April 6, 2008

All of us got up for church and set out a plan for the coming week. Kaylee is staying with friends of ours for the week so Larry and I can stay close to Kaydence in DC. My house is a wreck, our laundry needs put away, and we have so many things to get accomplished before she comes home....BUT all that will have to wait for now. We tried to tidy up a little bit, and we packed our things for the week. The Ronald McDonald House has allowed us to stay here for as long as we need for just $10 a day, so we know that we will definitely be here for this coming week. Larry has to leave to go back to the academy this Wednesday. It is going to be so hard without him here. I can't drive so he has to leave me here and come get me Friday night when he gets back from Charleston. He is going to be so exhausted. Well, he still is and can barely stay awake at times, be he is getting everything done that I need.

After signing in at the RMH, we left to see Kaydence at the hospital. Wow, she looks so different, so healthy. She never ceases to amaze me with her strength and her will to pull through this. I saw her on Friday, and her body was completely limp. Tonight, she was a little wiggle worm every time we touched her. She is a very ticklish baby, and she would move her little toes around when you touched her. It immediately made me cry with tears of joy. She is amazing, absolutely amazing.

Update:
They removed her catheter
She no longer needs insulin
They decreased her amount of morphine
They decreased the amount of oxygen support

**We will keep posting updates daily this week. Larry and I are here in DC and plan on spending lots and lots of quality time with her. We are eager to see how fast she progresses in the next few days.