My poor Ashton..

My poor Ashton had surgery this past Wednesday. I noticed about a week ago that her tummy was feeling harder than usual and that it was lopsided. So last Tuesday I decided to go take her in to her pediatrician and they sent us to Evanston Hospital for an ultrasound and then a CT scan. They could finally see that it was a tumor but didn't know what kind it was and where it was originating from. So, we then needed to go to Children's Memorial Hospital for surgery to get a biopsy to decide how to take care of the tumor..We then had about one hour to go home and pack our bags for a 3 day hospital stay..Poor Ashton was probably so confused and annoyed that we were going to the hospital instead of Nana's for the weekend! To her, nothing hurt and nothing was wrong with her belly!
S0, we spent the night in the hospital Tues night and Wed. morning the were preparing to take Ashton in to surgery. They told us they just wanted a piece of the tumor to test it so they could decide what to do next-either take it all out or do chemotherapy to shrink it down. So, we were all kinda in the dark until they were in the middle of digging around inside of her. Then they called us during surgery and told us they could tell they'd be able to take the whole thing out right then and there. It was the size of a CANTELOUPE!! SCARY!! So that was great news that they were able to get it all out! So about 2 hours later she they got it all out, sewed her up and she was doing great! It felt like forever until we could go see her again! But we went back to her recovery room and stayed till Sat afternoon healing and praying! She had a tube up her nose that went down into her stomach, one IV in one arm and one in the other, she had an epidural in her spine, and a cathader in her bladder. She had tubes and wires coming out every hole you could think of! Poor baby! She had fasted from Tues afternoon until Thurs. afternoon!! My poor baby! They told us they ended up having to cut out 5% of her bladder cuz the tumor was sitting on it and they didn't want any cells or tissue left behind. So she had to keep her cathader in her bum the longest to let her bladder heal. She was soooo excited to get that out and go pee by herself! So, we FINALLY got to go home once they saw that her bladder was working on its own. And that was Saturday afternoon. So it is SOOO great it be home finally...that was the most awful thing I've ever had to do...my poor Ashton...she just kept saying everyday "I wanna go home!" "I just wanna go sleep in my tinkerbell bed!" It was so heartbreaking seeing her in such pain. She has a cut from her belly button, straight down to her pubic bone..Its about 4 inches long. No stitches or staples. They glued it together so it really doesn't look too bad..lol...for a slice right down ur tummy..She's doing really great though! She's walking around fine and eating and playing. She hasn't complained about her tummy so far! And to top it off, one of our friends in our ward surprised her with a homecoming present...a PUPPY...AHHHHH!!!!!!!! lol...it's actually not that bad...its a good little dog and it makes Ashton happy and preoccupied. Anything to make her feel happier right now! So I really don't mind too bad..
Anyway...that's the news so far...we've been REALLY blessed so far and we couldn't be more grateful! We're still waiting to hear back from the lab about the test they're running on the tumor. There are a few possibilities: it could be just a harmless tumor that won't come back since they got it all, it could be a cancerous tumor that only grows in that same spot-but since they got it all out she'll just have periodic check ups to keep an eye on her, or it could be a cancerous tumor that can grow anywhere in her body and she'll have to do chemotherapy to kill all the cancer cells.
So...we're definately hoping, fasting and praying that its harmless and all gone so she can be done and not have to go back!! It's been really stressful!!! We will HOPEFULLY find out this Tues from the lab to see what kind of a tumor it is.
This is Ashton before surgery..so SAD!!
She's all decked out in her "pixie dust" that her anesthesiologist brought her the day after surgery! How nice! It made her day:)


Our last family get together before they left for Utah...bummer...There's Ashton passed out in her bed!
Yay! Finally walking around!

This was Ashton's homecoming present from the Trudeau's! wow....Alleisha, Alex, and Brigham bought this puppy for Ashton with their own money! Such amazing kids....Ashton could not have been happier! She has named her "Sharlee" and hasn't left her alone for ONE minute! haha...so much love! (Doesn't Ashton look a MILLION times better already?!! She's walking around and carrying the puppy around all over the place! I'd say she's bouncing right back! I'm amazed...)

So thank you for ALL your prayers for my sweet little Ashton...I really appreciate it..Ashton's my world and we're so grateful to have her!