Its been a rough day..

Ivy is not doing well today.  She barely slept last. She is still VERY uncomfortable and tired, and really, really grumpy (which is understandable). She's spent a lot of the day just lying on the couch and there has been quite a bit of crying, but I think this is all normal.  On the bright side, I was allowed to remove her bandages this morning and all three sites look like they are healing well and she has minimal bruising.  She really is being so tough and brave and my heart just aches for her.  I wish I could take the pain away.

Adding to the roughness of today, I just found out that I have tonsillitis and an ear infection AGAIN!!  I'll spare you pictures this time!  Its gross. I can't believe this is happening again.  I called my ob's office and they wanted to see me immediately, so I went in this afternoon.  They are quite concerned by the size of my tonsils and the frequency of them getting infected so they referred me to an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist.  I have an appointment on the 18th.  They want to discuss whether its necessary to have a tonsillectomy now, or wait until after I have the baby.... either way, it will happen.  I guess we will just have to wait and see when.  I got a prescription for some antibiotics, so hopefully I can get rid of it before I start going deaf this time, and before I infect anyone else in the family.

Here's to hoping Ivy is feeling better tomorrow.  Crossing my fingers.

She Needs a Pink Star on Her Forehead

So Ivy had her Cath today.  We had to get up at 5:45 am to get to the hospital on time, which is SUPER early for us, but she was such a trooper.  She was very cooperative throughout day, and did great.  They put two catheteters through 2 veins in her groin area, and another one through a vein in her neck.  But she tolerated everything like a champ, and Dr Womack was able to get everything done that he needed to.  It was an awesome day...A LONG DAY...but an awesome day.  I'm so proud of my little superstar.  Here are some pictures from the day.

Playing before Dr. W arrived.

 The cath stuff took about 4 hours..We finally got to see Ivy at about 2 pm.  Believe it or not, this is literally minutes after we walked in the room.  She was sitting up, happy, and wanting to play with the ipad.

 Then she got snuggly with daddy before he had to go pick up our other 3 children.

 Riding in the wagon away from the recovery room to a regular room.

 And the most exciting moment of the day for Ivy...Chicken nuggets...She was STARVING and could not stop talking about those nuggets!

We finally made it home at about 6:30pm.  By then Ivy was quite grumpy and tired and fell asleep within seconds of laying her in bed.  What a sweetheart.  I love this girl!  Thanks to everyone who remembered us in their prayers.  Every prayer counts!

Cath tomorrow morning

My sweet little girl is going to the hospital tomorrow to undergo a heart catheterization.  We are a little nervous, but ready!  She is excited to get to eat jello for breakfast in the morning before heading in!  Anyway, I just wanted to ask everyone to keep her in your prayers tomorrow. Thanks!