Somewhere Between Rambo and Olivia Newton John

Grace's procedure went really well yesterday. Dr. Yount (her neurosurgeon) injected dye into each part of her shunt and they are all working correctly. So she does not need surgery! He believes the "problem" is with the small hole in her skull where the shunt enters her ventricle. It's not wanting to close up, so fluid is escaping out the hole and pooling around her shunt. She'll have to wear a headband for about two weeks to keep pressure on the area to help prevent the fluid from coming out of the hole so it can close up.

During the procedure, Dr. Yount closed the door and had us wait in the seating area just outside. When everything began, we could hear Grace start crying pretty hard. Riley was so concerned, he laid down and tried to peek under the door to let Grace know he was there. Brenna started singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (Gracie's favorite song) loudly to make sure she could hear her. Knowing your kids care so much about each other certainly does a mom's heart good. :)

I wanna get physical, physical.

At first, she HATED the headband and would scratch at it and just cry. But I think she's getting used to her new accessory. She'll go back to the neurosurgeon early next week for a follow up.

The nurse practitioner that works with Dr. Yount used to work in the NICU. She was in the unit when Grace was born and now takes extra special care of Grace through all of her procedures with Dr. Yount. We've always had such caring and compassionate medical professionals caring for Grace, but I am especially thankful for Sally. It is much easier to hand your baby over to be poked and prodded when you know that someone is there that genuinely cares about her.

Thank you for all of your prayers and support. We know God has had his hand in every step of Grace's journey.