May 19-20, 2010

One year ago today we had just spent the entire day at Riley's for our pre-op visit. I went back to look at our post during this week and it is just like it happened yesterday. How could one year have gone by so quickly? We spent the day getting xrays, having blood work, eating McDonald's, and chasing Stella around. I remember thinking she would have to crash at any minute....but she never did. At least not until we got the hotel, and then we had to wake her up a short time later to arrive at the hospital at 6:00 am.

She was so happy running around the waiting area so early in the morning. She pretty much had the whole area to herself. She loved throwing money into the fountain and her daddy chased her around everywhere loving every minute of it.

She looks so little here on Brian's lap. The hospital let us keep her little gowns and she dresses her babies up in them now. They look so little!

And this is the first time we saw her. May 20, 2010. A date that will forever be part of our lives. A day we dreaded and prayed about for so long. And now it is a day we remember and are so thankful for. Thankful for the doctors, nurses, our family, and so very thankful for all the prayers for our little girl.....and most of all, thankful all those prayers were answered!

She started feeling better so quickly. She loved wagon rides and just getting out of her bed!

And a short 5 days later....we were free! I couldn't believe it. I remember walking out of the hospital with her thinking they were going to call us back at any minute. She was so happy to leave, and so were we. She fell asleep before we were out of the parking lot and slept all the way home. Below was our last wagon ride to the exit of the hospital!