Lydia arrived back into the Heath Hospital at lunchtime today. She is now free of all wires and pipes, and was even lying in a hospital pram (after visiting the concourse with the nurses) when we called in to see her! The cardiac registrar we saw thought she was doing well. They now plan to monitor her feeding, heart and arm over the next couple of days, and if all goes well she could be home with us at some point next week! She still needs to see a plastic surgeon about her arm, but this may be able to be done as an outpatients appointment in the next month or so.We even managed our very first "whole family outing" this afternoon, when we took Lydia with us (in our new double pram) for a walk through the hospital concourse and out to the "fountain area". The boys were very excited to see their sister again, although Phoebe didn't seem too fussed about the whole thing! Here's the first photo of us all out together, taken by mum earlier today.
Thanks to those of you who were praying the move would happen smoothly today. We've seen yet another answer unfold before our eyes today!
