So what are adenoids anyway?

Wikipedia has this definition: "a mass of lymphoid tissue situated at the very back of the nose, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the mouth." We had no idea what Adenoids were 6 months ago. Today Emma had them removed. She has fought sinus infections for the last 6 months with a trip to the ER a couple of weeks ago. By taking the adenoids out, hopefully she will be infection free. The Dr. said they were enlarged, but not overly huge. Emma did great today. The closest pediatric ENT is in Indianapolis. So we found ourselves staying at the "Ducky Hotel" once again, but this time for Emma instead of Jerrod. We've been down to Indy twice before the surgery today for appointments. Emma loves staying at the hotel and going swimming! Today we arrived at St. Vincent's prepared as best we could. Emma freaks out pretty easily, so we were very careful to make everything fun for her today. Grandpa and Grandma met us in the Lobby. She got a cute, fluffy pink bunny from Grandma that she carried with her the whole time. It even took favor over Tigger! When we walked into the check-in area there was a fun place for Emma to play. When the nurse took us back to her room, there was a dog, Lily, for Emma to pet. Emma really liked this. There were fun toys to play with and she got to take home a coloring book, a book, and a bear pillow. There was a special nurse to play with Emma. She was still a little anxious the whole time, but for the most part she was relaxed as much as could be expected. We got dressed in our special hospital jammies. And off she went in a kids car that she drove into the operating room. She was asleep before I could even get back into our room and sit down from following her as far as I could go. The Dr. was done in about 15 minutes and she was back in the room in about 40 minutes. They wheeled her in on a bed. I picked her up and held her in my lap in the reclining chair. She was super thirsty. She ended up eating 2 popsickles and 1 glass of water before we left. She recovered for about 45 minutes and off we were out of the hospital. We had read a book beforehand to her. In the book it had the little girl leaving the hospital in a wagon with balloons attached to it, so we had to find something similar. She got an Ariel balloon from Daddy and Mommy, so the baloon was covered. Then the nurse brought by a push car. So off we went down the hall in a push car with a balloon attached to it. We met up with Grandma and Grandpa and Jacob in the Lobby. Before, during, and after Emma never freaked out. Praise Jesus! Thanks to all of the prayers that were said, everything went so smoothly. We headed home, she slept the whole way home. When we got home she wanted to play a little and she acted like she felt pretty well. A little clingy, but that is understandable. She ate a total of 5 popsickles today. She also wanted some cereal and rice tonight, so I let her have some. She didn't get sick, so I guess her stomach is ok. So that's our adventure, we're hoping it helps and her tonsils will not get attacked next. Thanks so much for all the prayers that were said!!!!