Post Op Day 5- We're Home

Last night ended up being the only night that I spent at the Hospital since she was moved out of ICU and needed someone to be at her bedside to operate her insulin pump. The accommodations were comfortable but, as with all hospital stays, there were lots of night-time interruptions.

First nap of the day, sharing a bed with Mommy for the first hour

This morning I had resigned myself to leaving tomorrow since Anellah's blood counts were down again. But, evidently all the prayers from our First Covenant Church Family gave the doctors confidence in Anellah's physical state because they discharged us this afternoon! Anellah has a few follow up appointments this week and a few new medications to take for awhile but according to her discharge paperwork she is "ok to return to daycare/school." She is still VERY easily exhausted meaning that she takes lots of naps, that's great for me because I can use the nap time too. She is still taking her pain medicine but it is down to every 6 hours instead of every 4 hours. Her head is continuing to become less and less swollen although I still call her, "my little black-eyed baby."

Finally getting to play with her babies again

We were both SO HAPPY to come home this afternoon. She just wanted to play with her familiar toys and make sure everything was the same as she had left it. And, of course, she was VERY happy Grandma was around to sing to her and read books.