Aubrey CT Scan

So today we had the CT Scan at Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital to check Aubrey's sutures in her skull. For those of you that are wondering...sutures are "soft" spots in your skull that allows your skull to grow as your brain grows - if one grows up too early your brain still has to grow therefore you're brain grows where it can - possibly creating an abnormally shaped head at best or even intercranial pressure from the brain pressing on the skull and in turn mentally handicapping a child. Its not good.

My daughter is so stubborn like me that it took a double dose of sedation to get her to go to sleep - went in at 11 got the first dose at 11:35 at 1:30 she finally went under (btw going under is normally a 20 minute process) - 4 minutes for the CT and an hour for her to come out. Stubborn thing! :) She woke up fine ate and then we headed home. She's acted extremely groggy and drunk most of the day/afternoon when she's awake anyways. I took a little video of her drunkness it was funny and to be honest our family needed a laugh today.

On to the waiting game now. We are hoping for results tomorrow but they say 48 hours so in reality it could be Monday. We still haven't told Megan and Emma anything except she had a doctors appt and a test, just seems best not to worry them.

Today though at the hospital I was so humbled by our situation. You know if Aubrey has to have this surgery, is fixable..shes healthy otherwise. I was overwhelmed with emotion when I saw all the kids. You know you go to a hospital normally you see all types of ages...but not here just kids....it tore me apart. I remember the Christmas I was pregnant with Aubrey our Church went and served food to families on Christmas night at Vanderbilt Childrens. At that point I was still praying for a boy. I left that night saying I don't care if its a boy or a girl just healthy and that we never have to come back here. Today I faced my biggest fear. The staff is great and knowledgable and loving but I really hope I never have to see them again.

Tonight we're still clinging to hope that it will be clear. Still preparing for the worst and praying for the best. We are still asking for prayers....for everyone, Doctors, Radiologists, us and most of all Miss Aubrey. Thanks to everyone that has reached out to us and even those that haven't that have been thinking and praying for us.