Baby photos 19

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Starved for 14 hours so far, and just before surgery, but she's being a pure angel the entire morning.       ..       .
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One hour after surgery in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit                      .               .    .    .    .
The thing in her nose is just to keep her airway open. It only goes down about 4 - 5 inches.   .         .    .    .    .
She elected to remove it from her own nose about 4 hours post surgery.    .                             .    .
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. 2 days after surgery

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About 48 hours after her surgery and having fun with the bear she got from the Fiore Family. ..
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. . . 1st meal - 3 days after surgery

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Her first meal - 3 days post-surgery and just a few hours before being released from the hospital.                      ..
In case you're wondering , it's carrot juice thickened up so she can eat it with a spoon.                               .
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4 days post surgery and at the zoo

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The day after her release from hospital and enjoying the beautiful St Louis Zoo with her best friend Zach.
Zachy is looking very curiously at the ground hogs (some of which are "frollicking" in the spring air ;-). ..
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Julie, Brit and Nancy

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Julie, Brit, Zach and Nancy (and the grizzly bear)

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Finally Yaki got the other zoo visitors to stop walking in his path so he could take these photos.                       ..
That's a grizzly bear in the background.                      ..                      ..                      ..

Julie and Brit resting on the grass at the zoo . . . . . .. .
Wow! What an amazing baby girl she is! .. . .

Britty eating yoghurt          .       .   ..          .
Trying vanilla yoghurt for the first time and showing her satisfaction. What an angel!                         .
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Zachy eating Oreos ..      ..         ..          ..
And this little guy had a great time trying Oreo Cookies for the first time. Is he a sweetie or what!    ...          .