Another day in paradise

I just kicked a sick kid off of this computer.   I mean.....I actually said...or read...the sign above the computer that says...blah blah blah, check email and research...blah blah blah...sorry kids and hospital staff, you aren't invited to use this comuter.  blah blah blah No game playing, food, drink blah blah blah.

She was a kid playing games on the only computer in this hospital for me to use and damn it....move over kid and make sure you don't pull that IV out on the chair when you get up.

Sounds terrible I know.    I asked her if she was almost done and then waited another 8 minutes before reading the sign aloud to her.   She clearly was going to keep playing until I got bored and left.      Not so much.

any ways.
My baby is the same.    Well wait.   He LOOKS the same but his blood count looks better today.   His inflamation markers are looking better.   The swelling in his throat seems to be less.   and they took his folley out. 
His tongue is still swollen and sticking out of his mouth.   The skin on the end of it is peeling off poor thing.  
They took him off of the paralysis drug temporarily as they don't like to keep them on it for days at a time.    And now he can move.   And is.  
Watching him cough with a ventilator on is hard.    His little body jerks and bubbles come out of his mouth....tears stream down his cheeks and his heart rate skyrockets to the 160's.   It doesn't ever get easier to see and I stress each and every time wishing I could help him.

They ARE talking about scoping tomorrow to see how much the swelling in his throat has gone down.   If it looks good they will extubate him.   :)   I am SOOOO happy to get that damn tube out.
I want ALL of the tubes out.
I want those damn braces on his arms off so that he can hold on to me.  
And I want him well so that we can go home.

Mommy J took the other kids to the lake today.    We were supposed to be camping this long weekend.    They always look forward to playing on the boat.  With everything that's going on I think it was a nice distraction for them.

I went home again last night to sleep.   I put the house back together.  Started some laundry.   Woke up and made pancakes for my kids.   You know.   All of the things I wanted a break from.
Funny how my perception of things has changed :)
Life lesson 3,429.  
Keep em comin'.   

Thanks again for your nice comments and support.
HOPEFULLY my next update will be an even more promising one.

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