Home at Last

We are home!  We went in this morning, expecting that Paton would be released around 2 or 3.  However, by the time the pediatric neurosurgeon came and gave us the green light, it was almost 8 PM.  We are so, so glad to be all home together.  The kids were very excited.  We came home to an absolutely beautiful house, thanks to a few of the church ladies!  And we are so thankful, too, to "Da" and "Aunt Terry" and others who've helped with the kids, and to all the many of you who've made such delicious meals for us.  Thank you also, many friends and family, for the many prayers that went up on Paton's behalf.  God has answered in some very specific ways.  We rest content in Him.  So, for now, good night.

Waiting

More waiting.  Paton was scheduled to be released today, but he developed some sort of bowel issue.  We are currently waiting for a pediatric surgeon to come take a look at it.  We still hope to go home tonight.  We'll see.  Also, we got a name for the fluid-filled sack that kept growing on Paton's back.  They call it a pseudo-myelomeningocele.  It is basically a "pop-off valve" for the spinal fluid that would have built up in the head.  Thankfully, since they placed the shunt the sack on the back has not continued to grow.  It might actually have been a blessing, since it kept any pressure from being put on the brain.

Well, hopefully we'll all be at home together tonight!