL!

Her friends Adelle & Jet came by & brought her brownies & a card.

{she treasures that card & brings it for me to read everyday when we read books, along with Grandma Ferg's card}Then Grandma Fergy & Uncle Davey came that night bearing gifts ---{the Zebra pillow pet}

As you can see she was TOTALLY back to normal!!!!

She was EXSTATIC to have 2 NEW pillow pets!!!!!Emma's hearing improved IMMEDIATELY!!!!

It's been amazing to me!

When we got home she complained non-stop about how LOUD her brother's were & that it hurt her ears. {we tried to keep them as calm as possible as I'm sure her ears were sensitive.}

She commented to me while she was eating breakfast, "that she had NEVER heard her voice like this."

She hears my WHISPERS instantly!

She whispered for the 1st time in Sacrament Meeting on Sunday!

She covered her ears with her hands all through Primary!

She hears the T.V. at a normal volume level!

She immediately responds to EVERYONE who is talking to her!

She hears EVERYBODY when they say, "HI" to her!

I can't even begin to decribe how wonderful it is to have a HEARING 5 year old!!

It truely has been such a blessing to be able to have this fixed!

I'm grateful for such a sweet, good, little girl who isn't struggling because of this hearing loss!

What a BLESSING she is!

I LOVE YOU EMMA!!!!

We are so very GRATEFUL for everyone's thoughts & prayers in our behalf!

We were so blessed to have Daddy home to give her a blessing the night before, along with our WONDERFUL home teacher, & we know that helped in the whole process of things.

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped our family get through this!!!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for amazing doctors that could help my little girl HEAR again!!!!!!