Two weeks ago yesterday, we packed our vehicle to the gills, loaded two tired kids into their car seats, grabbed a few fizzy drinks for the road, and hit the highway in hot pursuit of home. The asphalt seemed to pass under foot much faster during this trip than the…

Hello world! After Linden was discharged from the hospital, we implemented our super secret plan code named Radio Silence... or at least it probably seems that way. Reality is far less intriguing but the result has been the same. Truth be told, taking care of Linden without the assistance of…

It has been a while since our last update, and to cover everything since then seems a little overwhelming! Instead I figured I would give an overview of the high points :) Bounce Back In our last update, we were praying that Linden would recover quickly, and be back to her…

Today was a good day! Linden's second (and hopefully final) surgery is finally out of the way and she is headed towards discharge sometime next week. Before I get into the nitty gritty I'll review the last few days. Monday Monday was the first day since arriving at the hospital…

Trying to cover two days at once is a bit more difficult than one might think since so much happens in a day that it's hard to keep it straight. Here goes! Saturday Saturday was a good day with Linden. She was able to get all of the tubes that…

Nerves had set in by the time we were finally able to go back and see Linden in the PICU. I remember after her very first surgery at 10 weeks old how swollen she was after getting out of the operating room... nearly unrecognizeable. We were preparing for the worst…