Still going strong!

            Avri is still doing good. She is up and alert, trying to be mom and asking what she can do. This is the first time in her life I have come home with a prescription for pain control. I was shocked when I saw a full bottle. I just assumed it would be 2 or 3 pills to get her through yesterday. The surgeon said she was going to be in a little more pain than usual because of the new hole in her scull and the infection was going to make her uncomfortable. She is insisting that she dose not need any pain medication....She is a tuff cookie!  I made her take one last night before bed because in the case that she is lying, so she dose not have to go back to the hospital. I would sleep better knowing she was not in pain. She is still not showing any side effects from this infection they say she has. I am still questioning weather the test was contaminated or something. Still going to follow protocol, but this girl is ready to go back to school and it going to have a very ruff next 2 weeks staying home. It is hard for her to understand when she feels good.
          I told Matt yesterday, I have just been hanging out at the hospital and I feel like I have to recuperate from something big. Funny how the mind works. He said he felt the same. I guess we are probley both just exhausted from lack of sleep but the worry must drain us. We have also both come down with colds. Matts is much worse than mine, but we both feel like we will never be caught back up on the missed sleep. All the other kids are just glad we are all home. Situations like this sure do make the family bonds stronger. The kids all just want to play together and include everyone. They have all gone out of their way to clean up and lighten my load as much as possible. I had to ask my little Abby to sit down with me last night as it was 10:00pm and she was just cleaning away. She kept asking what else she could do for me and I would tell her to just relax. She would find something else. She went as far as getting on her hands and knees to scrub the kitchen floor. I must be doing something right because I have an amazing set of kids. I also have amazing friends, family and neighbors....Thank you so much for all the help and support.