Homeward Bound!

9:00 am

Dr. Catie McDonald (Kayla's oncologist) called this morning to let me know that Kayla is doing great. She is already standing on her own (still a little wobbly) and eating (hand-fed boiled chicken of course). She's ready to come home this afternoon. We can't wait to coddle the heck out of her her!

Dr. McDonald shared a really cute story with me... She placed Kayla on the ground for some exercise and to fix her bandages. She turned around for a few seconds and when she looked back down... Kayla was gone! She is already hobbling around the room! That's our little puggy...

4:00 pm

(Thanks Uncle Kyle for the welcome home gift!)

Kayla is home! She was so happy to see us when we picked her up from the hospital. 

To be honest... seeing her in person was harder than I thought it would be. She was whimpering a little and seemed nervous that we would leave her again -- it broke my heart to see her like that :( We just have to continue to remind ourselves that we're doing the right thing for her.

We prepped our house so that it's tripawd-friendly. We laid down yoga matts and carpet runners so she wouldn't slip. We prepped the living room floor with all her favorite things so she doesn't try to look for them. We even made a potty area on the balcony using plastic trays and sod so she doesn't have to travel far to potty. The doctor said we have to watch her very carefully over the next couple of weeks. She is not allowed on any furniture without our supervision.

When we got home, she walked from the front door all the way to her bed in the living room by herself! She is so brave!

Walking by herself already.

It's been a looong day - good night!