Poor Licity

Well the time has come and gone- I've been dreading the day for a month now... Licity had her tonsils (and adenoids) removed last Friday and now we are dealing with the recovery. She is trying her best to be a good sport, but you can tell she's just miserable. She won't talk because it hurts, so she's started tapping and pointing and then it's a guessing game on what she wants. She's not eating yet and although we have six different types of popsicles, she's not even tempted by those. She does do pretty well with drinking cold water and hopefully she'll be eating a little better in a couple of days. This is all to be expected from what the doctor told us, so we're not too concerned. And besides the food, she really is being pampered in every other way- I've gotten her some new toys (prized possessions that normally would be saved for a birthday or Christmas) and they have done just the trick for distracting her for some of the day- the other 90% of the day is spent on the couch in front of the TV of course. I've only watched Mulan 4 times in two days (not bad) but Caillou has played back to back (the same episode) for something like 3 hours at one time. The rest of the time is Enchanted. Anyway, long story short- we are surviving.
Licity can't resist a smile when she sees Maci. (Or at least for the first day before all of the numbing meds wore off.)* No Rechelle, she's not by the toilet-that's Maci's highchair.
Licity's new best friend for the week. I can't even count how many Little Mermaid dolls I've bought- and we've lost. But regardless, it's always a great purchase.