Today might be the day...

So I apologize for it being so long since I've last posted.  I have so many pictures I'm still trying to get on the last one, but I'm having a little difficulty.
But pictures or no pictures, I had to get on and share some hopeful news to all our friends and family.  Ry has been doing wonderful here at the holiday house.  She is silly, talkative, has a great appetite, and is such a joy.  She is growing and developing so quickly.  It really is amazing how much they open up once they leave those hospital walls.  I hate thinking about how much she would have been set back if we had been there for a whole year.  But wow, you can't tell it now.  And her energy level is great!
On Friday, the 9th, I took Ry to a quiet mall north of town for the last of our Christmas shopping. (I did almost everything online this year to avoid having to get out.  And tried to finish everything else up before most shoppers were getting out to the stores.)  Our last stop in the mall that morning was at Dillards and we had just finished up.  Ry had done great all morning, wearing her mask and staying in the stroller, but now she had had enough.  So we strolled to the purses where it was empty of shoppers and I let her out of her stroller for a bit so she could stretch her legs.  The displays were just close enough so that I did not have to hold her hands and she could scoot from one to another without letting go.  HOWEVER, before long she had let go of the displays and was walking through them like crazy!  She would shout "Mama I love this one, I'm so jealous!"
It was hilarious (Don't know where she learned I'm so jealous?  I don't think she has a clue what it means!)  I was so excited!  I let her carry on for a bit just because I couldn't believe she was walking all on her own.  I'm sure the employee did not appreciate me letting my child run through the department, but I was so thrilled I just let her go!  I tried not to make a big deal about it in front of Ry, but I had to call Gilly and tell him.  And from that moment on, she's been walking on her own!  That day alone she walked for hours, what a joy to see her cruising again!  I love it!
So all been well here and at Ry's check ups.  We've adjusted some meds slightly based on labs every couple of days, but no major concerns.  Yesterday was Rylynn's 10 week heart cath.  Her pressures were impoved (YAY!) and things all look like they are continuing to trend in the right direction.  Her chest Xray is still nice and clear, echo was great as was EKG.  So the docs are quite pleased.  Today we'll get her biopsy results and then ....

If the results are negative...

We get to go home for Christmas!  Home.  As in Lampasas.  The place that Rylynn and I have not been in 54 weeks.  I can't even explain how excited I am.  Tonight might be the first time in over a year that Ry sees her swing!  It's all she's talked about for the past three days.  Gilly sent her a picture of it hanging and waitiing and she just can't wait.

We are still having to clean, paint and re-carpet our home after the renters moved out so we can't actually begin moving in till next week, but till then we are going to stay at Gilly's parents ranch house (where he's been staying for the past year).  We can celebrate Christmas there.  Together.  And next week we'll start getting settled in our place. 
We are praying with all our might that Ry's results come back favorable.  If so we'll be on the road as soon as we get the call.  We're hoping to make it home in time for a late dinner of Gilly's hamburgers and french fries.  Mmmm... I hope we're home for dinner :)