Saturday, May 3, 2008

It's morning. We had a short night. When we slept, we slept. Daybreak comes before the sun actually comes up when you have a 4 yr. old sharing your room. Little Matthew really wants to go home to his 3 brothers. He is one of triplets (all boys) and has a 20 month old little brother too. We would love for Matthew to be well enough to go home.
OK are you ready for this? Seth just ate his first solid food in almost 7 days. It seems to be agreeing with him so far. He had a banana (ate it very slowly) and then a warm blueberry muffing, and is sipping on some milk. His nurse this morning said she could hardly hear his heartbeat because of the noises in his tummy. Seth said the only pain he was having was hunger pains.
Jeff just made it in. He came without a jacket or long sleeved shirts. It is cold and rainy here, and has been all week. Jeff has already been shopping at Kohl's and came in sporting a very nice Nike pullover. He will be much more comfortable now.
I had orders from our fav. nurse Mary Ann, for me to go to the RM house today and take a long soaking hot bath and about a 4 hour nap. Ohhh does that sound grand. I really doubt that it happens, but you never know.
Our phones (for Seth's friends, his is on and ready for texting) will be on over the weekend and now that Seth is feeling better you can probably call the room. I don't have the hospital's number but you can surely access it online. I know it is necessary to place your call through the hospital and they will connect you. Seth's room number is JCW 3322.
Well gotta go. The nurse wants Seth to go for a walk so that she can change the sheets. Bye for now. Vic, Jeff and Seth

8 comments:

Lidita said...

yay for foooood! so glad that you can finally eat (last time i saw you was the last time you ate and that seems like forever ago) and so glad that you can walk and do normalish stuff. keep feeling better so that we can see you soon! *hugs*~lid

Priest Family - Laura said...

oo I might give a call this afternoon! So if some strange girl calls it's probably me. ;) Hehe no just kidding I'm not that strange. I'll have to find the number online.
Laura

laura said...

That's some serious progress in 24 hours!! Yeah, God!! I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling so much better, Seth, and that you are truly on the road to recovery. I'm praying that things continue to go smoothly and that you are home soon. The blueberry muffin sounds fantastic and I've certainly eaten in the past week. Blueberry muffins - Yum. Vickie, the bath and nap sounds great, too. They are well earned! You should have a massage lined up for when you get home. I'm glad that you are there, Jeff. And now warm & dry, too. Love you guys & continuing to pray.
Aunt Laura

Anonymous said...

yay!!! I'm so glad you are doing better!!! like what lid said, keep feeling better!!!

if you need some laughter, I guess you can look at my emo picture you took..lol

Lauren

Priest Family - Laura said...

hmm I'm having trouble finding a number to reach.. is there a way you could find out there at the hospital? I know when I was in the hospital my grandparents called my room from California, and so did my family here in Dubuque, so I know it's possible! ;) I just don't know how to find it.

cassie said...

im glad you're feeling better!! thats great! and u get to eat! wow! keep feeling better my friend so we can see u soon!

ttyl
cass

Karen White said...

I was anxious to get home from a UniVera meeting to check the blog. Wow, real food. I pray it truly is nourishing your body and not causing any problems, Seth. How is the walking going? Bet it is nice to have dad there with you. Hope mom is getting that rest that she needs. The soak in the tub sounds good,too.

sarah said...

OOOOOHH Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm soooooooooooooo glad to hear that you are feeling good enough to eat real food!!! Praise God!!!! I haven't had time to read the blog for a few days and last time I read it you wern't doing very good, so (this is such a run on sentance)hearing this news is so good! Cause, like lid said last time I saw you was the last time you had eaten anything and it really does feel like it has been forever since you left for Iowa. I can't wait till you come home and you feel good enough for all of us to come visit you!
Well I have to go 'cause i'm babysitting for my aunt from now till 10pm.- Gross... :)
Anyway.... Continue to feel better!

Sarah