Update from the weekend

Big news! Big news! My sister Jenny got to come home from the hospital yesterday. They kicked her out of rehab because there is nothing else they can do for her until she can put weight on her legs (8-12) weeks. They took the staples out of her leg that day. She is home at my parents' house with her two girls. She is hurting in new places and trying to get stronger. She is anxious to lose the wires in her mouth but has a few weeks. She says that she would love visitors now, but would ask that you let her know when you are coming (remember she is at my parents' house). She got to speak to Isabella on the phone yesterday. Isabella said "Hi Mommy" and "I love you, Mommy." It felt good to talk to her, but Jenny longs to see her. The doctors are checking to see if it would be alright for Isabella to have her come.
In addition to Jenny's good news, Isabella has some of her own. She got her feeding tube out. After biting it in half once this past week (it took four people to get a new one back in her) and again yesterday, they finally just left it out. She is seeming to do fine without it. Matthew says that the doctors are amazed at what she is doing, that they are saying they have never seen a recovery like this, so quick. Here are a few of her recent accomplishments: putting on her socks, writing her ABC's, reading a book, drawing a picture, writing her whole name with help, and even completing an addition problem! Pray that Isabella will continue to progress in huge measures like this and that within a few weeks she will be able to come home to be with her family....