Easter Weekend

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! Ours was eventful as usual,

Friday we lost a dear friend of ours after a courageous fight with cancer. Friday night we all got together to celebrate Mike at Kari and Darrin’s shop. Addilynn got to stay at Nona and Papa’s house.

Saturday, Daddy went to spend the day with his grandpa Fred while Addilynn and I went to the Easter egg hunt at Vicc Cam park. Addilynn was horrified of the Easter Bunny so we didn’t get pictures taken but she ended up warming up to the idea and did great during her first “real” egg hunt. Addilynn was really tired that day from her fun at her grandparents so we had to fight to get a nap in and by the time she fell asleep she slept hard right through a friend of mines baby shower. I was bummed I didn’t get to go, but didn’t want to wake the sleeping monster! Saturday night we had dinner with friends. Which was well overdue.

Sunday Addilynn, to our surprise, woke up in a great mood. She loved finding Easter eggs again and got some pretty neat things from the Easter bunny as well. Then the race was on. Addilynn spent time with part of the family and we were all exhausted by the end.

 

Dying Easter eggs with mommy and daddy! The spill proof egg dye kit was a flop so Addilynn spent most of the time dying her hands.

Paige, Kaylene, and Addilynn checking out her loot from the egg hunt at Vicc Cam Park. The weather was beautiful and it was so nice to be outside enjoying it.

Nothing like candy for breakfast! Happy 2nd Easter Miss Addilynn Grace.

Addilynn all dolled up in her Easter dress finding eggs at Rick and Cris’ house.

Carrying her basket. It was getting pretty heavy by this point.

This is from tonight. We were putting her money away that she scored from the Telford/Sines Easter egg hunt. She got $10.59 She likes to count, but she is so funny when doing it! Instead of counting the easy way 1, 2, 3… she counts 10, 9, 8. 7. Mickey mouse clubhouse is to thank for that one! Seven is the best sounding. She pronounces it Seben, and that is about all she knows. She refuses to learn to say the numbers one two and three!

Much Needed Twin Time

Addilynn, Dustin, and I had a busy weekend! Friday we celebrated Dustin’s birthday with his family and got to visit for a bit! Saturday we got to spend some much needed “twin time” with the Howland boys. Not to mention some good times with friends too! Then Sunday was Camber’s first birthday party. She looked so cute getting into her cake.

It is hard to get a picture of three toddlers!

Addilynn' was in the middle of asking to see the picture in this one. She doesn’t hold her pose long enough for me to get a good picture!

My beautiful niece and her Monkey cake! She really got into it!

We Survived

 

The day we were dreading for so long has finally come and gone and we survived.

Addilynn’s surgery to have tubes placed and adenoids removed went very well. It was very traumatizing for both baby and parents, but at this time I think we made the right decision.

Two words… anesthesia stinks

Not only was it the most horrible thing to watch her going out, but also was the most horrible thing to watch her coming off of the anesthesia.

I got to go back with her to put her under and it was by far the worst thing I have ever seen. The cold bright room, the sight of her struggle, her screams being muffled by gas flowing through the mask, the smell of the gas, her eyes intensely staring into mine as if to say “why aren’t you helping me?” and then to just go blank and slowly close, and finally kissing my corpse like child as I was rushed out of the room. All of these sights will never stop burning a hole in my heart. I only hope she doesn’t remember this horrible day. I hate the fact that she had to go through this but I can only hope it will ease her pain and suffering.

Dustin got to experience the coming out of anesthesia which we both hated. Him a little more since he didn’t get to witness the beginning stage of this process. She moaned, screamed, thrashed, stiffened and held her breath off and on for an hour before she started to just exhibit a “pissed off” attitude. She kept saying she wanted to go home over and over after the anesthesia finally wore off. We were in recovery for almost two hours. She was really swollen, looked like she had been beaten badly, and bleeding from her nose which added to awfulness of the whole situation.

I finally witnessed the child I brought to KMC with me that morning when she got to peek at the fish tank with her coat on ready to walk out the door! Thank goodness I got that glimmer of hope because the ride home was in and out of consciousness which was expected but still unwelcomed. I just wanted her to be her cheery happy self. 

The Dr. said she had fluid behind her ears and that her adenoids were very thick. So he was sure we made the right decision which is reassuring, but I’m not 100% convinced yet. I am now the most paranoid person in the world when it comes to baths because for a week she can’t get them wet. Of course tonight was the first time she got to have one, but it was not fun. I feel horrible because bath time used to be her favorite time and now I just get to “intervene” the entire time. “Don’t splash” “don’t go under” “sit up” “no bubbles” “don’t touch your ear plugs”  She must have been thinking I was a total drag.

Here are a few pictures from her surgery days.

Addilynn playing at Nanny and Bapa’s the night before her surgery and getting read a story by her Nanny (great grandmother)

The cutest scrub model in the world! Addilynn in her new get up getting ready to go into surgery. She got to take her piggy and puppy back with her. She sleeps with both of these every night. One under each arm. She even introduced the nurse to piggy. “This piggy” Addilynn said as she showed him off.

Getting some sympathy from her grammy and watching some Mickey Mouse with her doll she got from Auntie Doe Doe

Addilynn was so good when we got home she was sleepy most of the time but she did have some happy moments of running around and screaming. She was running around in her tutu bugling by 4:00 and then crashed for good at 6. As you can tell from the picture below.

Tonight is our first test of what may come in our future. She isn’t completely healed yet, but hopefully she has a better night tonight than her “pre surgery” sleepless nights. She went down much easier tonight instead of tossing and turning for 15 minutes she rolled once from her back to belly so fingers crossed, I think we are off to a good start! Thanks to everyone who came up, gave us words of advise, support, text messages, phone calls, and Facebook comments. You made this stressful time much easier knowing we had all the support. You guys are the best friends/family money can buy!! 

It may have been a simple surgery but it was still surgery, and we survived!