peace and quiet

It was a relatively quiet Saturday here at Children's. And quiet is definitely not bad! As a nurse and NP, it was always disappointing to be away from my family to work weekends but to be honest, it was kind of a nice time to work because the hospital usually slows down to a much easier pace. Same is true on the patient side we are finding. The week days are jammed packed with therapies and rounds and just a more constant buzz on the unit. Georgia still has all of her therapies on the weekend, just less stuff inbetween. Today we casually dined al fresca with yummy blueberry pancakes after her early AM PT session. We then rode the elevators - Georgia loves to push the buttons - returned for speech therapy and then ate lunch looking out at the mountains from our room. She had another joint OT/PT session early afternoon during which she skillfully navigated an obstacle course, made a pretty sticker picture and nailed a new numbers puzzle. Georgia rode the trike back to her room, head bobbing most of the way she was so tired. The afternoon was pretty much consumed by a 3 hr nap (Mom and Dad had shorter versions!), a nice warm bath, a rain storm and pizza dinner with Mom, Dad and Lillian. Oh - and a wonderful visit from Miss Doris, one of her daycare teachers who brought a huge handmade card from her classmates. What a wonderful surprise - thanks Miss Doris! The evening was topped off with some chocolate pudding and of course, good ole Barney.

Georgia is fast asleep in the bed across from me with such a sweet look on her pretty little face. It's hard to imagine all she has been through in the past 3 weeks - rather, 6 months - by just looking at her now. Thank God for quiet Saturdays.

Here's the card from Georgia's school friends - love the hand prints! Thanks to everyone else, too, who has sent cards, pictures and gifts...Georgia's room here is beautifully decorated and more importantly she is surrounded by so, so many kind thoughts and prayers.

And here's a video from the park yesterday that I was finally able to upload. No good footage from today...I left my phone behind during therapy and unfortunately Georgia's singing that I did catch on video had poor sound. Stay tuned!