Congrats Hamish and Aria

9 Jan at 7:25 am by Anita MacDonald

Hamish is now the proud holder of a state of Nebraska drivers license. He sat a written, practical and vision test and passed no trouble at all.

Aria is also being transfused tomorrow and will remain in PICU and Status one for another week.

So both of them did well today.

Of course we are a little disappointed that there will be no discharge or trips out of the hospital for Aria but we never really thought it would happen. It was nice to dream though. When Dr L told us about the blood transfusion I joked ‘well we were going to go to the zoo but I guess Status one comes first’ Kinda relieved because it buys an extra week plus we had to relearn TPN and figure out how all four of us were going to squish into into our Lied room and remain sane.

Aria continues to do really well and full of life. Which is great of course and means her character is back. She decided she would refused to ‘feet walk’ to the door and dropped out her legs so I had to sit her on the PICU floor in the hallway. She then proceeded to ‘bum shuffle’ like she did when she was a baby (and didn’t crawl) to get to the door. This is her stubborn nature which we love and is what gets her thru the hard times but we need to be smart in how to manage her.

She sat nicely and did Preschool today. They have early childhood teachers come in and do lessons and activities. She was really excited to do Preschool today and participated nicely. She played dollies with the teacher and in the end decided the baby should go to sleep in the teapot with the lid as a blanket. Kinda funny.

All and all we are really pleased with how things are going and very excited to have Aria back. She is so well and had another good sleep last night. Things are looking bright! Bring on transplant!

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12 Responses to “Congrats Hamish and Aria”

# 9 Jan at 7:34 am
Lauren says:
It just gets better and better 😀
# 9 Jan at 8:35 am
Bill & Delwyn Cockrell says:
Wonderful news with both the drivers license and how well Aria is doing. Praise God for His many blessings. Thinking of you all often. Love to all.
# 9 Jan at 9:53 am
jen says:
WTG Hamish and Aria 🙂
# 9 Jan at 10:15 am
Tiffany Keller says:
It’s so amazing to hear how well Aria is doing! Congratulations Hamish on getting a Nebraska State driver’s license!
# 9 Jan at 10:44 am
Linda Crosbie says:
Big congrats to you all as a family. You are starting to achieve a number of milestones that are contributing to establishing your life in Omaha. Hamish knew you would blitz the drivers licence, you are one of the smartest cookies I know. Aria is headstrong but that’s her mantle to hold so she has the strength to meet all the challenges she has to deal with. Kia kaha.
# 9 Jan at 10:53 am
Shirley says:
Congrats Hamish on passing your test! What a trooper Aria – well done. Hope you are enjoying lovely family time together with Aria ‘back’! Much love and prayers. Team Davy
# 9 Jan at 2:01 pm
Viv says:
Yay! Well done Hamish – and Aria, great to hear about the preschool stuff you’been up to – keep it up!
# 9 Jan at 3:28 pm
Natalie and Cody says:
congrats on passing the licence Hamish – Please God may some organs come this week – god bless those who are organ donors
# 10 Jan at 4:11 am
Kathleen and Anita says:
congratulations Hamish! Love to all
# 10 Jan at 10:19 am
Ali says:
Go Hamish!
And Go Aria!!!
# 10 Jan at 7:09 pm
Lisa Robertson says:
we done you two!!!!
# 11 Jan at 6:01 am
Shirley says:
Am off on holiday, so am not going to be able to log in my usual 10 times a day! Will have to suffice with the odd internet room check in! Will be praying for you all as we soak up the sun down under. Much love. X

Congrats Hamish and Aria - Aria MacDonald