Norah is still not herself…she just fell back to sleep after exhausting herself with a couple of Dora episodes and a few minutes of painting, but she’s doing great. We’re waiting for her calcium level test results to come back. If her calcium is low that means that her parathyroids are taking a break and she will need an IV. She would need to stay in the hospital until her calcium is stable without the IV, so we’re really hoping for good results so we can go home tomorrow.
The first thing Norah said when she woke up from the anesthesia was “mariquita,” which is ladybug in Spanish. I hadn’t even noticed but some of the ceiling tiles had been painted by kids and there was one above her bed with a ladybug, a cloud, a heart, a sun, and a flower, and she named everything in Spanish except for the cloud. I think the fact that she woke up speaking Spanish is a good indication that the Spanish is becoming embedded in her brain.
2:00 p.m. conversation:
Norah: Do I have a band-aid on my neck?
Me: Yes.
Norah: Why?
Me: Because you have a hole there.
Norah: Am I done with surgery?
Me: Yes.
Norah: Then why didn’t I have a lollipop?
Here are some photos of her recovery progress so far:
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