She Is Home!

Katie Mei was discharged yesterday afternoon and we got home around 11:30 pm last night! It was a long day, but worth every moment! She slept through the night, the short five hours of it, before she woke up at 6:30 am. I have to give her meds every four hours, so it wasn't a solid night of sleep for me, but I am just so glad to have her back that it's nothing to me to get up and prepare her doses for her.

She seemed very excited to be home, which surprised me. She was home for six weeks-six days, and was in the hospital for six weeks-four days. So it was almost equal time in both places. I wasn't sure how she'd handle the transition, but she flew right to her Fridge Phonics last night and started the ABC song. She screamed at the cat, and then challenged him to let her pet him. She found her own diapers and got one when she needed changing, and jumped right into Merrilee shoe bin this morning to try on Merrilee's church shoes. I don't think we'll have any problem with reintroducing her to home life! She was really thrilled to be back in the bath tub this morning, since sponge baths aren't quite as much fun, and when I left her to play for a few minutes (I was ten feet away across the hall talking to her, not leaving her unsupervised!) I walked back in the bathroom to find she had rewashed herself and was covered from neck to toe in suds and the bathwater was white with soap. It took a few extra minutes to rinse her enough so she wasn't slippery anymore! She is so happy to be home.

I can hardly wait to get Merrilee and Jacob home now. They will be so glad to see Katie Mei again, and I know she will be delighted to have them to play with.

Thank you to those who have faithfully prayed for us over the past six weeks. We are truly grateful for the outcome of this surgery, and give God the praise for all He's done.

Love,
Petrie