We just barely got home tonight and I'm happy to report that everything went great! Katy's surgery went exactly as her doctor wanted. They removed her lens from her eye (including the cataract) and replaced it with a synthetic lens. They gassed her before they put the IV in, and they gave her some "happy meds" before they took her back for surgery. So basically she doesn't even know she had surgery! We stayed overnight in a hotel and then brought her back for a check-up today. They said it all looks good. She has to wear a metal cover over her eye for one week. Then they're going to remove that and get her fitted for some glasses. I know she'll be adorable, but I hope she doesn't hate them.

We capped off the day with a trip to the Houston zoo and she just loved it! Katy's favorite animals there were the new baby elephant and giraffe, and the jaguar...probably because Go Diego Go has a pet jaguar. My Dad met us at the zoo and we had such a great time. You would never guess Katy just had surgery. Allen was just grinning the entire time. He was so good for the entire trip, even though he's getting some more teeth up top.

The best part about everything was that Katy's anesthesiologist looked a lot like Marie. We told the doc that and she was so excited! I didn't point it out to Katy b/c I didn't want her to associate Marie with the surgery in case it hurt her. But I felt so comforted from it...like Marie was there with her while I couldn't be. Peter agreed with me.

Right now the only bad part is eye drops every two hours. But considering how bad it could have been, I guess we're getting off really easy. Pretty much everyone else there waiting for surgery was in much worse shape than Katy...really disfigured or burned or deformed. We really were counting our blessings.