Our day in a nutshell

Mamie had a great day! For the first 3 days she has an epidural instead if pain meds so she is completely numb. The anesthesia had worn off and she was back to her old hyper silly self. 

We made laps in the little red wagon and even stopped in the playroom for a bit!

She had a blood transfusion, which we are told is completely normal after hip surgery. They were surprised she hadn't needed one before today. And we taped all around the edges of her cast for any future potty accidents that may occur. 

Now tomorrow may be a whole different story. You see 2 major things happen tomorrow.

1. Her cast is super tight around her bottom so they are going to cut the fiberglass part of the cast to relieve the pressure. That's loud and scary. ( they will just tape it back together when done?! Not real sure how this is all going to pan out but hey... They are professionals)

2. They wean her off the epidural and begin oral pain meds. We are told this could be a breeze and it could be a total nightmare. You see she doesn't really know she's in pain. Because she's numb. Just that this cast is a nuisance. But tomorrow she will begin to feel the pain- although she will be on plenty of pain medication. So there's our 2 prayer requests! That the cutting of the cast doesn't scare her and scar her for life. And that the transition from epidural to oral pain meds is a breeze. 

And by the way... The boys are doing great at home! This week has really gone by quickly so far. I think Charles, Mamie and i miss them more than they miss us. She's asking for "lelly and max" all the time :) and she keeps asking if we are all done now... Sweet thing. Just a few more days!