C again

I have a little downtime right now so I thought I would post now. Marv and Kendall are here now and Tate will be coming up with Grandma and Doddie Monie later this evening.



C had surgery on wednesday and I wanted to post last nite but I was exhausted. I am so glad I opted for sleep. C slept from 10ish last nite until 4am when they had to do his irrigations and take vitals. I looked at the clock and about freaked out. I figured it was around 1am. Wednesday nite I saw every 15 minutes until 5am. (it was like having a colicky newborn) We both fell back asleep and slept until around 7:30. I was so glad for the zzz's, they were much needed for both C and I. C's swelling has gone down tremendously. He still has fat feet and the left side of face is still a little thick but he can at least see out of his left eye. Doc was in to see him this forenoon and said that he looks well and did a quick assessment. Tomorrow morning Doc will have C's bandages removed and look at the healing and then have him re-bandaged. It will be the first time for a bandage change since surgery. We are earnestly praying that the grafts are taking and that there will be no more surgeries. Our day nurse said that C has been healing far beyond any of their expectations the whole time he's been here. We give God all the honor and glory for that and Thank you all for your prayers. We were talking with her about getting out of here in a few weeks and she said 'you cant leave we like you guys too much'. While that makes me feel good, I'm not spending a moment here longer than we have to.

C is on a full diet, he can have whatever he wants. I cant seem to interest him with anything except juice boxes. Its a start I guess. He's still on a full tube feed so until they back it off, he'll be feeling full. So we will wait on that part. On monday C will start PT and OT again! Pray that he wont fight the techs or get so angry. I got a slight peek into the future of PT and OT once we leave here. The way it sounds we will be coming up here for 5 days a week for 7 hours a day, for at least a month or so. Which that also depends on how well C does. You ask why not do therapy around home? We havent found anyone with extensive training in burn patients. Burn patient therapy is different than if someone broke thier leg. If anyone has a reliable, fuel saving, inexpensive car that we may be able to buy or borrow for our many trips up here, please let us know. It doesnt have to look good by any means! :) I'll know in a few weeks more details.

Another weekend is here and I would love nothing more than to take the boys bowling or go see a movie. I would also love to get back to playing cards with family, munching on pepsi and pretzels. :) (yes that is as exciting as our lives were before the accident).....soon and very soon we will be having bbq's and long summer nites chasing fireflies.........
Amy