Emily had her eye muscle surgery on Friday (to correct her wandering/lazy eyes). She has the problem in both eyes so had two muscles in each eye cut and then reattached to correct the alignment of her eyes. The surgery was in Missoula so CK and I got up early and drove with Emily Friday morning. Here she is in pre-op in her cute little tiger gown.
The surgery (and the anesthesia, which I was more worried about) went fine. Immediately post surgery she was a bit agitated but fell right asleep in daddy's arms (see below) while we hung out for monitoring for an hour or so.
After that she was cranky, but otherwise ok (just starving since she wasn't allowed to eat after midnight and it was now 1p). She gobbled up some applesauce and graham crackers and we headed home. This is a picture from the car ride home with our smiling (and now straight-eyed) little girl clutching her surgical teddy bear. The staff at the surgery center was great and overall it was a pretty easy experience. Definitely more anxiety leading up to the day than the actual day itself, but I'm still relieved it's over.
