The Glass is Half Full
The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of activity. Sebastian was moved to a regular room. No more constant monitoring. Conclusion: He is getting better.
He had a ton of tests done Monday to see how he is progressing. He has passed all of them. Our big concern was his ability to eat on his own. He passed the swallow study and we have been able to feed him. I have been able to nurse him and that has done wonders for both of us. Breastfeeding really is such a miracle and has been very therapeutic for both Sebastian and myself. Sebastian is also eating baby food. And eating quite a bit. He is almost back up to his pre-accident levels. And let me tell you... That's a lot of food. All of this is very encouraging.
There is still some weakness in his right hand and arm. He's not using it as much and that is worrisome but we hope that with physical therapy he will be good as new.
He is laughing and starting to flirt with the nurses. That's our little boy. Always looking for a pretty lady to impress.
We still have other issues to deal with and don't really know how that is going but it's just one day at a time. And each day we get through means we are that much closer to bringing our little guy home.
Rachel and Austin really need to have their brother home and they need to not be in a hospital for a very long time. The stress of the situation is beginning to show on them. But they are great kids and once we can get Sebastian home and get back to "normal"...Sort of. I think they will get better and forget all about this time and the stresses of the situation.
So for now, things look good. Sebastian is smiling and laughing and proving that medicine still doesn't know a lot about the brain and especially children's brains and their ability to heal. We still have a long road ahead of us but for now... Our glass is half full and I can start to let myself hope.
He had a ton of tests done Monday to see how he is progressing. He has passed all of them. Our big concern was his ability to eat on his own. He passed the swallow study and we have been able to feed him. I have been able to nurse him and that has done wonders for both of us. Breastfeeding really is such a miracle and has been very therapeutic for both Sebastian and myself. Sebastian is also eating baby food. And eating quite a bit. He is almost back up to his pre-accident levels. And let me tell you... That's a lot of food. All of this is very encouraging.
There is still some weakness in his right hand and arm. He's not using it as much and that is worrisome but we hope that with physical therapy he will be good as new.
He is laughing and starting to flirt with the nurses. That's our little boy. Always looking for a pretty lady to impress.
We still have other issues to deal with and don't really know how that is going but it's just one day at a time. And each day we get through means we are that much closer to bringing our little guy home.
Rachel and Austin really need to have their brother home and they need to not be in a hospital for a very long time. The stress of the situation is beginning to show on them. But they are great kids and once we can get Sebastian home and get back to "normal"...Sort of. I think they will get better and forget all about this time and the stresses of the situation.
So for now, things look good. Sebastian is smiling and laughing and proving that medicine still doesn't know a lot about the brain and especially children's brains and their ability to heal. We still have a long road ahead of us but for now... Our glass is half full and I can start to let myself hope.
posted by Weldon & Martinique at 6:20 PM
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