All Bandages Removed

OK so it is obvious I am the only person who cares about this big slice on Ava's leg. She could care less. Hasn't even looked back there to see what all the fuss is about. Nope.

What does she care about you might ask? A teeny tiny little cut on her third toe that makes her hobble around like she's missing a leg. You can't even see the dumb thing and it happened 4 days ago. Please. For the love of God just forget about it.

On a different note...

Tuesday afternoon Ava and I went to pick up Olivia from preschool and I talked with one of our mom friend's there about having the big bandaid on Ava's leg to cover the surgical tape. She was telling me that her dog just was operated on and they told her to leave the bandaid off so the wound could dry. I told her the area did look wet like it may have oozed. She said her husband would look at it and see if we could just leave the bandaid off. So I unstrapped the ever unsuspecting Ava from her car seat and plopped her feet on the ground. Kevin removed the bandaid, took a glance, and said, "Yeah she doesn't need that bandaid. It looks fine. Just let the surgical tape fall off on it's own." And then he folded the bandaid up and handed it back to me.

Umm... how's she gone get back in car and ride with the surgical tape rubbing up against the seat? Since we didn't have a choice, Ava got back in and Olivia climbed in and I drove home hoping everything looked okay when she got out of the car. Thankfully it did. Only once did Ava notice that the big bandaid was gone and there was something funny like sticky tape on the back of her leg yesterday.

So here's a picture of the real deal. The surgical tape fell off this morning.

Ava heads to the plastic surgeon today for an evaluation but it looks like all things are a go... as if it ever wasn't for her.

Ava's St. Pat's Day Surgery

Here's the bump Ava had removed. Ava's arrival for surgery... and the only person smiling in the waiting room.
The gown is small and allows for her buns to hang out. Very cute on a little person, not so cute on the guy across the hall.
My lovely Ava ready to go.
All hooked up and being monitored.
Ava paid close attention to what the nurses were doing while holding her baby.
It was finally her time, she had taken her medication to relax and was ready to have that bump be gone forever.

See you real soon Sweetpea...

It's over, it's done, and she is ready to get the heck out of the hospital. All she kept saying was, "I want to go home now."
At home with the balloons her Daddy gave her, Ava rested and recovered just fine. She watched cartoons, read her books, and played her Leapster. She has not once complained of pain and is walking around just fine.
The end result... it doesn't look as scary as I thought it would. The stitches will dissolve so a few more days and her leg should look pretty good.

On our way from dropping off Olivia at school and taking Ava to her follow-up appointment a friend handed Ava a belated birthday present. Ava's eyes lit up as she removed the paper from the bag that was concealing a most coveted zhu hamster. Well that certainly made going to the doctor a whole lot more fun.

Ava's O2 has reached 100%. Her ears are still infected but should look and feel better within a few days. Her wheezing is still present but better. She's on her meds for a few more days and other than that, she's great. So great in fact the doctor had left me a message when I got home that her surgery was moved up from April to March. St. Patrick's Day actually. It seems like we are just killing the holidays this year.

So now I need to go make some phone calls and re-schedule all of the pre-surgery appointments we had to ones that would actually occur before the surgery. More phone calls...ugh.