Can I just say, Lil has the largest, grossest tonsils I've ever seen in real life? I'm thrilled they're coming out. Seriously - the right tonsil comes out ONTO her tongue when she laughs. It's ... gross.
It took a while to schedule - it had to be a day the ENT, pediatric dentist, and pediatric cardiologist could all be present. (The cardiologist just needs to be present in the building - just in case - since Lil does have that pesky congenital heart defect.)
We're hoping all this will help with:
- Sleep apnea
- Snoring
- Eating crunchy foods (not a huge fan)
- Disliking drinking - which is improving with a sippy cup - but I'm not sure if this has been a cold drinks hurting her teeth or gagging while drinking issue
- Brushing teeth - she really only brushes her tongue and cries heartbreakingly (and silently) if I attempt to brush them for her.
On the tooth brushing item - I did buy her a vibrating Dora toothbrush, like Chrystal showcased on her blog, and Lil loves to play with it. She puts it on her tongue & giggles - but I'm not going to even attempt to help her brush her teeth with it until after she's recovered from her surgery.
Oh, and a few days before Lil's surgery? Ruby's having new ear tubes put in and her adenoids removed.
The audiologist called from school - the great news is Ru was cooperative for the testing! The not-so-great, the fluid is back, muffling her hearing. We knew her tubes were on their way out in June, and we were set to return to the ENT in December ... so we just moved our appointment up to last week.
Fortunately, we were able to schedule the girls on different days - that didn't sound like fun! And Ruby's procedure has a much shorter recovery time; Lil will actually spend a night in-patient at the hospital.
These good times will be rolling out the first week of November - Ru on the 2nd, Lil on the 5th. Think nice thoughts for them, okay??
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Nice thoughts and bunches of prayers Michelle!!
Oh fun times! NOT! I'm glad Lil is staying overnight after her "tune up"! I wonder if she has a submucus cleft hiding back there? They can cause kids to not want to drink too. Sometimes if they are small defects, big tonsils hide them, but your ENT will be able to tell when he does his part of the to-do list. Well, hang in there! Wish I lived closer I'd give you a hand if you needed it.
Always and only nice thought for both your girls. I'm sure everything will go well.
Whats Lil's heart defect again? And is it repaired? It will be so nice to get those pesky tonsils out!
Thinking good thoughts for ALL of you! Is Ru having her adenoids removed in hopes of helping resolve the fluid? Hope everything goes smoothly for both girls. Lots of ice cream for all!
Of Course Lots Of Prayers!! I sure hope Lil will drink after the tonsils come out!! Start thinking of ways to bribe her now!! Love You Guys!!
Sending prayers to the two Sweets!!!
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