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Harper Update

The procedure went better than I think either of us hoped.  We were at the center by 6, and home by 7:45.  I think Erich was thinking it would be like my gallbladder procedure, where he waited for about 3 hours, and recovery time was close to another 3.  They had her prepped and ready by the time the dr arrive.  He likened it to the Runza drive thru, in reference to time spent there.  And boy, he wasn't kidding.  By the time they were done, all I had time to do was check facebook and leave an update, maybe 7 minutes, tops.  She was pretty upset when we got back there, which we expected.  I gave her a bottle and she was still pretty ticked off.  I finally got her to sleep and the nurse came in and it started all over again.  I felt bad for a guy who was also in recovery, as he was surrounded by three crying kids.  I'd have asked for a different recovery space.  We got home and she took a very short nap.  However, she woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to play and talk and laugh.  She was in a great mood all day.  Erich had to go into work at noon, so Harper, Abbey and I had a nice lazy afternoon in the living room.  We played, watched movies, and most importantly, napped.  It. was. great.  I can't remember the last time I did that, and it was long overdue. 

Today I am also off with her, and had plans to either go to garage sales this morning, or visit the zoo.  Both were reconsidered when she woke up at 5:45.  I finally got her back to sleep after a bottle, but that only lasted until 7:30 or so.  She finally went back down around 11:30, so I got a quick shower and some food in before she's back up.  Maybe an afternoon trip somewhere is in order.  Have a good weekend all! Here are some pictures of her and Abbey helping Erich fix the deck steps.










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