Monday Update

WE HAVE BEEN MOVED! YEAH! As you can imagine we are thrilled to be in a room up in 3 West. That means someone can sleep here with Daniel every night. That was the hardest thing about being in PICU. That and the fact that it wasn't 'family' friendly up there. Here we have a couch like bench, recliner chair, plasma TV with on-demand movies! We can go for walks! (We'll have to track down a wagon tomorrow!) So we are doing great! But I'll back up and start from the beginning of the day.
Remember Dr. Usha and how she said Daniel didn't have gas? WELL...when Dr. Conception (surgeon) came around this morning I talked to him about it and he said, "Well, let's just do an x-ray and see what it is." Needless to say, mother's instincts beat out 8 years of medical training! It was gas! He's been on a stool softener for a while and moving a lot so it's been a lot better for him. He didnt' complain at all today about it.
Daniel got out his JP tube which was the GROSS drain tube. I happened to leave to use the bathroom and came back when it was done! Good timing on my part! I did that on the 2 IV lines yesterday, too! Didn't plan any of them! Glad dad is here! :-) So all that is left is his On-Q line (which is like angel hair pasta small...it is the local anesthetic to the new kidney area) and it is suppose to come out tomorrow! YEAH! We'll have a PICC line and catheter! And those we'll leave the hosptial with!
Daniel's swelling is WAY down! He got another lasix in the morning and so he looks like his old self....ALL over his body! ;-) He ate a really good lunch and dinner. Breakfast they brought he was too keen on, but I got to order pancakes and sausage for tomorrow morning, so he should eat well! He was held all but probably 1 hour of the day and as of right now it's been 13 hours we have been here! So it's great to hold him!
Here is a picture of Daniel eating french fries dipped in ketchup! Something he had to stop doing about 3 weeks ago because of the potassium contend! He was SO happy to eat them! And it's so great LET him eat those things! No more food restrictions! YEAH!