Yesterday a sweet friend surprised us with a visit. Thank you so much for coming by! Being in the hospital for so long can feel a little isolating at times, so it is fun to have visitors. Even if Elijah takes his time warming up.
Another friend from our Lubbock days came yesterday evening to catch and bring delicious Korean food. We liked it. A lot.
This morning Dr. Verma came with the fantastic news that Elijah blood work and X-ray came back looking great and that we can go home tomorrow! Yea!
We celebrated by eating lunch in the cafeteria and going for a walk.
I found a nearby ward to go to for Sacrament Meeting this morning. It was a little weird to leave the hospital and drive around, but worth it. While I was gone the nurse took out Elijah's last IV. While we were on our walk I yanked off his cheek stickers that were left over from his oxygen cannula.
He was kind of mad and was trying not to smile.
But then he got over it, and he looks great!
I'm not gonna lie... I never expected to see him at 98% oxygen saturation on room air ever. We were working on deep breaths, and it obviously paid off! He is like a new little man, running, jumping, and climbing. The next challenge is keeping him from overdoing it for the next four to six weeks and giving his sternum a chance to heal. It's not going to be easy, but so worth it!
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