A New Man, A New Room!!

Ok I haven't even as much as opened the computer today because as you can see Kevin is a new man in a new room!! Today was amazing. I've never seen him as active or as animated as he was today. He's now in a new room on the main floor of the Neuro ward and boy was he full 0f it tonight!! I spend the whole day with him. He was alert and under no sedation unless he shows pain which he didn't. I actually couldn't drive home fast enough to tell you all about tonight. :)

When I walk into the room I usually go over and kiss him and he's been pressing his lips back against mine pretty regular now. This time was a little bit different. I walked over and said down next to him on his bed in his new room. His eyes were wide open and I just said the words " Hi, I love you" and before I could even lean forward towards him, he puckered up his lips all by himself and lifted his head towards me for a kiss. I got chills. He wasn't just reacting to my lips pressed agaist his...He started it..lol It was amazing!!!

As the day went on he was quite a fiesty boy. Usually they restrain his good arm while I'm not in the room with him because he tries to pull out all his stuff. Today was no different except he was a lot stronger and he had a purpose. He kept trying to pull out his foley...( for those of you who are asking What's a foley..like my mother just did..sorry mama..lol Its the pee pee catheter. I know all the boys are saying ouch right now) So all day thats what he did. And everytime he went for it I had to grab his hand to move it away. Kevin actually got mad and took my hand and bit me. I thought that was hilarious so I bit him back :)

We had some visitors today. Amy, and her two kids Ariel and Zaylen came down to see him. We used to live next to them a couple years ago and watched them grow up until they moved away. So as I was saying Kevin was going for his foley all day. I after moving his hand for the 25th time I told him to stop it!!!..their are kids in the room and you are going to scar them for life!! We all sorta giggled over that then all the sudden we look at Kevin and he's got a smile on his face and is actually laughing. His tummy chuckled. We all looked at each other as if... did that just happen?!? It was so funny. All night he did things to make us laugh. He would take the ties around his arm and put them in his mouth and bite them. He played tug of war with me with his arm ties and whenever he won..he would take my hand and bite me. I said seriously Kev? We're gonna be a bitter now? I don't know..this is new..lol He took his oxygen line, ( thats the blue tube on his trach that just comes off) and put it in his mouth and bit it..lol He was a riot tonight. Very playful. At the end of the night he was soooo mad at me for moving his hand, he looked at me with the meanest face I've even seen and make a motion with his hand like he was saying.." Look woman.. you need to stop" I loved it.. I said to him.. oh yeah, get mad at me and try to stop me. The nurse said it was good to encourage him like that.

So today was a good day. He will stay here while he's being evaluated by the rehab team before actually being transferred into their rehab program. I think today was the best day we've had so far. Another day, another blessing, another reason to give thanks!!!!!

Love,

Kim