Surgery Fun, Part II

Apparently age 5 is a great time for surgery in our family. Liam did it, so we thought Eliza should get the chance, too.

She has had an umbilical hernia since birth, and somewhere we had heard that it could possibly close on its own up until age 5. She turned 5 a few weeks ago, and it seemed like the right time.

It was pretty identical to Liam's surgical experience. It started with the cool jammies:

The anesthesiologists let her pick out a scent (naturally, she chose cotton candy), and then took her away. Fun fact: Liam chose the root beer-flavored anesthesia three years ago, and he has hated root beer ever since. I was glad she picked cotton candy, and not strawberry.

She had a nice little nap.

Then woke up and watched some TV.

 And rode out of the hospital in this sweet wagon.

Now it's four days later, and she's still hanging out in bed watching movies all day. She's living the dream!