What a crazy day! The past 24 hours have been a nonstop whirlwind for Lynn and me. Last night we had finished dinner and I was feeding Aimee when she choked and wasn't pulling out if of. She started to turn pale and blue and wasn't responding to anything we were doing to help her breath again. The paramedics showed up and gave us a speedy trip to Children's Hospital. By the time we got in she was awake and alert and her stats were back up again. Lynn and I thought that it was an issue with her new medication she was on that caused this problem. ( She gags when ever she has to take it and then sometimes breathes it in and it gets her all congested.) *There are some squeaminsh details here...just warning you. However, the doctors wanted to check out her shunt and we did an X-ray, CT scan, blood work, and a shunt tap. The neurologist was shocked when he found out that her shunt was dry. There should have been enough pressure to fill the syringe up without any tugging, but he had to fight to get 1 ml. out. So around 5:30 this morning she went in for a shunt replacement. Even while we were in the ER last night the plate that they used to cover the hole in her skull started leaking and she was starting to gather fluid at the nape of her neck. Lynn's eagle eyes caught this a few hours before the surgery. Her body will reabsorb this in a manner of time. It is not a big problem. It turned out that there was a blockage in her shunt that was preventing it from working. That was why she has been acting so different lately. This little lady has been through so much today. They couldn't find her veins ANYWHERE! On one of her feet I counted 7 different places where they tried to get an IV in. I quit looking after that. Eventually they put in a line directly into the bone with a needle the size of an elephant. They just took it out! Whew...I want to thank those of you who have been praying for her and the IV situation. They needed to put a catheter in an artery in her leg and they got it in on the first try! Thank you Jesus! She looks a little puffy from all the IV fluids and she is missing her hair on her right temple, but her little cheeks are still chubby, soft, and rosy.... Being a mommy is such an amazing gift. Lynn has been the best friend/husband/mentor for me during this crazy day. He stayed right by her side during all of the tests and procedures. I couldn't take it at all. I love the doctors here at Children's but when they made my baby hurt it unleashes a fury in me that I didn't know was there. It was like I could feel my temperature rising and my fists clenching and it took my hubby to keep me from going ape on them... and you all thought I was so sweet ;) I was put on time out in the lobby 3 times at 45 min intervals... I am not kidding! Just ask Lynn or the nurses in the ER. I don't know how he put up with me. We were able to get a sleeping room and got about 3-4 hours of sleep which miraculously feels like a whole night to me. As of right now she is resting and doing great! Praise the Lord what He starts he finishes! Love you all lots. By the way thanks for listening to me and talking to me at 3 in the morning. I love you da da.