Time for humor

Mattie: Mommy, I'm a mermaid!

Mommy: Yeah, well you're not very good at it.

True story!

Another Day of Healing

No, I'm still not ready to type it all out. Sorry. For any of you that have followed us since Gabriel was born, I'm sure you've figured out by now that this is therapy for me. I honestly don't know if anyone reads this stuff if I don't post a link and it really doesn't matter. If you read, great, if not it still does me some good to put it out there. My hope is always that I/we can help someone who deals with or has dealt with similar issues. If you're just curious about what's going on with us, I guess that's ok too. :-)
Mattie is still doing great. She's an amazing little human. We have a follow up appointment with her pediatrician tomorrow. She's been telling me that she needs to show him her "big noggin". I have to share the back story on that one. Gabriel bumped his head a week or so ago and he had bump. He kept saying he had a big noggin rather than a big bump. Well when Mattie fell, it appears she bumped her head. There was a little mark above her left eyebrow. Nothing major - no bump just a little mark. When we asked her if she bumped her head she said "Yes. I have a big noggin". So now she feels the need to tell her doc that she has a big noggin. :-)  She also said she was going to tell him that she went under the sea but Sophia and Daddy got her out. Then she asks again if she can go swimming. Unbelievable.
Though she is moving on, it's hard for us (and other members of the family) to let go of the images and the what ifs. We all know she's fine but it's hard to let go of the fact that it could have very easily gone the other way. It really makes you think...as it should.
Enough of the downer stuff. We're coming to the end of another day of healing and we are so blessed to have each other and friends and family that love us.

Thanks all!

Forgot one

Walking the halls with Daddy

She's OK - all smiles

Exhausted but smiling at wonderful EMT, Tim, during our first ambulance ride. They spent some time talking about Dora. As we passed through intersections, she could see the traffic lights out the back window and she advised him that red meant stop, green meant go and yellow meant CAUTION.

All smiles in her hospital room. When she woke up she asked Daddy if she could go swimming later. Easy there little lady!

Daddy didn't let her get far away - holding her while she ate breakfast. 

Checking out the view from her window. We had a great view of the stadium.

Enjoying some chocolate ice cream. We were afraid she might not want to leave. Especially when she discovered the...

CAR! Watch out Peds floor,  Mattie D is on the road...with her sippy in the cup holder baby!

We walked across the new pedway to the garage. I had to get this shot with KCH in the background. we spent 3 months there with G and they took great care of MRD - I love these people but I hope we never come back unless it's to visit.

Homecoming

I know this has been a bit of a traumatic experience for more than just Bobby and me. That's why I've been trying to post pictures and positive updates so everyone can see that she's really OK. It's hard seeing what our family members saw and watch us leave in an ambulance. The only visual they have is the incident itself. SO - here's something that I hope will make you all smile. Please excuse the crappy camera work. I wanted to capture the babies seeing each other for the first time since she was shipped off in the ambulance. They talked via FaceTime a couple of times on Sunday morning but this was their reunion.

Once Gabriel heard she had been discharged and was headed home, he went to the front door to sit and watch for her. Our drive home was about 45 minutes. When we turned on to our road we told Mattie to look at the front door to see if she could see her brother. She saw him and got very excited. I started filming about halfway up the driveway.

Enjoy!

(I apologize for my voice...not sure what was up there, exhaustion, emotions, trying to keep the kids upbeat...whatever, I sound like Alvin the Chipmunk...sorry)

We're home

I'm going to have to give myself a couple of days before I can type the full story. For now, I'll just let you know that we are home and starting to catch up on some rest - though it will probably take us a few days to get fully caught up. Mattie is great, Gabriel was thrilled to see her home and Bobby and I are starting to calm down...well, a little. Thanks to all who checked in, came by the hospital, brought us toothbrushes, beverages, snacks, watched after the house and our beloved boy...and gave us a whole lotta love. A special thanks to Mattie's guardian angel, Sophia. You are one special little girl. All of those things mean more than you know. Love to all!

And we're back!

It's been a while but here I am! Expect updates here soon.