Gracie's Surgery

 Today is the day...it is here...Tuesday Oct. 16 2012 has finally arrived!  It is the day for Kylie Grace's surgery!  She is having surgery on her hamstrings, Achilles tendons and her feet, to assist her in WALKING!!  So many prayers going up for this sweet girl.  Praising God for all that He has already done and trusting in all that He is going to do!  To God be the Glory great things He has done!!
Lots of pictures ahead...to capture her surgery day story!!

 Got to spend some time with this sweet girl the night before her surgery.  She is bathed, new pjs on and ready for her big day tomorrow!

 Love her!

 Here she is, bright and early, bow and all, at Shriner's Hospital for her surgery day!

 Striking a pose beside the turtle with her Nanny Tuck, Uncle Josh and Nana, on the way up to her room.

 Gracie and turtle

Hugs for Poppa 

 And smiles for all!  Gracie with her Momma and Poppa

 Me and my sweet girl!

 Silly girl

"I'm ready....Lets do this!"

Posted by Gracie's Mom:

"This morning as I was getting ready for work, I reached for my earrings and saw my pearls in my armoire drawer. The Lord put in my spirit a desire to learn about the pearl today. It is formed in a hard oyster shell in the gritty sand on the bottom of the ocean floor. An invader or parasite enters in and the oyster begins to release nacar that encases the parasite. Layer after layer, it hardens until the invader is completely buried and encased, with each layer being made of shiny iridescent crystals until it is made whole & complete......the invader is Cerebral Palsy....the pearl is my Gracie. In support of Gracie tomorrow, lets wear our pearls

 

All the ladies waiting while Gracie's in surgery, sporting our Pearls!  "Surgery Update by Gracie's Mom: Gracie did GREAT before surgery with anesthesia!! She fell asleep well and they started around 9:20. Should be able to update again in a couple of hours. OVERWHELMED by all the texts, calls, emails & PEARLS! :) Love you all!!" 

Pearls for our Pearl!

Gracie right out of surgery, in and out of sleep, with the Ipad, blanket and buddies by her side. (the ipad worked well for post surgery calming, yay :) "Surgery Update by Gracie's Mom: Gracie is out of surgery and sleeping in her room. She had some heel pain and cried a good bit right after but has settled down. Prayer warriors, please pray specifically for supernatural pain management. Love you all"

"I think I'll try a few of those crackers" says Gracie!  Yay for feeling a little better!

Such a trooper!

Gracie with her Mom, Jennifer and (the other) Brandy, who was so awesome and got KG her special request for her first meal post op:  a cheeseburger kids meal-pickles and ketchup only :)

Funny Faces!

Me with my sleepy girl!

Gracie's buds!

Gracie and Nanny Tuck

Gracie with her uncle Josh and aunt Brandie

Gracie using the "blow machine" with her nurse.

Gracie with her Dad and Christy

I stayed with Missy and Gracie the first night in the hospital.  We had a fun and somewhat restful night.  We were all praying for "sweet dreams!"  "Surgery Update from Gracie's Mom: Gracie is doing 10x better tonight than she was this afternoon. THANK YOU PRAYER WARRIORS!!! Epidural is working beautifully. Tomorrow we will talk to the doctor around 7am and then they are going to try and get her out of bed into her wheelchair. Be pressing in for her that her pain will be minimal. Goodnight all!"

"Surgery Update from Gracie's Mom:  Praising Him who was able to get my baby from the bed to the wheelchair with NO TEARS!! HALLELUJAH!!!"  Gracie relaxing in the sitting/play area of Shriner's talking on the phone!!  :)

Mommy and daughter

Up and at em' playing the Wii in the playroom with Nana and Poppa! 

"Gracie Update (by her Mom): First of all, I am a very blessed lady to have been given the opportunity by the Lord to be called "Mom" by Gracie Knight. And to be surrounded by all of the wonderful people that we call family & friends is off the chart!! Today was a good day. Tomorrow will have new challenges. At 7:30, the epidural comes out and oral pain meds begin. At 1pm, the catheter comes out. Late afternoon, her casts will be trimmed down some for comfort. Please be covering these things. God is FAITHFUL to His word.....love you all!!"

Gracie taking a stroll with Nana to go see the fish.  She also got to go to build-a-bear, inside the hospital, and make her a very special friend who came along for the stroll!

Dog Therapy time!  Gracie loves all animals...but especially dogs!!

"Gracie Update (by her Mom): She did it!! And with only a few tears! The epidural and catheter came out today and she was a CHAMP! She got her casts wrapped.....and you guessed that she gets her color-love from me....one leg is neon orange & the other is... glow in the dark! :) We are going home tomorrow...God has been more than faithful this week. And the colored casts are just an extra perk! ;)  "Your body will glow with health & your bones will vibrate with life!" ~Prov. 3:7-8~"

Sweet girl is all packed up and heading HOME!!!  Shriner's Hospital is A-MA-Zing!  So impressed with their staff, their facility and all of their programs to help speed up the recovery of their precious patients!  Thank you Shriner's Hospital!

What an amazing little girl Gracie is.  I admire her strength, perseverance and resilience!  God has big things in store for this precious child!  Join us as we continue to pray for Gracie as she continues to heal!  Believing and praying for God's perfect will! Knowing that God will continue to be glorified through His precious child!  Claiming this for our sweet pearl, Gracie! "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us" Eph 3:20