Home Sweet Home!

Saturday, the day after I last posted, Sadie's ANC jumped from 231 to 700!  What?!  This was way beyond my expectations!  I know our prayers were heard and that Heavenly Father knew how desperate we were to be together under one roof again. 

Sadie wasn't as excited to go home as I thought she'd be.  It's hard to know what her little mind understands.  I think she really thought her hospital room was our new 'home.'  I told her, "Sadie, we get to go home!"  Her response was "No!" and shaking her head.  Then I said, "Sadie, do you want to go in the car?"  "Yes!" and excitement!

Since then, it's taken a while for us to adjust.  After three and a half weeks in the hospital, the stress of it all was showing.  I've found we all handle change and stress differently.  Evan became bossy and mean.  Andrew became emotional and anxious.  But by Tuesday, we all felt a little more like a happy family.  Sadie laughs more and smiles more.  She sleeps in our room again, and still doesn't sleep well, but she's much happier!

My mom flew home Tuesday afternoon.  I think we've maxed out on help from our moms for a while.  Their families were needing them back home again.  But now our ward family has been amazing and has stepped right in to help.  When people asked what they can do, I kept telling them, "I know I'll need help, I just don't know what yet."  This was true, and still true to some degree.  Most of Sadie's appointments aren't scheduled until the night before so it's hard to plan ahead.  I'm so thankful for our Home Teacher who seemed to know exactly what we needed even before I did.  He has us all organized with carpools and meals and more.  We are surrounded by wonderful people!

It feels so good to be home!  A little surreal, but so nice!