bye bye Packing, hello Princess

if the ground shook in your neck of the woods

yesterday morning, it could have been the

aftershocks of  a certain sweet girl's shrieks

as the packing was removed from her nose.

can't say as I blame her really.

it was not fun.

at all.

not one bit.

 which is why on the way home 

this fabulous ensemble

was purchased for our brave little princess.

we were sent home with tubing in her nose

that needs to be there for couple of months

(did I just type that?)

so that the work done inside her nose will 

heal correctly. evidently her septum needed
quite a bit of repair.

last night was the first night in over a week that 

she (& her parents, in turn) slept all night.

our joy quickly faded

*insert drumroll*

as we realized it was because her tubing fell out.

the drama that ensued as we had to clean

her nose & lip & insert the tubing back in &
then tape it back down....
it made yesterday look like a Mr. Rogers episode.
she is a STRONG girl,
and one tough little fighter.

so...now all is well. I spoke with the nurse in hopes
of receiving some advice on how to keep
the tubing in place. after some creative taping,
it seems good.
until Monday.
when it will be time to take it out
to clean it.
and put it back in.
again.
prayer? yes, please!

God is walking through this with us.
He sent us a hug with this beautiful sunset last night!