Rylee update

We had to get up by 4 this morning and considering that it was closer to 1 before we crawled into bed, we're tired!  We had to wash Rylee's hair and tummy with this special stuff that helps remove germs on the skin.  It's red and stinky.  We also gave her a sponge bath so she would be nice and clean.  Before we went to bed, we packed our bag and gathered everything that we needed for an overnight stay.  On the ride to Madison this morning, Rylee and I slept while Kristopher drove.  I can't tell you how good it felt to know that we had a bright and early surgery time so Rylee didn't have to sit hungry all morning or even all day.  She was happy with everyone, all the nurses and doctors. At promptly 7:45, the RN and anesthesiology team came to get her.  The RN brought her a princess wand so have with her when she rode in her princess carriage, or better known as a crib on wheels.  At 8:45, Dr. A came by the room and let us know that they were all finished with surgery.  It was indeed the valve on the top of her head that had malfunctioned.  They simply replaced that piece and it started draining again.  He said she would be taken to recovery in about 10 minutes so it wouldn't be long before we would see her.  At 9:15, Kristopher started pacing the room, at 9:45 the RN stopped by to let us know that it was taking Rylee a long time to wake up from anesthesia, at 10:15 we were finally taken back to see her in recovery though she had yet to open her eyes she was a little more stable.  I can honestly say that those 2 and half hours were the longest in my life, especially the last hour and half.  Kristopher said a couple times, "come on I just wanna see my baby girl".  Once she decided to wake, she woke!  She woke happy and smiley and obsessed with the monitors.  When the shunt was placed the first time, it didn't take her near as long to wake up and she was whiny and miserable!  This time, completely different.  She was outgoing with the nurses, kept flipping around in her bed, climbing on pillows...and happy.  Last time, the night time was extremely difficult as I stayed with her was awake for the majority of it.  This time, it's only 4 o'clock now, but she was hasn't cried yet, has taken a 3 hour nap (that Kris and I both took part in!), eaten a couple bottles and played a bunch with some toys.  Right now she is sitting on Kristopher's lap, cuddling and watching Nick Jr.   She has taken this well, much better than Kris and I expected.  Her O2 stats and blood pressures were really funky when we first went back to recovery.  The anesthesiologist said that her vocal cords closed when they started to give her the sleeping gas so they switched it up a little and gave her some more to relax those cords.   That could be why it took her a while to wake up.  Her O2 kept dropping to the low 90s but mostly hung around 95-96.  Her blood pressures were 80s over 20s and are now low 100s over 40s.  Her temps have been perfect 98.6°F.  As it stands right now, we are expected to go home in the morning.  They just want to observe her overnight.  Kris and I are both planning on staying in the room with her then heading towards home in the morning.  We are hoping to get out early and then we may head the Tomah direction to meet our new nephew and go to Cassville to pick up Troy.  We miss him like crazy but from the sounds of it, he's been busy playing.  Grandma said they ran to the market today and on the way back home, a train came through town.  He couldn't get to Grandma to hide behind, so he just told her "that scared me".  He absolutely loves all trains but the real ones, apparently.  He's hanging out with Grandpa tomorrow morning so a trip to the fire station may be in order!  I am excited to just get home and cuddle these babes!  However, I will miss the ice machine that is right outside our door.  I have been eating/crunching lots and lots of ice this pregnancy so to have an ice machine right out the door, I am in heaven!  And it's the soft, airy ice too.  As soon as I have time, I'll post some photos of Rylee!  Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes for her.  She's doing great!