We Are HOME!

We arrived last night, just in time for Friday Night Pizza night.  The ride home was a little stressful, as stopping suddenly was not at ALL comfortable. Unfortunately, the Texas drivers that pulled in front of us, continuously, didn't know Erika needed them to be more courteous.

We opted to take the long way home and get off of the crazy Friday Night Freeway.  By the time we got home, we needed to give her pain meds and FAST.  But everything settled, and this a.m. she was up and ready to get into her wheel chair.

I think we made the right decision to come home.  We BOTH feel better.  My back is really not good, and one more day on the parent bed would have deemed it necessary for me to have my own morphine pump. LOL

Here are a few pictures of our stay:  Erika has her own set of pictures too. :)

 Arrival at our room.

 School days never get a break.

 The amazing menu!  This is just 2 pages of menu items. There were more!  The hospital now has room service. When you are hungry, you order, any time of day until 6:00. 

 A room with a view:

 Erika's bracelet said, falls, so we wrote "Forgets" on mama's. :)

 Getting ready to go.

 The Elevator Ride

 The X rays

 The Man! (Dr. Herring)

 Erika and Robert  (he makes legs)

 Erika and Pastor Justin

 Dr. Herring again

 The other Dr.... (learning with Dr. Herring.  He likes "hips and spines". :)

 Visiting with sisters and daddy

 The nicest nurse in the world!

 Mama and Anna

 Miss Wanda.... (she also makes legs)

 Kiley... a friend from Camp.

 This is the intake area.

 And there she goes with the anesthesiologist.

 Back in our room after surgery.

 The morphine pump is doing it's job. LOL

 Visits from some very special people. :)

 Anna came in and fell into my feather bed. She misses me. :)

 Alli trying out Erika's new transportation.

 Erika received a Raggedy Ann and Andy Doll, handmade by some very special volunteers.

 Anna still misses me. :)

 Good byes from Daddy.

 Mommy and Erika did our best at Art Work. These will be fired next week and we can pick them up when we go back in two weeks. :)

 Piano lessons in the child life room.

This is Stewart, Erika's new prosthetist.

He is a really nice man.

And here is where the doc said, we can go! :)

Erika has pictures from inside the operating room believe it or not. LOL