Tongue Reduction- Day 2

The Hubs and I managed to stuff ourselves into the sardine can of a bed we have here and actually slept until about 7am!!! We got word of possible extubation this morning so naturally we were pretty excited. HMae is not a fan of her new BFF the breathing tube. Our excitement was premature. Once Plastic Surgery got word, they said no way. Apparently the swelling is the worst on Day 3 and 4. Also there are issues with staffing on the weekend and they want to make sure all the key players are in place before such an event. So while we are a little bummed we realize they know what is best. On a side note, the Hubs and I are starting to notice a prerequisite for employment in this hospital. #1 you must be 25 years old or younger. #2 you must be on the top ten most beautiful people list! #3 you must be the nicest person on the planet. Obviously, we dont mind any of these prerequisites. Especially not #3.
I can't decide if the staff here loves me or hates me. Almost all of them have asked if I am a nurse or involved in the medical field. Honestly I think I may have done a little too much research:) Shocker, I know! Really, I am just fascinated by it all. As our day nurse placed the feeding tube she told us we were the best assistants ever. We just don't see it any other way. We don't want Haddie going through this alone. We want to make sure she is as comfortable as possible.
Good news of the day: They seem to have finally found the perfect pain management for now anyway. HMae hasn't required as many rescues today. We are definitely thankful for that. They are keeping her heavily sedated to ensure that no damage is done with the breathing tube in place. Also for her comfort.
At home, Koen is keeping Grandma pretty busy! Or vice versa. Sounds like he is having a blast. Tonight they went out to dinner to celebrate Auntie K's birthday. The Hubs and I are quite jealous. They went to Tahoe Joes for dinner! We were salivating thinking about the yummy steak and monster mudslide cake. It also sounds like he has been very spoiled. That's what grandmas do best!
I played some videos of Koen for HMae today and I could tell she was excited to hear his voice. It is comforting to see her reaction to us. Whenever she hears Daddy she perks up and I can tell she is trying to say her Dadadadas. Whenever she sees me she scrunches her eyebrows into a grump face. I think she is wondering why I can't just pick her up and feed her. It breaks my heart a little but I can already tell how much better her tongue is going to be. Even with it as swollen as it is she can still close her mouth.
There is so much love for our little girl. We can't thank you all enough. Your Facebook messages and instagram comments are truly keeping our spirits up. It is so nice to know there are so many of you out there cheering us on.