Good Morning.. Or Afternoon!

 

Good morning (I guess it's afternoon now!) from Eli!

He had a pretty good night last night. They are continuing to lower his medications and sedation. They were able to take him off of oxygen as well. It feels so weird having a child who is doing well after surgery 😆 He has gotten his temperature probe and catheter out. Matt took off the sticky bandages that were holding them on and Eli was not a fan. The IV trees with medication are out of his room now. Lots of things are being removed which is a GREAT sign!

We have our friend, Sharlene, as his nurse today, which we were excited about. She loves the Dodgers, so back when Ella was here, we bonded quickly! She says he is doing really well too. So that's great! 

Pray for Matt to get some rest. He was up a lot with Eli last night. He said he got about 4 hours of sleep, but only 2 consecutive hours. 

There's talk about Eli getting his chest tube out today, which would be so amazing because then he could get up and move around a little more. We are going to help get Eli up in a chair to help get the last of the fluids out of his chest tube and then he will be put into a normal hospital bed (he's been in a gurney-type bed). I think he will like that a lot more.

We had rounds with the doctors and staff and it was probably the shortest round I have ever experienced. HAHA! All is well!

He's definitely sassy and tells us what to do for him, which is a good sign that he's feeling a bit better. 

Lily continues to have a blast with her Grandma and BB. They have been playing, napping and taking walks. We are so thankful to have them. 💜

Thank you for your continued prayers! 

Love, 

Jillian

P.S. Look at this beautiful sunset from Eli's window last night. What a gift!