Ari has been doing really good. She gained her first pound in over 6 months. She has finally hit 19lbs. The doctor said now that she's not burning calories trying to breathe, she will gain more weight. Although she's been a picky eater, she still gained the weight, so that says a lot.
She has been walking more and has been much more content. My mom babysits her on Wednesdays while we go to our homeschool co-op and she was saying she seems so much more comfortable. She felt she wasn't fussy as she usually was. I didn't think about it, but it was true. She seemed to get more easily frustrated before her surgery. So we're just thinking she must be very comfortable now.
She had a runny nose last week. We saw the doctor this week (which has been so amazingly great) and he asked about the runny nose. He said it appears she had a cold, but she didn't get croup as she usually would last year. Last year it started in September too. Something else I didn't even think about. I'm already taking this all for granted, it seems like others are pointing out the differences they see. I'm just happy to be home with her.
This week she was also discharged from Early Intervention...another big step. We all felt she no longer needed the services, so we're all done with that.
We are so so grateful to have our baby healthy and strong. God has been so good to us. All the people He's used in Ari's life, in so many different ways, all so important, from doctors down to friends praying to people who cleaned her rooms in the hospital...we have been blessed.
After we saw her first hospital billing statement to our insurance company, we called her the million dollar baby ~ it was over a million. This surgery I'm sure was costly too. We have been so fortunate to have insurance that has covered her medical needs...just one more thing we will be eternally grateful for. So many burdens lifted!
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