November 21 - Day 4 continued

Chloe and Tommy had a long night.  They had to change some lines in Chloe's arm, which took a really long time.  They also had to do some chest x-rays.  She did not get a lot of rest.  As of yesterday Chloe's eyes were swollen shut, and her swelling I think reached its maximum.  When I saw her this morning, her left eye was open a little bit.  Her fever keeps reappearing.  They will do another culture soon, so far they have all come back negative.  Fevers are common after surgery.  They are still hoping to take out the breathing tube on Monday.  If everything goes OK, she'll come home Thursday or Friday.

I've been asked about Chloe's future surgeries.  The way I understand it is this will be the biggest surgery.  We'll let her heal and decide with her doctors and with her input when her next surgery will be.  I know we were hoping to have a few before she started high school which is less than 2 1/2 years away to fine tune her eyes, lip, and nose.  After this surgery we will assess her jaw and mouth as well.  We will definitely keep you posted.

Katie is doing really well.  She had a great soccer game.  She will cry at times and is very concerned about her sister.  She is good at communicating and talking about her feelings.  She loves hanging with friends and family.  She stayed with my parents, and then played with her cousins Macenzie and Cody at her Grandma Greep's house.  Tessa slept with me Thurs. and Fri.  She went over to play with her favorite cousin JT and spent the night with them.  Tessa is having a hard time communicating her feelings.  She is very clingy to me, which is normal.  She is still a baby.  Peter and Jenny Raulli are going to take them for a playdate with their 4 kids - Audrey, Hillary (our God Child), Charlotte, and Luke.  They are extremely excited.  Thanks to all of you for helping out with them.