JUICE!!

Landon has had another rough day.  Mostly due to pain & discomfort.  The PAC pump with morphine seems to be helping, but Landon spaces out everytime we hit the button.  I've tried keeping it at a minimum because I'm missing his personality and actually missed chasing him around the hallways of the 14th floor.  I would take being scolded by the nurses for Landon running through the hallways any day over him being so uncomfortable.  Landon & I had visitors today!!  Kathy, Erin & Kinsley came by to see us!!

Kinsley & Landon watching the "train" and cars

When I left the hospital Landon was still clutching all the new cars he was given and did not take kindly to anyone touching them.  We are so thankful to our church family who has supported us & loved on us in so many ways in the last 2 years!!

Landon was finally able to drink some juice at noon today.  I've never seen anyone so happy & relieved to see a juice box.  He downed the juice box within 2 minutes and then requested more.  I poured him some gatorade in his sippy cup, handed it to him & within a few minutes he was out.  He was so glad to have his security blanket (his cup) back in his arms.

Justin's boss let him off early, so he arrived at the hospital around 2 and all 3 of us took a nap.  It was the best sleep I've had all week even though Justin & I were sharing the pull out couch/twin bed.  It was nice to all be together and Justin not having to run out the door to head home.

After our nap, the PCA came in and started Landon's first tube feeding.  Today was just Pedialyte because they need to see how Landon will tolarate everything.  He's not a fan of anyone raising his shirt and touching his belly right now, so he put up quite a fight when they took out the drain & put in the tube.  I'm sure the fighting didn't help with the pain, but after the tube I asked him if it felt better and he gave me a pitiful "Yes".

Justin has releived me tonight, so I get to sleep in my own bed without any interuptions which makes me very excited, but I have a hard time going to sleep in an empty house.  I have never lived alone.  I went straight from home, to college with roomates and then got married.  The rare opportunities I get to have the bed and house to myself I usually end up staying up late watching TV.  Or going to bed with the TV on only to wake up hours later to infomercials.  None the less, I'm going to do my best to be in bed before 11 tonight.  Justin will be with Landon tomorrow morning because I have some bookkeeping to do and then we'll have the changing of the guard around lunch time so Justin can go to an impromptu engagement party for one of his cousins.

I better sign off for tonight as I only have 30 minutes to switch the laundry & get things ready for tomorrow before I go to bed.

Thank you again to everyone for your thoughts & prayers!!  I will never understand how people go through anything without having the faith & knowledge that it's all in God's hands!!  They don't know the peace they are missing.