First night home

We got a little worried around midnight when we realized that she really wasn't falling asleep. I had read some horror stories about families who were kept up for WEEKS by their kids who had been through the same surgery. It's hard for them to get comfortable lying down (obviously)!

She was really overtired and having a rough time settling down. Her head seemed to be waking her up every time she'd doze off.

Finally, though, after having a nice long meal, I just put her down, and let her lie halfway off the pillow she'd been lying on--and put another pillow under her body, so she wouldn't flop over. And she stayed asleep. She was taking up my entire side of the bed, so I kind of slept sideways underneath her. (I was exhausted enough to be able to sleep well anyway.)

She ended up sleeping a full 6 hours after that. Good for any night!