Making Progress

Things are going well.  Jonah has been opening his eyes a lot this morning and he's eating jello.  Also when the surgeon came around today he pulled one of the chest tubes out.  So that was good.  He's also been coughing a lot and that is good but you can tell he is in a lot of pain.  Everyone is saying he is doing great.

He asked for ice cream last night but then fell asleep before it was OK for him to have it.  He loves ice cream and it was good seeing his personality come out in that.

When he's been awake and hurting he has raised his hands toward Katie and I while we are leaning next to him near the bed.  He has IVs in both arms so he can't really move a lot.  But I really think he is raising his hands because he wants us to hold him.  We are trying to comfort him by talking to him and rubbing his head and his legs.  It would be awesome to be able to hug and squeeze him.  I can tell Katie is really having to restrain herself.  She's been getting in the bed with him a lot.  Anyway, it was good to see him reach out to us.

Since I've been typing they just took out the neck IV.  He definitely didn't enjoy that.  I was holding his legs down.  I feel like I need to go out in the hall and breathe into a brown bag or something.  I don't know how these nurses do it all day.  He's back to sleep again now.

So we're making progress.  Tubes are coming out.  He's coughing and crying more.  These are all good things.

Here is our room from the hallway.  Note the ice cream cone.

Here is another view of the room.