We woke up today and the sun was shining through our window just as bright as can be! Now it may really be cold outside, but today is my "Sunny and 80" day...we are going home!!!!! Last night before dinner, Joey got the last of his tubes out, well at least the ones that he is not going home with :) He was free to move about so we ate dinner in front of the window, like a real dinner table, and then we went in the family room to play cribbage. Did I let him win? Nooooo. He did that all on his own!
We plan on heading up the highway sometime late morning. Donna is going to come over to help us get packed up and out the door. Times like this are bittersweet. We cannot get home fast enough, but it is hard for me to leave my friends here because they have been so incredibly wonderful. I guess you can say they have spoiled me rotten, so why would I want to leave them??
When we do get home, however, we are going to try to keep Joey's visits to a minimum for awhile. Last time it was just so good to be home ... he wanted to see everyone and rightly so!! But we did learn our lesson. He gets so tired so easily. We actually just spoke with Dr. Rutstein and she reitterated that he does need to take it easy and REST. He can get out, but he needs to keep it at a minimum. The decision has also been made between the 3 of us that he will not be coming down for my surgery. He needs to stay home and stay strong for when I get home. This was news he did not want to hear, but he understands. My parents and my friend Joanne will be with me, (plus of course my "Portland team"!!) so I will certainly be in good hands. I will only be here for 2 nights, so no worries. Jenny will be staying with Joey at home. That means GREAT care will be given to him! When I get home, she will stay on for the rest of the week to help us with our care. How lucky are we?????
Enough of that. We are just happy to be going home to be with our boys. After Caleb's ceremony tonight, I feel a great nights sleep coming on ::))
God Bless and {{hugs}} to all.