New Room

We took a little break from posting last night and were finally able to get some much needed sleep.

The night after surgery was a LONG one. Jackson was in and out from the morphine and just couldn't seem to get comfortable. Of course they had to come in and get his vitals more than usual and that didn't help the situation at all. Then he kicked his IV out and they had to start yet another and for some reason they are never able to get it on the first stick.

Papa came up yesterday afternoon and that perked him up a bit. We got a few smiles and they played with his cars a little. I was actually able to get out of bed for awhile because he wanted Papa to lay with him. This is something that daddy isn't able to do yet, so that was pretty big.

He still doesn't have an appetite but is drinking a little. His head is pretty swollen from the surgery and is still bandaged up. He had some "ooze" the first night but we haven't noticed any more since then. He doesn't want to sit up or anything so that is something we are going to work on today. He is going longer periods without any morphine and is still getting the Tylenol suppositories, which he HATES.

Last evening they moved us out of the PICU and into a normal room (#6508). It's a little bigger, quieter and we have a bathroom! Brandon has a pullout that he can actually fit on and said is pretty comfy. I think we're suppose to be able to see the helicopter's land and take off from here and there is a playroom down the hall. Hopefully that will encourage him to get up a little more. It's one step closer to going home.