Finished

When Zoe was starting to wake up, Dr. Swift came out and said, "She's a little ticked off."  We knew exactly what that meant.  She was not happy (screaming, crying, and shouting at everyone) when we first saw her in recovery, but she's finally starting to calm down and quickly approaching a well deserved nap.  I don't know who looked cuter on the tiny little hospital bed...Zoe with her Angelina Jolie lips and quivering bottom chin or Jay snuggled up tightly next to her. Leave it to Woody and Buzz to calm her down though.  Thank goodness for Disney.

We are currently in our private room and hoping to lay low for a few hours.  She's not up for much visiting at the moment.  Dr. Swift said the surgery was very successful in that they inserted the tubes for draining and didn't actually have to cut into the lamina.  He said he's never done this exact procedure on someone so tiny (glad we didn't know that ahead of time!), and it was quite difficult and took longer than expected.  Which was why we were still waiting to see her 5 1/2 hours later.  Thankful it's over.  Now for the hard part...the dreaded recovery.  The nurse informed us that she's got pain at the incision at the base of her neck, but possibly all the way down her spine as well.  Poor thing!!

Thanks for all the messages of encouragement today.  I feel like the next 24 hours will be the hardest on all of us, but God will continue to surround us with His presence and peace.