Earning her Ice Cream

9am: Waiting for the big test; she's still fasting and doing great. We had the option to wait another 90 minutes and get Versed to help with the trauma of this test, or muscle through getting the NG tube down her nose and strapped to a board for the high volume barium study without it. I described to Audrey the choices, without glossing, and suggested we could get ice cream after, and she shouted "ice cream!!" Here we go, brave girl.

12pm: Well, it hurt like the dickens, but she did the test without sedation. There is no sign of a leak. Off to get this girl some strawberry ice cream! (Right after she catches a few winks.)
So thankful for the wonderful staff at Primary Riverton for making a tough time easier, especially Steph with Child Life who worked hard to distract Audrey from the intense pain. Audrey thought the bubbles holder looked like a strawberry ice cream cone, so she asked very sweetly if she could have some after we finished.

As we were leaving the hospital, Audrey waved and called "Bye! See you tomorrow!" Clearly the toys and people had left an impression.
"No sweetie," I laughed. "We won't be back tomorrow."
"Oh. Next week then!"
"No, my love. These are very nice people but we won't be back next week."
"Why not?"
"Because your test went well."
"Oh. What do you mean?"
"The pictures of your throat look very good. The doctor doesn't need to see you for a while."
"But I like the doctors!"
"..."