Recovery Day #4

8:45 PM
Well, we are here for one more night. Jacob got his first bath since before surgery. I think he is feeling better. Given that we are heading home, we put on pajamas from home. He seems so much more comfortable. More good news is that all of his medications were changed to 12 hour so we won't have to fight with him at midnight!! Also, his pain is definitely under control since he hasn't had Tylenol since 6 AM.

More updates tomorrow. Good night and love to all!!

3:00 PM
Since the last update, Jake has eaten a good lunch and taken a good nap. However, our nap was interrupted by neurosurgery rounds. The good news is that they are very happy with his progress, especially with his swelling. They have replaced his bulky bandage with bandaids that just cover the incision. They are going to have prostetics come up to fit for his helmet. However, they are going to keep us for one more night to ensure that everything is ok. They are still concerned about the possibility of spinal fluid leak until everything has settled back in place. They did indicate that they want him more active, so hopefully we can get him to the playroom for a while.

11:45 AM
We just got back from a long walk including a couple of minutes on the rooftop patio. The fresh air felt great. It must also be a good day for construction as we sat to watch two tower cranes and a "crane with tracks" amongst various other equipment buzzing around the site.

We still haven't seen neurosurgery. I had the nurse check in and he was in surgery. Hopefully he will be by soon.

For now, lunchtime!

8:45 AM
I want to begin by wishing my handsome little man a HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY (even though he already turned three a week ago...nod nod, wink wink).

We had a relatively restful night. Jake tossed and turned quite a bit. He is extremely anxious to go home; we all are. He also had a little fit at midnight when he was asked to take his medicine. But we got it down and he has been super cooperative with every dose since. He does tell us that he "doesn't want to take medicine all the time." I just wish he understood a little more. He is doing fantastic.

The swelling and bruising has faded even more today. We have spent the morning watching Curious George and snacking on grapes and donuts. Jake and Daddy just went for the first walk of the day to see the fish and Jake didn't even ask for a wash rag on his head, so the light must not be bothering him as much.

We are waiting for our neurosurgeon to come in for an assessment. He didn't visit yesterday so he hasn't seen Jake with his eyes open yet. All of the nurses have indicated that he is quite conversative at sending his patients home. I have mixed feelings about that. I want Jake to be safe and well cared for, but I know that he will heal so much better at home. Stay tuned.