You can in fact turn 40 while your daughter is in the hospital. (maybe not in the PICU, but on the regular floor at least.)You can celebrate said birthday with a surprise party in the hospital.
Hospital masks are extremely hot. I will never be a surgeon for that reason (ok maybe a few others too...)
Modern Family is a my new favorite television show. So much of it reminds me of myself and my family.
If Kip tries to be the last to wish me a happy birthday, Kirk will one up him by calling even later.
No two surgeries are ever exactly alike, so don't try to predict what will happen. Let it be a surprise!
I love new clothes for my birthday.
I love birthday cakes with my name on them.
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[/caption]Chillaxin (chill + relaxing) is the best way to assist Ellie in chillaxin at the hospital. Ghany (my anesthesiologist brother-in-law) told us awhile back that he noticed the kids who were the most upset were with parents who were the most upset. It took us years to be able to catch up with that advice. If surgery is no big deal to us, then it will certainly be no big deal to her. Even things that seem unbearable can become bearable over time.
Ben would prefer that he alone have birthdays (probably many 4-year-olds in America feel that way.)
Confined to a bed, my daughter can peel a whole lotta crayons! (I kinda already knew that, but she has just re-confirmed.)
Every single bathroom in each of our hospital rooms has made me feel as if I were "going" in the middle of the hallway because the door does not close all the way and you can totally hear everything happening in there. Pretty much my worst nightmare. Seriously, I think I have had that as a nightmare.
By my very rough estimate Ellie broke and pealed close to 1,000 crayons over the last few weeks.
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