SWEET HOME INDIANA!!!

We finally made it home last night after being gone for over two months!!! YAY!!! Mya has been off her tube now for 7 weeks!!!! The trip home went pretty smooth but boy were we excited to get to the house!!!! It was almost weird walking in!!!

I think I have a whole new appreciation for our home....family....friends.....you name it!!! I missed home and everything about it and so did Mya!!! We were actually awake until 1:00 in the morning because the kid wouldn't go to sleep and stop playing with her toys!!!!

We made one call to the grandparents and I think as quick as they could find their car keys they were here! What a great family we are surrounded by!! The house was spotless...we had flowers planted in our pots....groceries in the fridge....fresh baked cookies on the counter.....ballons....and a ton of welcome home gifts!!!! We couldn't be happier!!!! Thank you to everyone that has been there for us through this journey!!!!

So far the feedings at home have been going fairly well. We made our first batch of food today as well. We will be feeding her these purees for a few months and then move on to solids so it's going to be several months until things are "normal." But slowly but surely we are making our way to a tube free...eating...drinking...healthy little girl! I will for sure continue to update the blog with all her progress!

We go back to Cincinnati the end of May and by then the tube will for sure be coming out!

Wanted to just write a quick update but know I have to unpack while the little critter is napping!!! God Bless!

So Excited!

We are still coming home on Monday and can't hardly wait!!!! We have a long road ahead of us but it will all be worth it in the end!!! Thanks again to all our supporters!!! We couldn't have done it without you!! There really is no place like home!

Pretty Girl!
Looking at the ducks with Daddy!

Walking to the pond!

We're Coming Home!!!!

We officially booked our flight today to come home on Monday the 22nd!!!! We are sooo excited to get back to Indiana!!! We have the best family and friends anyone could ask for and are so thankful for each and every one of you!!!

I can't believe we are actually going to be packing up in just a few short days!!! It feels like we have been here for forever!! I'm sure as soon as the plane touches down we will feel right back at home!!! Can't wait!!!

Cheese!!

Mya feeding her animals!!!

Playing so much she just fell asleep right in the middle of all her toys!

6 Weeks....No tube!!!

Mya has now been 6 full weeks without use of her feeding tube! After a bit of a rough weekend we went and spent the day at the Feeding Clinic again today. Hopefully tomorrow gets even better and we can still plan to come home on the 22nd! We can't wait to get home especially since the weather is getting so much better!

Matt is anxious to get home and get back in the groove of working! He has been so great while we have been here and I know will continue to support Mya and I when we get home! Mya has been so used to having her Daddy around everyday it's going to be an adjustment for her!

She has lost a bit of weight from her very top but still well over 21 pounds!! We are going to have her weight checked every week and make sure she is getting enough calories. We have also noticed an increase in her interest in eating "normal" food.

So we definitely had a bump over the weekend but overall we still feel great about the process!

Day 2 On Our Own!

Mya had a record meal tonight at supper!!!! We did the meal in 20 minutes and 47 seconds!!! That's the best we have done thus far!!! Things are definitely looking up around here! I think we are going to have a bad meal here and there but overall I think we can totally handle this when we get home! If we run into problems we will video tape the meal and upload it for Ben to watch or just do a live web cam meal with him so he can help us!

I think we made a great decision by coming here! Ben has been amazing!! He is so excited for us and has had us call him after every meal for the last two days to make sure we are getting along okay!! Talk about support!!!

We are still feeling the love from back home and got some really nice cards and packages this week!!! Thank you to everyone that has thought and prayed for us over the last 2 months!!! Mya has been over 5 weeks without use of her tube and there is no going back now!!

We can't wait to get home!!!! I can't say it enough! I am looking forward to getting things back to normal and enjoying our time with our healthy little girl!!! No more doctor's appointments....no more therapy appointments.....no more tests!!!! The only thing left to do is get that tube officially out of her belly!

Thank you again and look out Indiana the Holderly's are flying home really soon!!!!! YAY!!!!