December 1

Can't believe it's already Dec 1. Everett is doing well... would one expect any less from a rock star?!
NOV 30:
In the morning, he was still hooked up to monitors & wires/tubes so he was confined to the room. The "toy lady" came to take a toy order from him. He ended up getting a big firetruck, a big ambulance, a box of Legos and a couple of superhero action figure. He was having a great time.

Since he didn't really need his PCA (patient controlled analgesia)- we only pushed the button twice since midnight & that was after a procedure, just in case. The nurse got orders in to unhook it. They plan to give him IV Tylenol which means he's free to wander around, with one of us controlling his IV pole. Pretty good at one day post-op.

His first request,after be unhooked, was to go to the activity center. He had a wonderful playing pool, pretending in the kitchen and playing the piano. We went there about an hour before closing...he wanted to hug every nurse & doctor he saw on the way.

His incision looks great. Dr. Pena came to visit & check up on him. He shook Everett's hand ... then Everett said "Dr. Pena, you talk crazy"... then he & Dr. Pena had a brief conversation about who talked crazier Dr. Pena or Everett. The talk ended with KP giving Dr. Pena a hug and a wave good-bye.

He is still asking to eat. Margot had been saying they'll feed him through his tube because they wanted to keep his "bobo" asleep. Later in the evening they started "feeding" him through his PICC line. He told Margot what kind of food he thought was going into his tummy.

DEC 1:
This morning I woke up to find KP sleeping with his head at the foot of the bed... luckily no leads were pulled out. He woke up pretty happy and then told me to go back to bed ... then fell asleep again. He woke up later saying he was going to hit the nurse call button because one of the alarms was going off a bit too long (in his opinion). He also learned to operate the bed controls this morning...one of the nurses used the buttons on the inside of the bed to raise his head... foolish nurse.

After breakfast I found Margot & KP in the activity room. He was playing pool and working on the computer. He loved playing in the kitchen...making toast and pizza. Playing with pretend food doesn't seem to bother him or make him think of eating. When we were about to leave he discovered the paint easle... next time he wants to paint..that should be interesting.

Aunty Jessic, Uncle Colin & Aidan sent him a cool gift.. three balloons (Cars, Square-pants Sponge Bob & Get Well) and a magnetic Cars puzzle pack & coloring book. Such a good idea since the puzzle pieces stick to the box & don't get lost. He is having a lot of fun with it now.