10 days Post Op

Lexi is doing great. Stronger and stronger each day. She rarely complains of pain and when she does it is usually because she is doing something she really shouldn't be doing (pulling herself up into chairs/car seat). They said she had no restrictions and that children are self-limiting but sometimes I think she forgets she is still healing (it's a hard concept for 4 year olds to understand). She refers to her incision and the hole from her chest tube as "her crack and her hole". I believe she is referencing the book Franklin Goes to the Hospital. Franklin the turtle has an operation at the hospital to fix the crack in his shell. We've had several visitors this week and Lexi has really enjoyed seeing everyone, especially since we haven't left the house besides going to the doctor and taking rides in the car to look at Christmas lights.
Today, she received a beautiful painting for her room from all the kids in her class. It's adorable - a big heart with all of their hand prints inside of it. I'll have to take a picture. She loves it and it's already hanging on her wall next to her bed. Thanks to Mrs. Osman for a great idea and gift!
I've been doing my best to find "projects" for her everyday. Monday & Tuesday we began decorating for Christmas and we plan to get our tree this weekend. All of the arts and crafts she has received from friends and family are wonderful and help keep her busy.
(Photos coming soon - we got a new camera and need to get them uploaded to the computer)