Just An Exciting Visit Tonight !

After work today, I was trying to decide if I was feeling up to making the drive to St. Pete to visit Kevin. I got in my car and said yea.. I need to see how he is doing. When I got there, Kim said they had just given Kevin a sedative, so I thought, well he probably will be asleep through my visit.

Well, he surprised me! I started talking to him, and he opened his eyes wide and looked at me and seemed to be thinking "hey, I know you"... We had an awesome visit. Kevin is moving more than I have ever seen him move. He is very good at using his left side. He was scratching his face, and pulling the little green elastic things that keep his oxygen on, off of his ear. Every time Kim and I would move his hand away, he would put it right back and try and take it off. He was scratching at the staples on the top of his head too.

He did his thing where he put's his left arm out straight in the air. So, I thought...let me see what he will do when I put my arm out there with his. He look at it really seriouly and next thing I know, he has grabbed ahold of my hand and he is not letting go. It was so funny!! Kim and I were having ourselves a good time. At one point, I was pulling his arm one way and he was pulling it the other way with all his strength.

I have a recording of Maya on my phone and she is telling her Daddy to wake up! - so I put the phone to his ear and play it a couple of times and he opened his eyes really wide each time.

Believe me, I talk to Kevin about everything when I am up there. I let him know about all the people at work who are asking about him. I told him Mr. Mary and Ralph miss he and want him to get back to work! He looked real serious at me when I mentioned that Mr. Mary missed him! I also told him that Ginger asks about him everytime I see her.

One of the doctors came in tonight and said that he thought Kevin had a really good day and we are on the road to getting rahab in place.

So, was I glad I decided to make the trip today? You better believe I am.