A good day in Omaha

It is now 5:30 and we have had a really good day. No surprises so far and I am so thankful. My prayer for Ashley today was that she might rest and start to heal from last nights surgery. God is so good to us. Ash has been sleeping most of the day with the help of some really good meds. Her breathing sounds better than it had in so many days. Her heart rate is finally down into the 140 range. Praise God for that. I have been so worried about her little heart having to work so hard since Sunday. She is in a lot of pain when she stirs, but I think she looks better today. How thankful I am for this day. I have not seen her afternoon labs yet but I am hoping for good numbers. They came in and said her Stoma looked great and her wound looks good also.

It has now been 1 whole week since I have seen my Blake and Allison. I am really missing them. They sound so grown up on the phone each night. I know how much Ashley misses them. She loves to watch them on her little DVD. I am looking forward to seeing them as soon as they have a break in their schedules. It sounds like Dad and Nan have everything under control at our house. It is amazing how scheduled things are when I'm not home. I think I must be the one who adds the chaos to our house. I am feeling sad about not seeing Blake play in his tournament this weekend. I hope our Tarheels will a hit a few balls all the way to Omaha so Ash and I can see them. Allie starts her cheer season next weekend and I am feeling nervous about not being there to make sure hair and make-up are done. I'm sure some of the moms will take her under their wing and help her out. I would hate to see what her Dad would make her look like. We have some really great friends and I feel so blessed to be loved by all of you.

Dave sounds so tired to me when I talk to him each day. I pray for an extra measure of strength for him. I know how much he is responsible for right now and pray the Lord gives him some peace and rest. He is a really great guy and I sure do miss hanging out with him. We are so blessed to have each other. Can't wait for him to get to come back to hold his "gherkin".

Thank you for your prayers today. There is no way we would have the strength to keep on with out each one of you. God Bless you all. I will try and post more later.

P.S. Did you see the new pics Dave added earlier. They all laughed at me when I put Ashley's socks on her tiny feet. I just wanted her to still feel like a girl. There is nothing wrong with looking pretty even after a transplant. Since I couldn't put a bow on her head I thought her lacy socks were the next best thing. She's still a princess, right? (Thanks for noticing Aunt Rae. We love ya!)