Surgery – Day 2

12:15 am – William finally got his much anticipated (small) drink of water.  It did not end well.  After a sponge bath and clean sheets, he is back to sleep.

11:10 am -William has been weaned off of his IV pain medicine and is on just Tylenol for now.  We’ll see how well this works…  He’s been up since 5:30 with a few cat naps here and there.  He finally seems to have fallen into a deeper sleep.

Mike came back from sleeping at the Ronald McDonald house around 5am and then I went to rest.  After I woke up, I sent him an email asking how William was doing.  His response was this:

William with a popsicle is a good thing! He also had some water and orange juice and was able to keep it down.  The doctor thinks he might be ready for solid foods by dinner time.

3:00 pm – Chicken nuggets for lunch!  William was in heaven with solid food and ketchup.  He had a visitor a short time ago who brought him lots of goodies, including a note from two of his new dog-friends (and lunch for Mike and I, too!).  He also received a beautiful cookie bouquet delivery from some great friends and the best kid-sitter in the world!  These have all helped to raise his spirits.  We are thankful for the support of all of our family and friends.

We checked in with the other kids today and they’re all doing well.  I think with Grandma there, they really aren’t too concerned about us coming back home.  Aiden made a list of all the things he wants to do with Grandma and I think they’re well on their way to completing it.  They’ve gone out to eat at two of their favorite places, saw a movie and played in the park.  I think an ice cream trip must be somewhere on the list…I’m sure they’ll do that too, at least once or twice, before Grandma has to go back home.