Day 2

Hi everyone. We are so glad to be "on the other side," as everyone here is calling it. Chloe is doing very well. She is SUPER swollen - her eyes are pretty much swollen shut, she kind of looks like one of the creatures from "Men in Black." But we like her anyway. We know she'll be coming around to her regular self amazingly soon. She slept quite a bit last night, and Shawn and I were both able to grab some sleep in the quiet room across the hall, so that was very helpful. They're keeping Chloe comfortable with morphine, tylenol and coedine. She ate about 5 oz. from a bottle this morning for the first time, which was great. We'll try to keep everyone updated throughout the day. We're expecting to move to the Infant/Toddler wing today sometime. Thank you all so much for all of your prayers and words of encouragement. It really means so much to us. We knew in our heads that Chloe would be fine, but that doesn't keep the fear out of your heart. Only prayer, love, and faith can do that, and you all came through with flying colors in the prayer, love and faith department! Thanks for that. We're going to post some pictures later today on a separate link after we download them. They are pretty intense, but just realize all will be well much sooner than you would think!

On another note, please continue to pray for us, as well as for Brooke and Daniel Brooks and their extended family. Brooke's uncle, Kevin Ivey, was killed in an accident yesterday. His wife and family are obviously devastated, and my heart is just breaking for them. I feel like we never know how close we are to mortality until we're REALLY close or there. Kiss your families, tell them how much you love them, and pray for the Brooks, the Iveys and the rest of their family. Love to you all.