Home Again
Since our last update Kira’s sedation was lifted, we spent two days in a regular pediatric care room and we made our way back home on Sunday. Kira goes back and forth between expressing her silly natural self and being very quiet and uncomfortable. At home there is a lot of comforting, repositioning pillows and encouraging her movement. In one moment of great will she got herself off the couch and called for me while standing between the couch and coffee table. She isn’t steady on her feet yet so I steadied her and helped her get comfortable again.
We are looking for little things we can call progress and we’re seeing them, although they really are little. We are praying that we will continue to see more of our Kira and that she will come to us with her pain and trust us to be there for her. While we giggled and snuggled this morning, she is currently avoiding my eyes and burying her face in the cushion. She was also a chatterbox this morning and now is choosing to use a temper and grunts to communicate. We expected to take some steps back after surgery and hope to remain patient and present as she continues to heal.
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Praying for you guys. Healing days can be so challenging. Asking God to give you every little thing you need.
I feel like you just described my spiritual sanctification process... Hang in there, parenting is tough and you got extra dose of "interesting." Love you and praying.
Hang in there Dave and Kelsey!! Praying for all three of you😊🙏🙏🙏
Little moments go a long way. Praying for those moments to get longer and more often.
We are praying for you and your sweet little Kira while you aim to meet her needs and comfort her. Lifting her up to Jesus...
Praying for Kira's recovery, in all ways.
Continuing to pray for all of you and your recovery process!
Kira's feelings are probably sort of like Haley's, and is good - though hard- that she can express them in the only ways she knows. She can't understand what has happened to her or why. She, like all little ones, expects her parents can control, allow, stop whatever is going on. So we parents get "blamed" and get the cold shoulder. So hard.
Thanks for sharing! Will continue to pray for this recovery time!
So thankful for this update as we have been wondering just how things are going for you since you made that long trip home from Mayo! It is so hard to watch our children be in pain of any kind but trusting soon this will all be behind her and she will have forgotten as she goes on to the next exciting thing in her little life. It may not leave your memory quite so quickly but God is faithful to give you just what you need to care for that precious little girl He has entrusted into your care! Thanking God for all He has done! Also thanking Him for you, loving you and little Kira so very much!
Thoughts & prayers for Kira , David & you. May God bless you with strength & rest !
Recovery isn't easy! Here's a line from the hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness: "strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow."