Update - Sunday morning

Another day has passed and we continue to see progress. Yesterday was a big day for Lizzy. They removed a couple of her IV's and her catheter and got her out of bed for the first time. She was very shaky walking - she almost had to be carried. Without the catheter, she's had to get up to go to the bathroom several times and she's gotten a little stronger each time. She still needs a lot of support, but progress is a good thing. Last night she showed the first signs of having an appetite, drinking a little broth and eating a bit of a popsicle. This morning, she's going to try some jello. That's one of our bigger worries - if she can get to eating more, it will be a good thing.

Yesterday afternoon, she had quite a lot of pain - the 36 hour pain block the surgeon put directly into her incision had worn off and they're weaning her off of stronger drugs like morphine and trying to get her onto just Tylenol. She was feeling somewhat better overnight, but still hurting a lot.

The other big news is that she moved out of the PICU down to the regular inpatient area. They moved Adam's roommate out, so Lizzy could move in to Adam's room. That was really nice for Tammy and I so we could be with both our kids (and I was able to finally go back with the other kids last night at Todd's).

Adam is still there, but we're feeling confident that he'll go home today. He was feeling just fine all day yesterday. They took out his IV and he was free to move around as much as he wanted. He was loving it ... Just pick up the phone to order whatever food he wanted, ESPN all day, and a playstation built right into his bed. What could be any better?

We had a few visitors yesterday. Our bishop and his family came to see the kids and brought balloons. We really appreciated seeing them and their taking time to visit. Later in the day, we had a surprise visit from our old home teacher and good friend from Bettendorf, Brother Moose. He was in town for a meeting and it was very kind of him to stop by and see the kids. Anna, Jake, and Ben also came for the first time. Lizzy was more animated when she was talking to Anna then at any other time since her surgery. It was fun to see that. Anna is great for Lizzy.