Life as a Leach

Abby's hospitalization was fast and furious.  I couldn't blog during the hospitalization because my app on my phone doesn't like the new IOS update, so if you missed the Facebook updates I'll try to catch you up. Her incision started getting pretty red, so I took her to our pediatrician last Tuesday.  He put her on an antibiotic, but was pretty sure it was a superficial infection.  Neither of us were worried.  After PT that evening, Abby got a fever that just kept climbing even after Tylenol.  I called CHOP and the resident called our surgeon.  He confirmed that we should come in to be admitted so that he could go in and clean out the wound.  So we threw some things in a bag, dropped Caleb off at my parents' house, and left for CHOP at 10 p.m.  We got to the ER around 1 a.m., and by that point Abby could no longer walk because her legs were constantly asleep and she was in so much pain.  Her fever got up to 103.4 with another dose of Tyleno...

I feel like we come home from a long hospitalization chomping at the bit to get back into normalcy...so much so, that I feel like I'm going crazy!  You have NO idea how much stuff accumulates after a month away.  It takes forever to put away!  We're still not really done, but at least we can move around the house again! Here's a quick recap of the last few days since we have been home: Wednesday:  We got home around 2:00, furiously unpacked as much as we could, and surprised Caleb at the bus stop at 4:00.  He had absolutely NO idea Abby was coming home (which is why we didn't post anything!), and it was so sweet to see him run to Abby and give her a huge, long hug!  Videos don't post well on here, but you definitely need to check it out on Facebook.  It's pretty sweet! After our happy reunion, Matt headed to church for youth group and we went to a birthday dinner for my mom.  My dad came home from the hospital the same day, so it was a great...

Actually, we got home Wednesday.  I'm just horrible about posting after we get home from a hospitalization because it is soooooo chaotic.  You should see my living room!! Anyway, we are home and it was a joyous reunion between brother and sister.  We didn't post anything ahead of time because it was a surprise for Caleb. :) I jumped back into work with both feet, so it's time to go!