Routine

I love routine. I love to know what my day has in store and what to expect. With that said, you must realize how incredibly hard the last few weeks have been for me. I am a creature of habit and I do the same things in pretty much the same order everyday. Don't misunderstand...I do have my fair share of surprises and fly by the seat of my pants sort of days, but on the whole my days usually follow a pattern. Today was the first day since going into the hospital with Riley that was a "routine" day. We had an appointment with her pediatrician this morning (more on that in a minute), but then the day fell back into a normal routine which was so lovely for me. I was struck as we played outside in the beautiful warm sunshine today how incredibly blessed our family is. We are so thankful to be together at home and that Riley is doing so well. As I pushed her in the swing and saw her huge smile I was in awe (as I am so often these days) that she had major brain surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago! God is so good! Riley weighed in today at 21 pounds, 15 ounces! ( 15th percentile) Woohoo! She is playing and walking around and unless you saw her scar for life, you would never guess she has been through this amazing journey. She is laughing and we are having so much fun listening to her. We go back to see her Pediatric GI doc on Monday and then to Dr. Edwards (neurologist) on Thursday. Riley's next MRI is scheduled for May 6th. Here are a few pics of us enjoying the Spring weather!