Good Morning, I'm kinda late posting this morning. We get so caught up on seeing if anywone wrote to US that we forget to write back to you. Seth and I had a great night last night. He went to sleep around 8:00 'ish and only woke when a nurse came in. The surgeons rounded twice alread today, and said that she could be on a regular diet (as tolerateed), he is excited. Dr. S suggested a cold slice of pizza for breakfast and then smirked when I of course exclaimed "WHAT". So with Seth being the sensible guy he is ordered Strawberry Yogurt, Apple Juice and a small bowl of Fruit Loops. He ate the cereal, 1/2 the yogurt and 1 sip of the juice. Now he is sleeping again. He really doesn't stay awake very much, maybe 1/2 at a time. The drs. say its normal with the surgery he has had and with the pain meds he's on. They did stop the moriphine pump. He is getting it throught the IV an by mouth now 1 to 2 every 4 hours. He may get to go home on Wednesday. The doctors are very pleased with his progress but are conscience of the distance we live from the hospital. Seth doesn't have a pediatrician at home. We do have a family doctor, not one I trust, that has seen Seth only for acne. Not really someone I want to take care of him through all of this. Dr. S said that they will work with us over the phone to save us driving back out a lot. We do appreciate that. The 6 hour round trip kinda kills a day (right Chip?)
We were really spoiled afte having company yesterday. We are missing everyone now. Aren't there some of you that ARE NOT Super Bowl people that are up to a NICE Sunday drive in the country...that would want to come and see us in IOWA today? We have the coffee pot on and Seth is VERY anxious to break into the cookie jar that Lidia brought him yesterday (homemade chocolate chip cookies, about 3-4 dozen of them it looks like). The first thing Seth said after hearing that he could eat was "Good I'm Eating Those Cookies :) ".
Jeff sleep ok at the Ronald McDonald House last night. He said they have no Televisions and being in a strange place and no noise buffers made it kinda hard to go to sleep. He did wake a few times in the night, but all in all it was nice. Before leaving he had to strip his bed, remake it and clean the bathroom. He caught a shuttle down here and will go back and get the car later.
Jeff is going to watch the first half of the game with Seth, then head back home. He said he'll listen to the second half on the radio.
So for the second half Seth and I may have a little party with those cookies!!!
Well I'll go for now. Love Vickie