Finally home....sorta

Today was the BIG DAY, we finally talked the doctors into letting us take sweet little Ivy home with us after 7 long weeks in the hospital. We are staying with Scott's mom for a few more days, and will drive home to Boise on Sunday, as long as the road has opened up again. We are so thankful that she is finally healthy enough for us to take her home. We were blessed with wonderful doctors who were very careful, and at times, I thought, a little too cautious. They wanted to make sure everything was perfect. She still has a feeding tube in her nose, but she is drinking from a bottle for about 40% of regular feeds, the rest goes in the tube. They were also a little concerned about her incision from her latest surgery being a little infected, but it is under control, I just have to change the dressing twice a day, no big deal. It's a little strange having her with us, and we have to be very careful to avoid sick people or places with big crowds because she is so susceptible to RSV. We are going to be stuck home for quite some time without even being able to go to church! But we are looking forward to at least being home after being away for so long. I can't believe it is finally happening!! Thanks to everyone who helped us out during these long weeks, especially both our moms for all the babysitting, and to Russell for being patient and allowing Scott to focus more on our family issues than work! We love you all............Hooray, home!