The day before my 3rd surgery

Here is a beautiful picture of Ivee holding my dad's hand post surgery. Isn't it sweet?
Ivee goes back into surgery tomorrow mid-morning for the following: insert a gastric line, get a spinal tap, get bone marrow, get a bone sample, remove the stiches from her head wounds, and check her central line in her belly cause they can't get blood return on it but can push fluids in. The bone scan from yesterday showed that her bones are clear or any growths. It also showed incidentally that her kidneys have reflux. The oncologist said this isn't really anything to be concerned about. It is just something that usually happens in people who have alot of bladder infections.
She had a good night of sleep last night, about 6 hours. That is the best rest she has had yet. And she has been quite restful today. She had a hearing test. Her left ear passed. Her right ear may be affected by the surgery. We won't know yet. We just know it didn't pass today's test.
Her PH test from yesterday revealed that she does have gastric reflux (heartburn). I already knew that from all the times she would constantly spit up on me. So she is on zantac. She is off her antibiotics and no fever has returned. She still has a horrible case of diaper rash, but it is beginning to heal.
She is looking around and reaching for stuff today. That is a great step. Oh, and I forgot to mention that in the middle of all of this, she got her first tooth!
TODAY... she did something we thought we wouldn't see for a long time. She SMILED! Twice.
We truly appreciate all of your comments. They give us encouragement. Paula, thank you for the bit of research you did on her name. Ivee, for those who want to know, is the name of my grandmother, my dads mom, who passed away about a year ago. So her name is very special, just like Ivee is.