5 months old

It's true, Macey is 5 months old.  Today was quite a day, so I thought I would show you what it was like to be Macey today!

First of all she had a rough night.  I don't know if she sensed my stress about her surgery, but she had her worst night ever.  I put her down at 8:15pm only for her to wake up crying at 8:45pm.  She went back down around 9:30pm, then was up at 12:15am.  I put her back down at 1am, and she was up at 2am, I put her back down right away only for her to wake up at 2:45am.  The last time she was allowed to eat was 3:30am, so I stayed up while she slept in my arms so I could feed her one last time.  I tried to lay her down again at 4am, and she woke up.  I actually had to get myself ready (we had to be ready to leave at 5:15am) so I needed her to lay down somewhere.  I decided to put her in our bed.

Here is where she spent the last hour of her night.  She was out!  Let me add that when she sleeps in her crib she still has to be swaddled, and if she gets out of it most of the time it wakes her up.  Apparently that rule does not apply in our bed.

We had to be at the hospital at 6am.  We went through the same routine as we did with her first surgery.  We arrive to a room for day surgery check in.  There are beds for little ones and a nurse that checks you in.  We stay there for about an hour.  This time, since she was a little older, they pointed out the TV available above each bed.  We gave it a try.
Here's our little trooper enjoying some cartoons as we waited for them to take us to the "Surgery Holding Room."

Next we are taken to the "Surgery Holding Room."  This is where we meet the nurses who will be in the operating room with her.  We also get to talk to the anesthesiologist.  We are typically there for about 30 min, and with so many people coming and going Macey enjoyed watching all the commotion.  This is also where we got her dressed for surgery.  Last time, because she was so small they just gave us a t-shirt.  This time she actually got a gown.
The gown has little tigers on it and she looked so cute in it!  She soggied up the arms because they were a bit long, and everything must be put in her mouth these days.

Next was the surgery.  We were very thankful that, once again, when they took her away she did not cry.  The nurses loved her and she was in such a great mood all morning.  They were so amazed that she was so happy even though she hadn't eaten in quite a few hours.  She just smiled at everyone.  When she woke up after surgery she was super cranky.  It took a little extra medication to get her calmed down, but eventually she did and fell asleep.  Then we had to wait for all her antibiotics to get administered through the IV, and as long as she showed signs of being alert they would let us go home.  We were home by 10am.

Macey slept most of the day.  At about 4pm she woke up and was acting like her normal self.  She started talking and wanting to play.  It was nice to have her back so quickly.

Later in the afternoon she received a package from her Uncle Eric, Auntie Stephanie and cousins Geoffrey, Jakob and Kymberli.  It was a Valentine gift and it couldn't have come on a better day.  Maybe we should have waited until Valentine's Day, but we decided she deserved whatever it was today.
It turned out to be a handmade (by Auntie Stephanie) blanket!  It is wonderful, and you can see that Macey loves it.  It is a lady bug blanket!  Those of you who know my family know we are a bit obsessed with themes, and each of us has an "animal" that we are associated with.  Well, Macey's is a lady bug. 

You can see that her lip, just under the nose, is swollen and bruised, but her smile lets you know that she is doing just fine.  The surgeon explained that the procedure went well and was relatively easy.  He removed the stitch that was causing the problem and cleaned out the infection.  With some minor wound cleaning she will be healed in no time.

After her long day she was so tired.  And there is no better way to end the day than a little snooze with Daddy!  They were playing on the couch and all of a sudden she laid her head down and her little eyes just closed.
Thank you all for your prayers.  Everything went as planned, and Macey seems to be in little to no pain.  Please continue to pray for her healing, this was just a little hurdle, and before we know it all these surgeries will be far behind us.