First day post-op

Today was our first day post-op. It has been a long day. We had some rough patches throughout the night. I think I was up every hour and half. Nurses coming in and out for vitals and meds. 4:15 am they came to get B for a CT scan to make sure there was no swelling or bleeding in the brain. Brought him back and slept for a little longer. Dr. Lebowitz came in to check B and stated everything looked good on the CT scan.. I was relieved of that news. Ordered more pain meds and told us 2 goals for today... get him out of bed to walk and he had to poop. Well.. it didn't take long for him to say the magic words.. I have to poop. Never been excited for poop! :) We could check that off our list as accomplished! He did get out of bed to walk and once that started, he couldn't stop! We have a window on our floor that faces towards the arch and he was so excited to see that! Dr. Elbabaa came in to do his assessment and was very pleased with Brennan's progress. He is rocking this like a rock star! He set some goals for Brennan also and once agian we have accomplished most of them. He even stated there was a chance we could possibly go home tomorrow afternoon! We also had a visit with Aunt Mamby and Uncle Brian today... all I have to say is thanks for the whoopie cushion! :)  Physical therapy and occupational therapy came in to assess and once agian, Brennan is doing so good he will not need to continue after we leave the hosptial. We will just have the excercises they send home with us. As the day went on, he walked alot more around the hallways and in his room. Took a little nap in between everything. Tonight as I write... we have been coloring with the markers and coloring book that Aunt Tracy, Uncle Kevin and his cousins gave him. He loves the magic markers that only show up on special paper from Crayola and this mama loves those too! :) Tomorrow I am hoping that when Dr. Elbabaa comes in to assess that we hear somewhere in a sentence we are going home! I am not pushing anything with B but he is definitely doing better than what I thought he would. He has been a trooper through all of this!