Well I just got the phone call...

7:30 am admission time tomorrow at the hospital.

I'm seriously anxious about it now.  It's only removal of tonsils and adnoids which is the simplest thing but yet I'm still very nervois and very anxious.

I'm made my lists of what I need to pack, just a little over nighter each.  Rat_girl and Concrete_man will be spending the night at the hospital and myself and Rat_boy will spend the night at my mums just up the road.  Thankfully mum has offered to come out and feed the big fury rats for the night so I don't have to worry.

As a special surprise for her for when she wakes up, I'm taking her own doona from home and I have bought her a new doona cover set which she can use while she has her sleep over at the hospital.

I've tried explaining to her what is happening, telling her that she will be going to sleep and the doctor will be fixing some things in her mouth and throat to make her feel and sleep better. I've told her she will hurt for a while after and she will be very tired and it might not be very nice but that she will get better soon and it will all be worth it.  But she is really excited about the sleepover and has been counting down the days so I am not sure she really understands.  I suppose it's better than her freaking out.

I had a quick word with the lady from the surgeons office and said that both of us and the baby will be there during the day but just 1 will be staying over night.  She didn't seem overly confident that I will be allowed to have the baby there saying "well there will be other children there trying to recover so having a baby there may not be acceptable and the hospital staff may ask you to take him elsewhere"....well they can try!!!