Finally home!

We got home yesterday at about 1 p.m. I just didn't have the energy to get on to blog. We were exhausted! UVA hospital took good care of Abby, but nothing energized her more than her mini-coming home party. Aunt Kelli, Uncle B.J., Kiersten, and Kyle came in with tons of balloons for Abby. She also came home with about 10 new stuffed animals--more friends for her dance parties. As soon as she saw her room she went straight for her kitchen as if we had never left.

I think that yesterday was more emotional than the days of surgery. We are so blessed to be able to bring Abby home so quickly and doing so much better. There is no way to look at her (with clothes on) and know that she just had surgery. She is running, hopping, and up to her typical Abby antics.

Again I thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They have worked better than we could have ever asked for. We ask for continued prayers that the (normal) spinal fluid that has swelled under the incision will begin to reabsorb and not leak through the wound. Also that the incision continues to heal without infection. If we can get past these two milestones, we will be in the clear!

I promise to get some pictures (maybe even some video) up sometime today!