Wow! Thanks for those prayers! Joseph's fever is down and he's sleeping comfortably. His heart rate and respiration rate have finally settled down, too. What a treat to not have alarms beeping.
He's definitely feeling better because he wants to go home and he REALLY wants to drink. I understand the need to wait for everything to heal, but it's sad that he can't drink anything until after the swallow study on Tuesday. He loves to have his mouth swabbed out with those little sponges, but it's just because he tries to suck out the few drops of water that are there. sigh.
Something funny ... Joseph was able to go for a ride in a wagon, yes, with the IV pole, too. I was navigating all of that and we took a walk outside so that was fun. The hospital has a really nice library, so I took him in there to get a new DVD. Suddenly, he had to go to the bathroom. The problem was that he had to go NOW and I couldn't just rush him to a bathroom because I know the nurse has to measure his output. So, I had him pee in one of those little vomit basins! Of course, they're really shallow, so I knew I couldn't risk sloshing that all over trying to get back to the peds floor. I had to ask the librarian for a cup to pour it into. Then, I had to get the IV pole, wagon and a cup full of pee back upstairs. Once, I had to hit the automatic door opener with my foot. Oh, life in the hospital!~Jill
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