Better

Elijah had a very restful night. He slept for eleven glorious hours straight after finding just the right regimen of pain meds. This morning at 5:00 my cell phone rang in our little sleep room. Cell phone ringing so early=typically not good, so I frantically answered it. It was Elijah's nurse saying that he was fine, he was just awake and wanted Mama. I was in his room in about one second, looking lovely, I'm sure (not that I care). He was sooo happy to see me! My little love.

We have been doing our best to keep him happy this morning. He doesn't seem to be in much pain, so at least we know we are managing that well. He is totally alert, though, so it is a bit of a challenge keeping his 2-year-old self not only contained in a crib but also flat on his belly. We are rotating between movies/shows, singing, reading, playing, doing headstands, cartwheels and back flips. Ok, maybe not the last few.

Elijah is drinking lots of apple juice and milk and we are ordering some solid foods for him right now. We are hoping for a much much better day today. The little sleep we did get last night has us refreshed and ready to tackle whatever is in store.

Our plan is to move upstairs sometime today. They are really busy here in the PICU right now, so it may be a while. Can you believe that we are in the room next to Stellan? I haven't worked up the nerve to say hello yet. :)

Thanks for checking in on us! Keep praying for our strong little boy. He's so amazing.