No News is Good News

Sophia had a difficult time coming out of the anesthesia yesterday. She was very emotional and wanted me to hold her had and give her lots of hugs. The nurse had her do deep breathing and she was a champ! It helped a lot. They were very proactive in treating the nausea this time and they also knew which med didn't help control it, so she experienced very little nausea and only vomited once today (and not at all yesterday.) Two of my good friends stopped by yesterday evening and I forgot to take pictures. Sophia was completely out of it, so it may have been strange posing with her. :) Thanks Teresa for intuitively knowing that chocolate was what I needed. Thanks Caralee for doing me a favor. I got that stuff taken care of today, thanks to your help.

Today, it has been more difficult to stay on top of the pain. However, for the past few hours, she has been sleeping and complaining very little. Her catheter is gone and she has a drain to hopefully help manage the swelling. Her eyes are both rather swollen today in spite of the drain, but it doesn't seem to bother her since she is just sleeping. Nothing much to report today, just troubles connecting to the Internet and mostly holding Sophia's hand. My mom stopped by a couple of times today. Sophia's aunt (Gary's sister), her husband and their little one visited. I know Sophia appreciated it in spite of being so out of it. Jackson was trying his best to get in bed with Sophia and play with her. It was adorable!

                                                      Sophia, Betsy, Casey and Jackson

They waited all day for a bed on the 14th floor to open up so they could move Sophia, but it's still full so she will be spending another night here. Good thing no one swiped the recliner, or Gary would have to sleep upright on a chair! (Did I mention earlier that there is only one recliner on the whole floor? And it's in Sophia's room. It is much sought after.) I haven't heard, but I will assume the plan is still to discharge Sophia tomorrow. I'm ready to be home so I can't imagine how Sophia feels!