One week ago today...

One week ago today, life was very different. I was sitting in the same place on the couch as I am right now, but my little angel was 20 minutes away in the hospital. I still can't believe how far she has come. Just to give you a quick perspective, one week ago...
Mia had a JP drain tube (coming out of her head), central line (in her groin), arterial line (in her arm), I.V. Line (in her foot), breathing tube, EKG leads and a rectal thermometer. Today, she chased her big sister around the room and ate so much lasagna I had clean it out of her ears.
One week ago... Mia was on morphine and did not even know who we were. Today, she is only on Tylenol and lights up when mom or dad enters the room.
One week ago today... Mia slept for almost 24 hours straight. Today, she took her regular two naps and enjoyed the rest of the day playing and splashing in the tub with her big sister.
One week ago today... She has had nothing to eat or drink in 24 hours straight. Today, she sucked down 24 oz. of formula along with cookies, oatmeal, ham, apple sauce and lasagna!
One week ago today I had to watch my angel lie in a hospital bed and go through one of the most heart wrenching experiences of her life. Today, I picked her up, swung her around and got some of the best slobbery kisses I have ever had.
It's hard to believe how far we've come in just one week... all orchestrated by my heavenly Father. God is so good.
Please continue to pray for her recovery. Specifically that she stays illness free, sleeps better at night and her fear and anxieties to decrease. If she does catch a cold, and runs fever, they have to,run a huge series of tests to determine if she is running that fever because of the illness or the surgery. This, of course, means more traumatic times for Mia. She is sleeping better at night, but we still have a little ways to go before she is sleeping through the night solid (which should get better once she is releases to sleep flat).
Thanks again for your prayers. They continue to strengthen her each day.