All done...

All of the tests on Ash have been done now and we are waiting for official results from the labs. Everything we looked at today looks really beautiful, so we are more than thankful but a little stumped. The CT scan of her abdomen was amazing. As I looked at my daughter's insides on the screen I was in awe of the beauty. To look at her new bowel and liver and everything else that functions inside of Ashley is such an incredible feeling. I could plainly see the parts that did not belong to my Ashley at birth but were given to her so that she might have a chance to live. How humbled I am at the sight of them inside of her ready to their job. What a gift!

The scope of Ashley's bowel did tell us where her bleeding is coming from and it is o.k. The point at which the old and new bowel were fastened together is no longer swollen so the 2 have shifted into place and caused some bleeding. The most beautiful part of the scope showed a huge blood CLOT at this point. I am so thankful that she now has the ability to clot. Ashley's body is making it's own platelets and I am so excited. We now expect to see a little more bleeding, but are not concerned since we now know the source. The pictures of the bowel look so good. Everything looks so pink and healthy. We were looking for rejection, but now we feel pretty sure that she is not in rejection. How amazing is our God? We will have the cellular results in the morning.

Ash is still very, very sick and everything that was done today did not bring answers as to why she is this sick. I am grateful that we did not find any areas of concern with the transplanted organs and we are now just looking for possible infections. Her blood pressures have run through the entire range today. This morning we struggled with very low pressures, but now we are battling high pressures. Her temperature is up as well and so is her heart rate. All of these things point towards infection. She is still paralyzed and on the ventilator. We have gone back up on the oxygen rate because she is struggling to keep her sats up high enough.

Even though she is struggling I know He is taking care of her and me. My emotions have run up and down today along with her blood pressure. They have been very low and very high. At this point I am tired and I am looking forward to cuddling up next to her bed in my "favorite" recliner and holding her hand. I love being her mommy and I love it that I get to hold her hand today. Thanks for your prayers and your support.