The Comfort of Home

We made it home yesterday late afternoon. Matthew did really well on the ride home. He and I both slept the first half and he played happily the rest of the way. When we got home, my family and Sami were there waiting for us. Matthew was SO excited to see his sister. He is still a little wobbly on his feet, but he didn't let that hold him back. He was bending down to pick things up, throwing the toys like usual and trying to climb up into his favorite chair. Cory and I, of course, were ready to have an anxiety attack at any moment. We just want to put him in a bubble until he is perfectly healed! His night last night was wonderful...I think he would have slept all the way through if we hadn't been waking him up every 3 hours for medication. He woke up the same as he left off yesterday - ready to play! We will start cutting back on his pain medication today and see how he does. He should be taking just Tylenol by Wednesday. Matthew has got to be the bravest little guy...you would never know that just a few days ago he was going through a major operation. This has exceeded every prayer we said and hope we had - I could not have imagined all going this well! (Knock on wood) We will continue to pray that he only improves day by day and that the path report is as good as expected. PRAISE GOD! I am hoping to get some more pictures of him after his nap and I'll post them later on.