Our Family Mini-Vacation

Our seven glorious days and six amazing nights in our little downtown accomodations have come to an end.

We are home.

It feels so good.

I wish I could get my fingers to type all of the crazy things I'm feeling, the wild roller coaster ride we've been on the past week, but I honestly just want to sleep. So you will get the Cliffs Notes version:

• This week has been wicked hard, but every day gets a little easier.
  
• Eden is doing great - physically she's still very hurt but doesn't seem to be in too much pain. And she's eating a little more, which is great.
• We are home for now, taking her back every day for dressing changes and assessment by the doctor and NP and the rest of the team.
• (Thank the Lord) Coming home was not too traumatic for any of us
  
• Surgery tentatively scheduled for Tuesday.
• We've met a few families, and are seriously relieved that it wasn't much worse (there is some heartbreaking stuff at Shriner's).
• God is faithful to our prayers and our baby's precious skin and our own hearts.

She is, for the most part, herself: happy and giggly and sweet and cuddily. Evidence:

If you're praying for us, here are some specific things you can pray for:

1. Continued healing and improvement on Miss Eden's hands and arms - the more she heals on her own the less grafting she will need, and the less surgery later
2. Eden to not get too frustrated about not being able to use her hands
3. Continued improvement in Eden's appetite and peace for Bryan and me about her eating
4. We have friends in town from back home this weekend. Please pray for a great visit and relatively easy baby.

Thank you so much for walking with us on this journey.