Nola's Tubes

Nola got her tubes put in her ears on July 6th.  We had to be at the surgery center at 6:30 AM.  Yikes!  She did great in her surgery but came out of there fighting mad!  She was hungry and freaked out by the anesthesia and just all out of sorts.  I tried to feed her in the recovery area, but she was crying so hard she could barely eat. 

Caleb passed the time watching episodes of SuperWhy on my iPhone.  After we were released from the surgery center, we took Caleb to school, then headed straight home.  Nola went to bed and slept off the anesthesia.  She woke up feeling great. 

Since the surgery, she has started to babble some and makes more noises.  She still doesn't laugh unless something really strikes her fancy, but she smiles and interacts well.  She's just not a big laugher...and, trust me, we try to get her to laugh.  When she does open up and laugh, it is the funniest thing ever, so we just keep trying.  We're starting to wonder if she's going to be the only really serious person in our family...or maybe she's just too refined for our type of humor. 

We had our post-surgery follow up and got full clearance from Dr. Lee.  He said that everything looks great.  In his words, "Her tubes are in, open and dry.  See you in 6 months."  Sounds like a plan to me!