Ella has been doing pretty well for just coming up to 2 weeks post-surgery. Plus, today was her first day of pre-school. I felt very accomplished today, as if we were sending her off to college. And the house was very quiet. It has been the first time that Ella has been in such a structured environment. Etan followed her transport and stayed with her approximately half an hour at the school. A number of kids were there for the first time so it was crowded. He happily reported that the program looks great and that Ella was very happy there. I was a bit worried that she would be shy or afraid to be surrounded by complete strangers but I guess she was happy to get so much attention and to be able to play interesting games. When Ella arrived home from school she was so exhausted. Belle (her new caregiver for the summer) told me that she took her to the bathroom, she peed right away and that when Belle picked her up Ella tried to fall asleep on her shoulder. I’m going tomorrow for a bit to see what they do there and how she does. We had a nice time in Maine and only once did I think that Ella was in some discomfort from her incisions. I gave her a codeine suppository and it seemed to end with that. Good. This surgery was so much easier than the last. Ella is really doing fine.