McKidney

Yesterday afternoon we brought McKinley home from Children's Hospital, where she had her kidney surgery on Monday. She is doing really well. The doctor had to remove a small part of her ureter and reattach it to the kidney with a stint to help it heal correctly. She said the part of the ureter that was causing the blockage was very, very tiny--about the width of a string. No wonder her kidney coudn't drain before!

(excuse the bad cell phone picture)

We had to stay overnight in the hospital with McKinley. When the nurses would come in, she'd put on a brave face and smile at them a little. However, when she was just with Tim and me, she wouldn't smile at all--she just looked so sad. It was hard seeing her in pain. But despite just having the surgery two days ago, today she is acting as if nothing bothers her and is the same happy baby as before. I am so grateful for all of the prayers, blessings, and well wishes we've received. Baby Mac and her McKidney are on the road to recovery.


In other news, the rest of us are having a bit of a rough day:
-- Owen and Henry are vomiting with a stomach bug
-- The A/C is not working and it's supposed to reach 107F this afternoon
-- My mom and dad went home

It's one of those days that you just feel like you could cry like this guy!