The Light In My Eyes

Mallory continues to amaze all of us! This morning Dr. Huddleston came in to check on Mallory. She was just sitting in her bed looking up at the man in the white coat wondering "what is he going to do now"! He was asking me if she is back to her old self yet, and I was saying she is about 85% there, when all of a sudden Daddy, Logan and Madison came walking through the door. I wish you all could have seen her face just light up! Her big blue eyes got even bigger and she had a smile on her face that lit up the room. She wispered "Bobo, Sissy, Daddy" like she couldn't really believe that they were there. Dr. Huddleston commented that the best medicine there is just walked through the door. :) I agree!!

Mallory is no longer hooked up to anything! Her last IV came out last night, and she no longer has to stay in her room hooked up to monitoring machines. She is free to roam around and go to the play room to visit Miss. Becki. It was kind of unnerving when Crystal, her nurse, told me she no longer needed to stay hooked up. I want to make sure this new heart stays ticking and the telemetry shows me exactly what she is doing. It shows her heart rate, oxygen saturation and respirations, her last blood pressure is also shown. We made it through the night, and I must admit Mallory slept so much better without everything hooked up to her little chest. I guess I just can't believe her oxygen saturation is running between 97 and 99. She was running 78 on a good day at home! The first time I saw those numbers on Mallory I asked if they had it hooked up to the correct child. :)

We had a great day as a family. Scott and Mallory stayed at the hospital while the kids and I took Grandma Marilyn to the airport. We will sure miss her, but hopefully we will see her, and everyone at home soon. We spent the day in Miss Becki's play room, at the rooftop garden and had to stop for ice cream in the cafe. Mallory's nurses are amazed at how much she is eating. Her NG tube should come out tomorrow since she is eating so well. The nurses aren't even going to give her continuous feeds through it this evening. She was getting the continuous feeds from 6pm to 6am. I hope when the kids and I get to the hospital in the morning the tube is out!

Logan and Daddy went with Mallory to physical therapy this morning. Logan has always been great motivation for Mallory at PT. She even started walking again today. Her right foot drags a little bit, but in time and with continued PT she will be back to her old self. Her voice is getting stronger every day too! She has started "shushing" her brother and sister again, so we know the old Mallory is slowly coming back.

Blessings to everyone!!