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Settlin' in!

Abby is doing great!  She is pretty much her normal self, except that she does get tired easily and takes a few naps each day.  She hasn't had anything except Tylenol in 24 hours, but she also hasn't done anything very strenuous.  The real test will be tomorrow's pt appointment!

She can't sit comfortably in a 5-point harness because of where the straps hit, so we have switched her to a booster seat.  She has been big enough for a while, but now we didn't have much of a choice.  She's quite happy with her new seat!



  My awesome brother in law picked us up from the hospital because Matt was swamped at work.  Thanks for going way above and beyond, B!  Abby was thrilled to go home!


Caleb and Abby are back to their normal arguing-one-minute-and-hugging-the-next! :). They are glad to be back together though. 


Here's a picture of the incision when the doctor was changing the bandage.  It actually goes a little farther under the arm than this even shows!  We thought the scars from August were big--that left scar looks so tiny in conparison!


She's doing amazingly well for a girl who has been through so much.  She's so brave!



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