Fun at H-O-M-E!

We are HOME!!! 

 

And our days have been jam packed with so much fun that I haven't even had time to blog about it! 

 

Audra is definitely much weaker than she used to be.  (But what she lacks in strength she makes up for in happiness!)  She isn't walking much, she prefers to be carried, and her muscle tone seems pretty low (not usual for her).  But all that is to be expected.  Somewhere I remember hearing that for every 1 day you spend in the hospital it takes you 3 days to regain your strength.  So with 23 days in the hospital under her belt, Audra is looking at 69 days to recover!  But I think our tough little cookie will catch up quicker than that!  She is starting to "talk" more (mostly phrases in Cantonese), which usually indicates that she is feeling good.  She stopped using the signs she knew while she was in the hospital so we have some catching up to do with that. 

 

She saw her pediatrician this week and her weight is still down 2 pounds from where it was before she was hospitalized.  And her hemoglobin hasn't come up any yet...it was 6.9 on Wednesday.  She will go back for a weight and hemoglobin check next week.  In the mean time we are constantly offering her food, chasing her around with Pediasure and hitting fast food drive-thru's for calorie packed cheeseburgers and milkshakes!  (The goal is for this mama NOT to pack on the pounds with her!)

Now on to the important stuff...PICTURES!!!

 

 



 Sisters

The cousins reunited:
Fun in the sprinkler with Charlotte...

So happy to finally spend some time with each other!

 

 

 

 Audra preferred to watch the fun from a distance...

safe behind the deck rails!

 

 

Everyone enjoyed their ice cream cone!

 

 

 

Dress up Fun:

 

Three Pretty Princesses!

Maura, Audra and Charlotte

 

Fun in the bouncer:

Aidan, Audra and Maura