A Few Happy Farewells

We've reeeeaally tried hard to be positive throughout this whole process.  We've had WONDERFUL teams of doctors and nurses and hospital staff all caring for our sweetie and doing their best to make our stay as pleasant as possible.  Even so, there's several things that we really won't think twice about missing...so we're happily saying "farewell" to a few things.  

Farewell to...

- 3am daily X-rays for more than 10 days straight

- alarm sounds of ALL types, all the time

- the journey to get to the bathroom down the hall (and the only one inside the PICU

- the parent shower room (it's just not our own, ya know?)

- the 15 minutes it would take to get all of her attachments in order before going for a walk

- the "super-comfy" pullout chair beds (ok, we ARE thankful we could sleep bedside, but I'm being real, here, as are the kinks in our necks and backs)

- the constant practice of calming her down about being messed with for a number of reasons

- the constant practice of calming her down about someone entering her room

At the risk of sounding too selfish, I've withheld a few complaints.  However, all that being said, our stay has been quite pleasant, given the circumstances.  The doctors and nurses have gone way beyond the usual informative talk and have taken the time to actually teach us about some things.  They've laughed with us, made us feel welcome and comfortable, given Camdyn something to look forward to or pass her time...they've even encouraged the use of her squirt gun syringes.  They've tolerated her moaning and groaning, as well as her grumpy faces (probably more than we have).  Even though we'll be glad to be home, I'm pretty sure we'll all miss some of the fun and camaraderie we were a part of for those weeks.  But, man, will it be good to be home.