Priming the Pump

It is just past 6 a.m. and we've been up since 4:30 with some pain. However, since the pain medicine kicked in, he was able to sit up in a wheelchair this morning and transfer to a chair for a chest x-ray.

We're back in the room and he didn't feel like going back to bed, I guess he's enjoying the euphoria while it lasts. He wanted to stay seated in the wheelchair and watch Pokemon on tv and is doing well now. We'll see the surgeon again this morning for an update.

Looking back on yesterday, we had ups and downs. After his tubes were out he slept several hours. We were transferred to the intermediate care unit where I was apprehensive at first without the comfort of all the monitors. He's still on monitors, just without all the bells and whistles and tubes. There are only seven kids on this ward so the care is still very good but he is expected to do more here.

He woke up to see a balloon across the room given to him by Calvin and Donna Lee and their daughter Callie. He opened his eyes and focused on the frog and said..."Is that balloon for me? Can I hold it?" He felt well enough to hold it in bed for about 30 minutes and then wanted it tied to his bed.

Around 6 p.m. yesterday evening his grandpa Pops and Pat arrived. This thrilled him and he was pleasant for the entire evening.