It's Done

Grace had her trach today. That little girl is tough as nails. She went quietly back to the OR sucking on her pacifier. She came through the other side just as sweetly as can be. Oh sure, she gets a little fussy when the pain gets to her, but a little morphine puts that right. And besides, wouldn't you fuss a little if you had to go through what she has been through?

The hardest thing for us was seeing her cry in pain. I say "seeing" because she can no longer audibly cry thanks to the trach. Silent tears. A good cry from a baby is so life affirming. We couldn't wait to hear her cry when she was in the NICU. Now we will have to wait a while longer to hear her cry again.