spring, sprang, sprung!

Hey, that movement really moved him! Lars totally turned a major corner & is feeling MUCH better. His whole demeanor changed & he's back to his happy, relational, bouncing baby boy self. It's stunning to have witnessed this major transformation in the course of an afternoon. They said the prilosec would take 48 hours to kick in, and he got it Monday at 4:00 for the first time. So when does he feel better? Wednesday at 4:00. Wow.

He also got his senna for the first time this morning.

He's actually been up and standing in his afo's, taking some assisted steps, playing & exploring, even giggling a little. 100% different from the last two weeks. He's currently eating, again, and is on his second chicken finger with gravy. What a boy. (Ask him some time about the bite of squash Mommy snuck in there; nearly ruined the whole meal. Wow, was he mad.)

Wonderful visit today with Kathleen, who fed the moms like queens (who gets fabulous strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, & mulberries in January?) & played with Larsman.

And Andey's cousin Jean came.

She was extra helpful with getting Lars' urine sample, having been a post-partum nurse for a couple decades. They're running that & blood & stool tests; we'll get the results over the next week or so.

Denise fabulously brought Joa again & got to see Lars in way better spirits than yesterday. She & Joa just got back from their usual rounds around the hospital, in which he talks her into buying him pizza & ice cream, playing video games & making up whatever game he's thinking about. She & Kali are the best godmothers for Joa!

And of course Joa had fun with the laptop camera-


Ah, Lars is now finishing Joa's chicken fingers, too, and starting in on his IV tube :-) In spite of our best efforts, yesterday he chewed all the way through the IV tube on his hand, & when they flushed it, it squirted out all over.

Several of you were concerned about my tired photo from last night, so here's one to proove I'm better:


Now we're just waiting for the orders to come down from above & all the discharge stuff. Our nurse said at 4:00 that it would take 2 hours. I laughed & said if we were out by 9:00 I would be surprised. She insisted not, but here it is 7:14 & we've heard nothing more.

Lars is totally back to himself. He's still eating, no belly pain, just a happy little chowhound. Since I'll now be going to work in the morning, I think I'll pack us up & get all the stuff out of here & take Joa home to bed while Andey waits for the paperwork. So great, just so great!