Freedom!

Well, the last few days have been pretty normal.  Sleeping at night still isn't fantastic, but who can really blame her.  If I were strapped down and only able to sleep on my back, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep well either.  Even though we have kept her inside for the last week, she has been fighting a stuffy, runny nose and cold.  Last night she felt a little warm and her temp went up to a little over 100.  That made me a bit nervous, because a fever can be an indication of infection.  So, I called the on-call nurse and we both felt like it was due to the cold, and there was no need to panic or worry.  45 minutes after Tylenol, her temp had dropped to 99.3, and she got a pretty good night's rest (even despite mommy sneaking in her room many times during the night to feel her forehead).
Finally, Wednesday is here.  This might be any old normal day for anyone else, but to us it was a visit to the surgeon to hopefully get a full release!!  I was anxious and excited to have her seen because I had analyzed her head so much that I wanted to ask him about that tiny little red spot or bump!  We, of course, were also excited to hear those words we have been longing to hear, "Mia can sleep flat again"!  After waiting 1 hour and 10 minutes to see Dr. Sargent (super fun with a 11 month old), only seeing him for 5 minutes didn't bother us too bad because he gave us all the good news we have been waiting for.  He squeezed her head and was very impressed with her incision and the look.  He noted that her head was retaining no fluid and her incision was clean and healing remarkably well.  Whoo hoo!  Then, he made our day by releasing her to all normal activities.  We stayed a spoke a few more minutes with Leslie and then we were on our way. 
Our last stop was to Dr. Good.  Since Mia had run that little fever, Leslie suggested we go by and just get her checked out to make sure  she was not getting sick before the craziness of the holiday weekend started.  Dr. Good was so excited to see Mia.  He worked us in between appointments and spent time with us just hugging and celebrating her recovery.  After checking her up and down, everything was nice and clear except a little fluid in her right ear.  This made me feel better knowing the reason behind her fever and it also helped me not to panic if she did end up running fever.
Thanks as always for your prayers!  Continue to pray for Mia's recovery and protection from being sick!  Praise God for all this wonderful news!