Blog Attempt

So, I seem to constantly be blogging in my head and then I remembered I actually made a blog site a long time ago. So, I thought I should return and actually post to the site instead of just having the mental blog running through my mind all the time. I mean, with this much good stuff going on, I should be sharing right? Over the past two weeks, the majority of my "mental blog" has been about Caleigh. Two weeks ago she had her tonsils and adenoids removed. Looking back now, I have to say, the recovery was no where near the total nightmare I had prepared myself for. The first seven days after surgery were EASY. Minimal pain controlled by Tylenol and lots of liquids with some soft foods to eat every once in a while. The worst part at this point was the terrible odor coming from her mouth. We washed her sheets and pillowcases one day and when she went to bed that night, she exclaimed, "UGGGG, we just washed these sheets today and they already stink again! We have to wash them again in the morning mom." I didn't have the heart to tell her that the smell was her breath. I just washed the sheets again the next day per her request. Then came the night of day 7 and then the following 3 days. HORRIBLE! We were told by the doctor to expect this, but since she was doing so well, I was really caught off guard when she would scream for hours and hold her ears and throat. We switched to the Hydrocodone and were very quickly on a schedule of taking it. I felt helpless most of the time. It was like returning to having a newborn. There was lots of crying, screaming, and fussing, and round the clock need for comfort. I don't think I slept much at all those four days. But neither did she. Luckily though, we are past those few days and she is eating and drinking well once again. She is now looking forward to going shopping for her first preschool and getting her "own scissors". I am thinking I should be a little scared.