Addie was able to come home a few hours after having surgery yesterday to remove the three pins from her right humerus. The docs were able to use much less medicine to put her to sleep, and she walked into her favorite restaurant a few hours later with nothing but a little grumpiness. In recovery, she did tell me she would like to punch someone. I politely backed up a couple of feet and let her think on that one!! She was soooooooo not herself. She was "grumpy-butt" as we sometimes call her little brother. That wore off after a nurse tried to roll the vital signs cart out of Addie's recovery room with Addie still attached to it via pulse-ox finger thing and blood pressure cuff. That is the first laugh or even grin we saw from her. Even Daddy-O couldn't make her smile, and he was pulling all of his tricks!!
Addie will see the surgeon again in four weeks. Until then, no riding horses, using the trampoline, hang gliding, bungee jumping, gymnastics.....she is bumming about the recovery time, but I know she will deal with it. Her arm will be back to its original strength in about three months.
Addie turns 9 tomorrow!!! Daddy-O and I decided today that she will have a backwards birthday and turn 7 instead!! We pray for her to stay just like this every day!!! She is such an amazing girl, and I can't wait to be her friend someday!! One day a few weeks ago as we had been talking about a few people we know who have gone to Heaven recently, she told me that she thinks she and I will be best friends in Heaven. Wow, how great will that be!!
Ainslee is maturing more and more. She is still very self-centered...learned that honestly from ME!!! But I see changes that give me lots of hope. Yesterday she woke up very early and went to the hospital with Addie and me. We arrived just after 7 am and didn't leave until about 4:00. Most of the time it was us three girls in a tiny pre-op room, and we had a good time. Ainslee was so mature, helpful and kind. She tried to keep Addie from worrying, and she asked everyone all sorts of questions. I am so proud of her.
Today Garrett was cast fo rnew orthodics..those things that go onto his feet before his shoes go on. He had outgrown the last ones almost. He was very worried at first but then settled down and used a ton of self control to wimper a little, but that was it!! Addie will be getting new orthodics soon, but ones that will be in the very bottom of her shoes and not visible to the general public.
Off to bed I go!! Garrett decided to wake up this morning at 4. He has slept so well the past three years, and I forgot how frustrating these middle of the night wake-wakes are!! Good night and Merry Christmas. I thank God