Today has been very busy. At about 5:00am this morning, Ethan was moved to a different section of the ICU to get ready to move upstairs. To prepare for the move, his nurses had to take out 3 of the 5 IV's. To say the least that made the morning and early afternoon very stressful. At about 4pm, his nurse wheeled him up to his new room on the 3rd floor. In his new room, Cecil and I are both allowed to sleep and eat in the room. After last night, we both could use some sleep. 
Ethan is doing some light eating and drinking (crackers, jello, juice, and water). Tonight his nurse inspired him to eat by providing chocolate ice cream. Because he isn't having enough fluids, they are still giving him fluids through the IV. With all of the trauma of having his IV’s removed, Ethan has a phobia of nurses touching him. So tonight, I took his blood pressure and temperature to keep him from freaking out. Later on he asked me if he could sit on my lap. It took a little bit of work maneuvering all the tubes and wires, but we managed. Hopefully after a good night of sleep he will be a little more relaxed. Thanks again for all your prayers, comments, and emails. They are encouraging to read and I share them with Cecil throughout the day.
5 comments:
We're so glad to hear that he has been moved to a room where you and Cecil can sleep and eat.
Thanks for keeping us posted on his progress and for the pictures. Sarah and Alexander are praying along w/Rich and I for his continued recovery.
We will pray for more fluid intake so he can be free of at least one of the IV's if not more. Sorry to hear he had to be poked so many times.
Please call us to help you in any way.
Say hi to Cecil and Ethan for us.
Blessings,
Carol, Rich, Sarah and Alexander
William would like to tell Ethan: "I will see you soon and once you are done resting I would like you to come to my house to play. I miss you and I love you. I hope you get healed really soon."
Love William
Hi Josh, thanks for the updates. Your blog is certainly a very efficient medium of communication.
Very re-assuring to hear of Ethan's continuing progress. We continue to pray for his rapid recovery. At the same time, try not to forget to take care of the rest of your family (yourself, Che, and Alanna). -Tiong Lorenzo
So glad to hear he has been moved out of ICU. Thanks for the updates. Continued prayers for Ethan and your family.
Thank you for the updates. We are so pleased to hear that Ethan is well enough to moved out of ICU. Savannah hopes that Ethan likes the card she made. Jordan says "What's up Ethan". Cecil and Josh - we hope that you are able to get more rest now. Our love to you all.
Lynelle, Wayne, Jordan and Savannah
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