Jackie Moon and Bella Buttonian: The tubes are in.....and other good stuff!

Bella got her tubes today! For those of you that don't know, Bella needed ear tubes. In her 21 months of life she's had 9 ear infections and we decided it was time to get the tubes. We took her to an ENT doctor and he agreed. This morning we took her to a surgery center close to our house. She didn't even have to have a needle. They give the little ones a little gas to help them to sleep and then it takes 8 minutes for the whole procedure. It was amazing! Nathaniel and I had literally just sat down in the waiting room when they called us back and said she was done. She was still sleeping so we slowly woke her up. She immediately wanted food (since she hadn't been able to eat breakfast) so we broke all the rules and she got apple juice and fruit snacks for a morning snack. Then Nathaniel and I took her to McDonald's to get pancakes and we all came home. The doctor told us after the procedure that her ears were very clogged with gunky stuff and that her hearing in each ear went up 20 decibels! She had already passed a pre-screening for her hearing so she was ok but now just better and she is talking like CRAZY!!! We really feel like it was the right decision for Bella and she already appears much more comfortable! Yay! Here is a picture of her following the procedure today. She's got her pancakes in front of her!! I am adding some other pictures just for fun! Enjoy!