A recovery in progress...

Well yesterday was SURGERY! The surgery went great. The doctor was very happy with everything and Mikayla's stats and everything were great during the surgery! However the several hours after surgery were another story. The doctor told us she would have to be sedated for 48 hours to let her back heal and prevent any leakage of spinal fluid. Now for those of you who know Mikayla-she doesn't sit still. When James and I went into the recovery room, she was awake and talking. So that was the start of the craziness. To make a long story short, Mikayla is so strong willed that they couldn't find something to keep her sedated. So after 3 meds, she has finally be successfully sedated all day today. She is on oxygen and is quite congested so we are hoping she doesn't get pnuemonia from all this. She noramlly comes out of sedation surgeries congested from being intubated, but normally she can be up moving around. Well this time she can't so all the congestion is just sitting there. So she is getting regular breathing treatments and we have been switching the sides that she is sleeping on so that the congestions is being moved. We are praying for quick healing and for her to come out of sedation ok once she is able to. Praying for a good night tonight as last night was very rough. Thankfully James has been staying with her-he sleeps through things easier than I do. So I have been sleeping at home. THanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. We know this is just another hill to cross and God never gives us more than we can handle...but this has been very tiring and trying. It is so hard to see our baby hurting and calling out fo us and we can't pick her up! I am looking forward to having her in my arms soon! And will never take for granted everyday that she is running around and driving me crazy. I miss her voice and her questions. It has been a long 2 days of sitting in the quiet and dark. We are ready for our little angel to be up and back to her spunky self!