Did that really just happen?

Hospitals suck.
But they are wonderful, too. Instead of writing an emotional, angry, happy, sad version of our week, I will just link over to my mom, who has written so well about my little Hadley. First read HERE.
Next is THIS.
And finally HERE and then again a cutie HERE.
After all that we still have to go in tonight for more blood work, then up to her pediatrician tomorrow sometime for a follow up, hopefully her last visit for awhile. I am so thankful that we were troubled with just a mean virus, my heart goes out to the parents of very ill children.
This was in the emergency room after some liquid iv and her fever was down.

And here are some more funny pictures:
Fever 104 (not so funny)

Fell asleep (finally) holding a bag of chips.




Once she was free from all of her cords, she was happy to play hide-and-seek with grandma and grampa who came to visit while mom and dad went to the cafeteria for dinner.

I thought she looked a little ragged after her stay, so I trimmed her hair up in my bathroom with crappy scissors, but it turned out so cute!

What this week has taught me about myself:
*I really can sleep in jeans
*At 28 I still need my mom, who became my calm, brains, and translator.
*Most nurses are younger than me
*It's tolerable to go 3 days without a shower as long as I have a toothbrush and deodorant.

What this week has taught me about my daughter:
*she is physically very strong! She must have the strength of a gladiator, because she can out wiggle 4 adults and still manage to loosen her iv.
*she adapts fast, was going to bed well in her monkey cage crib, using her left hand for everything
*she really, really, really loves Caillou!I knew this before, yet when she was calling out for him in her sleep, I knew it was going to be a long stay without him. Her daddy couldn't resist and went out and bought her 2 dvds of the whiny, wimpy little boy. (I love him, can you tell?)
*She means more to me than I myself will ever know, and I would walk through fire, and worse, watch 4 hours of Caillou, anything for my baby.

Wow, so I said I wasn't going to be long and dramatic, but kinda turned out that way. But it has been quite the roller coaster ride, and I am happy to see this baby throw as many tantrums as she wants at home, with cool cheeks and wet diapers.