Throw back post - 6 years ago today

"It's been a long 9 mos and we're finally ready to meet our baby girl. Right now we're enjoying a blissful dinner at one of our favorite spots before starting the journey of parenthood. Hard to believe we're less than 15 hrs from one of the happiest moments of our life.

And just look how great Nicole still looks."

Off to see the wizard

Game Time

Alex has a surgery at Children's today and will be admitted for about a week while she recovers.  We are in the pre-op area getting ready.  Say a prayer everything goes well without complication.  No matter how many surgeries or procedures Alex has, it never gets easier.      

Doing well

Alex continues to get better each day.  We've kept her home from school so she can continue healing and it's looking like she'll be ready to go back next week.  Alex and Ryan are playing together again and we are happy to be hanging out together again as a family.

Guess who's home?

We made a clean getaway yesterday evening and made it home safely.  Although still requiring oxygen, suctioning, and such we have what we need at home for Alex to continue getting better...and it helps that I'm a nurse =).  It's great to be home as a family and sleep in our own beds.  We are thankful for all of the support, visitors and gifts from our friends and family. 

Getting better

Our sweet Alex continues to amaze us and show significant improvements. She's talking up a storm (sounds like a nurse really with her medical terminology) and tolerating her nasal cannula trials.  She did awesome overnight and we are working on weaning her bipap settings. She's definitely over the hump and going home in the near future.

She's a whole new kid

What a difference a day makes.  Yesterday at this time we were discussing Alex going to the PICU and this morning she looks amazing and we are talking about doing nasal cannula trials.  We are so thankful she is moving in the right direction.  She had a great night (of course, since Jimmy stayed with her). He told me they both slept like babies and Alex didn't have any issues with oxygenation all night.  Guess we are all feeling more rested today.