Home Sweet Home!!!

We are finally home.  Dr. Kelly came in this morning and released us to leave the hospital.  Over the last few days, I wasn’t quite sure if we would ever return to the comfort of our own sheets and showers.

Emme is doing well.  As expected, as soon as we got in the car she went sound asleep and has not woken yet.  I expect her to sleep quite a bit for the next week or so.  The good news is that she is still sleeping at night, so I hope her sleep patterns continue to be good.  If you didn’t know, Shannon and I were blessed with a baby who sleeps through the night, usually 11 hours.  She looks better today than ever, it’s amazing from one day to the next the difference.  She hasn’t had any pain medicine since around 11:30 last night, so my suspicion is that she is comfortable.  In fact, she is completely off the hard stuff and only taking Tylenol now. 

I must say I almost killed a nurse last night.  Emme went sound asleep around 9:30 and I was right after.  Around 11:30 I hear her screaming so I look up and the nurse has decided to do a “neuro” check which means she wanted to shine a flashlight in her eyes.  Emme was not amused and neither was her Mommy.  Our plan was to let her sleep and if she woke they would come and take her vitals and do the “neuro” checks and anything else.  Apparently this was not communicated very well to her nurse who had a different plan.  So, after Emme refused to open her eyes (good girl!) she was allowed to go back to sleep- until around 6:00 this morning when her nurse decided Emme needed to be weighed.  Are you kidding me?  I almost lost it, but instead just paced the hallways until they were done.  Where is the common sense today?

We arrived home around 10:30 this morning and I have been a busy girl getting unpacked and showered.  Shannon cleaned the house last night (good boy!) so we would rest comfortably when Emme came home.  He’s putting the finishing touches on the house while I write this update.  Emme’s sleeping in her swing and I hope she stays this content so I can take a little nap myself.

Next up for me is some “me” time.  When time and money permit, I plan on taking a full day to myself (I haven’t had one of those in almost 6 months) to feel pretty again.  I plan on a manicure, pedicure, eyebrow wax, haircut, and color.  I get to do this about once a year and I always look forward to it.  It make take a month or so for me to be able to do it, but it’s gonna happen.  I have been growing my hair out for about 1 1/2 years now so that I can donate it to a charity.  I found a charity through Pantene that can use my hair for adult women cancer survivors.  So that’s where it’s going

Shannon will be back on the road in about 2 weeks.  His schedule has been tough this Summer, so I’m hoping that his next trip will be good.  If all is going well with Emme, we plan to be on the road with him.  It will be a week long trip to Ohio and then on to Branson, MO.  As soon as that trip is over, I go back to school.  It feels like I haven’t had a summer, but that’s okay- I have a healthy baby. 

Keep praying for us and we will do the same for you!

Blessings,
Melissa