Tube free

All the tubes are gone! The only thing Josh is hooked to now is the monitors for his heart rate, oxygen level and respiratory rate. They are just those sticky things they put on your chest, I forgot what they are called. He is able to take his meds now by swallowing pills, they even put him on longer lasting pills so they don't have to wake him up at night. He is done with his respiratory treatments, they will only give him a breathing treatment if he needs it now, but he hasn't so far. He has worked really hard today and has been really tired. After his PT this morning he came back to lay down and as soon as his head hit the pillow he was out. He has been working on eating more, he gets full so fast. When we first met he was only eating one meal a day and even before the accident there would be times when he would only eat twice a day, if I didn't know about it. He gets a little frustrated with me because I try to get him to eat more. I usually let him eat what he wants and then after he waits a little I try a few more bites. He needs to be eating at least half of what they bring him and right now he is at about a fourth. He'll get there, I think his stomach just shrunk so much he needs to stretch it out some. He has impressed everyone here with the progress he has made so far, it looks like he will be ready to transfer really soon.

I was able to take a break from the hospital today about lunch time. I went to my mom's house to see my baby and my sister who is a massage therapist gave me a massage. It was so nice to lay there and relax and not think about anything. It was nice to have a little release, one more thing to help keep me going. While I was at my mom's house I was talking on the phone to my kids. Ahlia asked to talk to Asher and I put him on the phone with her. As soon as he heard her talking his bottom lip started quivering and he started to whimper and cry a little. Poor baby, he misses his brothers and sister so much, it broke my heart to see him respond that way.  I had no idea such a little soul could be so sensitive, he is the sweetest thing ever. I can't wait to see how happy he will be on Friday when he sees them. Oh how I want this time to speed up, it is going well and Josh is making great progress but it will be so good to be at home. I have forgotten what it feels like to sleep in a bed, I am sure it will be amazing when it finally happens. Today I want to thank my sister for giving me some time to relax and relieve some tension. Thank you also to my other sister for taking my oldest son to parent teachers and to my Dad and Shirley for taking Ahlia to get her braces fixed.Thanks to Josh for working so hard! Thanks for everything, much love, Denise