Dec 10

Well, Mr. Man surprised us again...which should no longer be a surprise. He was scheduled to be released on Friday... but was released on Wed (remember surgery was on Nov 29).

Around 5pm on Dec 6, Dr. Pena came by to check out KP's incision...everything looked good. KP asked him "When can I eat something in my mouth?"...and Dr. Pena said "right now." Thought they'd start him off with a restricted diet...nope.. anything he wanted. Immediately, he asked his nurse for graham crackers & apple juice.. which he promptly inhaled. Then he ordered: mushroom & cheese pizza, veggie plate, popcorn & chocolate milk. Margot said she'd bet $10 that he'd only eat a bite. She would have lost that wager if anyone had taken her up on it. He didn't eat the whole thing but did make a major dent (they sent corn instead of popcorn but he still ate a few spoonfuls.). That evening he had is first bowel movement since surgery. It didn't seem to hurt...he told me he thought he pooped his diaper but wasn't sure...a bit later he said he was sure & wanted it changed.

He slept till about 330am on Dec 7 & woke up complaining that his bobo hurt. His diaper was wet so the urine was probably bothering his incision. Then we had a prolonged argument about putting on his diaper... he insisted that HE needed to take a photo of his "sitches" on his bobo for his dad..with my iPhone. Since that was physically not possible we were at an impasse (the nurse came in to see if there was anything she could do since he was SCREAMING)... I was finally able to distract him & get him back to bed. After that, he still complained about his bobo hurting (seemed like it was just itchy) so he got some ibuprofen and all was right with his world. He watched 101 Dalmations until he fell asleep again. He asked the nurse when he could order breakfast...his tummy was hungry.

Around 7am, Dr. Pena's assistant & her team came in. She said if KP's AM irrigation went well, we'd be released! Margot scrambled & talked to the RMH manager to see if they had a larger room available. Meanwhile, KP woke up and ordered raisin bran, bagel, fruit & glazed doughnut. I started bringing our belongings back to our room at RMH. While I was there unloading, I found out we got a new room...yay! So I moved all our stuff & cleaned our old room....then started to transport more stuff from the hospital to RMH...we had enough stuff for a family of 12 :) Amazing how many electronic devices, book, toys & jammie bottoms this kid has. By 1pm we were settled in our new room at RMH.

Later that day, I heard my name (rather Susan Aishiteru...huh).. over the loudspeaker... the receptionist said I had a package???... but when I turn around I saw Stephen & Frances. They had flown in to surprise KP at the hospital & got a surprise themselves...he wasn't there! He was SOOOOOO happy to see them. He immediately took them on a tour of RMH...Mommy & Bachan you stay there-pointing to the dining room.

The past few days has been a mixture of halos and horns... at least one major meltdown occurs per day. Between the meltdowns KP is a pleasure to be with. I think the lack of routine is part of the problem....the other part is his being 4 years old :)

Dec 8 we went to Wright Patterson Airforce Base museum. We only saw a small portion of it...very interesting. In some sections you can walk up close to the planes (you could touch them if there weren't signs asking that you not.). You can go inside several of the former Presidents' planes. KP liked anything you could walk inside or sit inside. Major meltdown while in the restaurant for late lunch. KP almost didn't get lunch (about 45 min ...in and out of car with Mommy). Finally agreed to terms (yes, it's like a union negotiation) & came back in and ATE almost a full portion of fried rice, ginger chicken, creme filled wonton... didn't think that much food could fit into that skinny kid.

Dec 9 we went to Cininnati Museum Center. What an AMAZING, FUN place! So much for kids, of all ages, to do & see - lots of exhibitions, lots of hands-on play. KP liked running through the caverns, playing with water & sand, pretending in their HUGE kid's town. Mamaw & Papaw were ready to drop. Major meltdown before we left RMH - BIG argument about eating lunch AND putting on shoes. KP & I went back to room until he agreed to put on his shoes (about 30 min before he got really bored sitting on his bed)

Today is another day...we'll see what happens. Margot got up to brush her teeth & when she got back, KP had taken her pillows and made a "bed" on the floor... it'll be interesting :)