Apparently I've been slackin on the bloggin, b/c E informed yesterday that several people have asked for an update...Sorry!!!
First of all, Lila Grace came home and continued to have a speedy recovery. Of course, we were really nervous, but she did so well! She really was a trooper thru the whole ordeal and amazed not only us, but her doctors as well. Since she's been home, her coloring is so much better, she is breathing easier and her heart doesn't feel like its beating out of her chest anymore. It's now 12 days after coming home and her steri strips are falling off and some of her stitches have dissolved already. The incision is even starting to clear in places and looks really good.
I want to mention again how thankful we are for so many thoughts and prayers. Even this week I've heard from a few people who said, "we prayed for you all in church or at prayer service." It's amazing how word gets around and all the prayers start coming in! Please pass the word that she is recovering super and all the praying was successful.
Now, here's why I haven't had time to blog...sister came home a different baby! In the first few days she just didn't sleep much, but I figured she would get back into her routine soon enough. Then she started being fussy (I'm sure b/c she was exhausted!), then she started not wanting to eat as much and by a week after surgery I had her in the pediatricians office thinking she had an ear infection or something that was causing her to be so uncomfortable. They said she was fine and sent us home. Talking to E, he said she was, "just being a girl!" But then, we had a very difficult night with her screaming and you could tell she was in pain. We both felt sooo bad for her as there was nothing we could do to calm her down. The next morning she had a regularly scheduled appt for her 4 month well visit. When I took her in I pretty much said I'm not leaving until you tell me what is wrong!!! The doctor checked her out and said she has reflux, which makes sense with the not sleeping, not eating and screaming in pain. Apparently this can be common after surgery b/c they disrupt the organs when they are in there and that can cause problems. Anyways, she's now on medicine, started yesterday and is doing SO MUCH BETTER! She actually went to bed last night at 8 and slept till 7:30 this morning, waking up once to eat, but went right back to sleep.
Around 9 last night I sat on the couch with a glass of wine watching TV with all 3 kids tucked into bed and thought, "this is the life!"
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