Thursday - poat op day 3

Wow! What a great day! Avery was awake and playful and laughing and smiling! Her left eye opened more today. She took another shower and got dressed in her own clothes. Her IV didn't work anymore so it came out. We walked down to the cafeteria for lunch and then again for ice cream. There is a place called Babcock Hall (I'm pretty sure) that makes its own ice cream here at UW and they sell it 24hrs a day at the hospital. A few people recommended it including my pen pal so we had to go check it out.

They were still doing every 2 hr pulse checks and every 4 hrs vitals. Dr. Siebert came to see us after his case today and chatted with us for 30-45 minutes! What a great guy! Her eye is a little cloudy which he says is swelling and it will go away for sure by Monday. She has a tiny skin tear from tape that is being covered with triple antibiotic ointment, her steristrips along her back incision are intact and the drain continues to drain and will hopefully come out Monday. The drainage is still relatively minimal and is less bloody. A is being discharged tomorrow!

Paige and my mom come up tomorrow and their plane lands around 130p I think. Avery is super excited to see her sister. Hopefully the weather is a little nicer this weekend when they are in town so we can wander around the city a bit.

Not a lot to report really.  She is doing very well and is pretty much back to herself today. She still doesn't like to see herself but she isn't having the reaction of crying and running away when she does. Greg is staying at the hospital tonight and I get to sleep in the tempurpedic bed at the RMcD house. Here's to a great night's sleep!