Post Op

Little Pyper became my first kidlet to have surgery today. It was very minor. She just got tubes in her ears, but surgery is always a little stressful. She was very brave. You can definitely tell she is my middle child and uses any opportunity to get her parents undivided attention to the fullest.

Primary Children's Medical Center was AMAZING! I don't know why you would go anywhere else when you have this awesome place so close. Pyper went to a class the night before where they talked the kids through everything.They gave them a tour and let them play with equipment. Today when she got there she knew exactly what to expect and was not in the least bit scared. In fact she was looking forward to her ride in the wagon to the O.R. They had a life specialist that spent at least a half-hour with Pyper before her surgery. She gave her a doll in special "pajamas" just like Pyper's and they started a (real) I.V. on her doll and Pyper got to inject medicine into the I.V. Then her doll (whose name was Belle Pyper), got to go with her in her wagon to the O.R. and then to the "wake up" room. She wasn't awake more than two minutes when she reminded Warren, her nurse, that there is supposed to be a root beer slushee waiting for her. She was quite the little ham, coming out of anesthesia, thinking she could stand up and then getting all wobbly. She left with so many souvenirs, she could open a little shop.

All day I have to keep reminding myself that I no longer have to talk super loud so she can hear me. I know it is for the best, but I am really going to miss her telling me she is "sive", instead of "five", and how she loves her "samily". Today she has already started calling her little friend "Izabel" instead of "Wizabel". She is now resting in her room listening to music as she falls asleep and it isn't so loud that I can hear it way in the next room. She is going to start kindergarten in the fall and I am going to miss her! She is my little helper and always wants to hang out with me and play games while Asher takes his nap. Hopefully she will have morning class and I will get one more year of her all to myself in the afternoon. I love you Pyper!!

(picture by Jen Tate)

Pyper's Quirks

So I have been seeing a lot of blogs lately that have a tag where you list 6 quirky things about yourself. I thought I would do this for each of my kids because I am sure that they will grow out of their crazy little quirks and I want to remember them. So this is mostly for myself, but hopefully you find it intereting to. I am starting with Pyper because she is my quirkiest kid.

1. Pyper cannot take a nap in her regular clothes. She has to strip down to her undies or change into p.j.'s.

2. She loves to play dress up and when we are at home she is almost always in a princess costume or a swimsuit.

3. Whenever I ask her to dance for me she does this crazy chicken dance that always makes me laugh.

4. She is the neatest eater. She has to wipe her mouth with a napkin after every bite and if she doesn't have a napkin she uses her sleeve so she always has little stains on her shoulder.

5. She cannot stand being wet. If one of her sleeves gets wet when she is washing her hands she must change immediately.

6. She says "I love you mom," at least 10 times a day and I never get tired of hearing it.

Here is a picture or her in our backyard a few weeks ago. She lives in this little ballet costume and would wear it everywhere if I would let her. Which I do, most of the time.