Day 30.

I guess the key to blogging is staying consistent but I am so inconsistent. I do really good for like 4 days and then I fall of the map for a week and then I get a few good post in every day and then I slack off again. So, you'll have to bear with me because this will probably be a long post. I have a lot to catch-up on since the last time I was on here. 

We've been home for almost 2 weeks now and it has flown by. It feel like just yesterday that we were sitting in a hospital room in California. It has been wonderful starting to get back to normal. We have been playing lots of catch-up since we've been home. Trying to tie up all the loose ends I didn't have time for over the last few months, which has made for a busy couple weeks. We are really enjoying being home again though, nothing like some mundane everyday life to feel normal again. Donnie is starting to get back to normal himself too. He has officially made it to Day 30. This day seemed so far in the future just a month or so ago that I can't believe it's already here. We made it, it's almost surreal. Donnie has been doing so great though, I'm really proud of him! He finally was able to get his tubes and port removed last Friday. It was a pretty quick surgery, nothing too major, just some anesthesia and a few stitches. He was over the moon to get all that junk out of him, he was sick of having those tubes constantly hanging out of him. {he's had them in since the beginning of December, can you believe it's been that long?} Donnie has also been able to gain some weight, a whole whooping 4 lbs. That's a lot in the post transplant world! We also had to travel down to California on Wednesday, for another check up with Dr. Morbacher. We drove down in the morning and then drove back after the appointment (with a quick pit stop at Aunt Lu's). It was a long day, but it was filled with good news. Dr. Morbacher said that he is doing excellent. All of his blood work looks great and he looks great. He won't have to go back for another office visit for 3 more weeks. Donnie has been very insistent on going back to work and she said that he would be fine to do so in a couple weeks. Normally, they recommend 4-6 months after transplant to return to working. Since he is doing so well and his work will be able to keep him in the office instead of out on the flight line then she said he would be fine. So Donnie will be back in the work force as of February 13th. He is actually really excited to get back at it. It's going to be hard for him to start waking at 5:30am again but I think he will manage. He is still just tired and a little wore out but he has been trying just to do a little bit more everyday. Walk a little more, wake up a little bit earlier. I'm just so thankful that he has the job and bosses that he has. They have been really amazing working with him. I can't imagine if he didn't have a job that was understanding to his situation. They have just been so much of a help through all of this! Slowly but surely we are getting back to life as we knew it. 

As for me, I am free for girls night's and play date's and birthday parties and lunch's again so feel free to drop me a line ;) Ha ha I kid, I kid, not really but I can't sound too desperate. I have literally felt so out of the loop the last couple month that I am ready to be back in the loop!

As for the kids, they are doing great, just going about life as usual. Brody is still loving school and loving Karate even more. He even was accepted to this really awesome charter school for Kindergarten. I was really hoping he would get in and with a little bit of diligence on my part he did {I stayed up till midnight just to register him right when online registration opened, it is first come, first serve.} Even though it's still about 7 months away, I'm really excited for him. I think it is a pretty great school and I think he will thrive there. Plus it's close to the house and free! Can't believe that little boy of mine will be in Kindergarten. 

Mia's first Gymnastics class.

Mia is quite the little handful. She still isn't talking but heck, she doesn't need to, you know exactly what she is thinking by her facial expressions. One day she'll talk I guess {maybe when I can grow a back bone and take her pacifier out of her mouth, man, I'm a such a good mom ;)} She actually started gymnastics a few weeks ago but I never got around to posting about it. I wasn't able to go to her first class with her but my Aunt was able to take her, but I was able to take her to all her other classes. Brody has karate class at the same time and Mia and I would always just wait for him in the lobby. So, I figured why not have her do something too. She is adorable and we have so much fun. She was a little apprehensive at first but now she is all about it! She loves dancing and doing somersaults and just about everything there. She even does the toddler balance beam all by herself, no assistance. I am pretty impressed, I didn't think she would be able to do half the stuff she's doing. Her teacher even called her a "natural". I am a pretty proud mommy! She is seriously the sweetest little girl. Time sure does go by fast. 

Life is slowly starting to feel like it use to and it's a really awesome feeling!