Her eyes widen as I carried her into the operating room. The lights were bright. Everything was white except for the few things that were draped in the sterile blue cloths. Everyone was wearing surgical gowns and masks on their face.
It was much harder this time around. To kiss her goodbye. She is much more aware. I could feel the sense of panic in her. As I set her on the operating table, she did not want to lay down but she did. Then came the bubble gum scented mask that would put her to sleep. She fought it hard. Tears started pooling up in her eyes. It broke my heart. I sang her We're Off To See The Wizard as she drifted to sleep. I was hoping she would dream about it while she was under. It is her all time favorite movie. She has watched it so many times that she has most of the movie memorized. Her Grandma Debbie bought her Wizard of Oz puppets and a pop-up book that she treasures. She loves to act out the movie with those puppets almost on a daily basis.
I kissed her goodbye around 9:15am (Eastern time) and surgery started at 10:21am.
Here are pictures from this morning...
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| Hospital Owl and Hootie along with her own owl shirt. Can you tell we have a theme going on here! |
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| Reading the Wizard of Oz pop-up book with Daddy. |
Thank you all for your love, support, thoughts and prayers. It means the world to us. It warms my heart and soul to know that so many people care.
4 comments:
My family and I are praying for you all today. May God grant you each a FULL measure of POWER, LOVE, and SOUND MIND. (2 Tim. 1:7)
You all are in our thoughts and prayers. I hope she too dreams of The Wizard of Oz. Stay strong!!
Thinking of you all today!!! Prayers are with all of you...
Awwww....my heart sinks and tears pool reading your description of delivering Sophie to OR. That is so hard...holding and singing and crying while your child is goes to sleep. It wrings your heart.
Prayers are sent out for Sophie...
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