September 28th

We are home! We finally got out of the hospital today at about 3pm. We literally had no extra room left in the car after we shoved in all the stuff we had been collecting over our 3 week stay there. It is so great to be home, but it feels a little strange now since we have been so used to being in the hospital.

Chris and I had to do some grocery shopping right away after we got home, but since then we have just been hanging out here all night. Elijah was definitely happy to get out of the hospital, but he still had a pretty cranky day today. He is clearly frustrated that he can't move like he used to. He can pull himself up to standing, but he can't walk very well. And he can't stand up without assistance, which is really frustrating him. He's also pretty attached to Chris and I, he doesn't want us to leave the room. It is totally understandable that he is having a hard time, but it is definitely hard to see. And it's hard to comfort him because he just doesn't understand why he can't do what he could before.

Tonight he was so grumpy that we put him to bed right before 7pm, which is way earlier than he's been going to bed at the hospital. Poor kid is just worn right out! So are mommy and daddy :-P It's unfortunate because we still have to give him drugs every 6 hours, which means midnight and 6am tonight... no fun. We have to keep him on a tapering schedule of one of his sedatives. It's not a large enough dose to really effect him much, but you can't just stop cold turkey with it or he will have withdrawals. So we will be giving him this medication every 6 hours for a little over a week longer.

Even though our poor kiddo is still having some troubles, we are all more than thrilled to be home and out of that hospital! Tonight we unpacked, did some laundry, played with the kitties, ate some supper, put Elijah to bed, and watched a movie. It was great :-) Now I don't know why Chris and I are still awake because we are so exhausted!

Thank you again everyone for your prayers and support. Praise the Lord that we came out of this and we are actually home! I still can't believe the miracle the Lord worked on our behalf! I am planning on posting a blog of Elijah's journey in pictures someday, we'll see when I get around to that. In the meantime, please keep us in your prayers whenever you think of us. Since we never did find out what happened to Elijah, we are going to be on the lookout from here on out. Please pray for his continued health and safety! And please pray that we can all catch up on our rest and get back to the real world! Thank you so much, we love you all!