Many Updates

I am sorry that I have not been able to post lately. It is really hard to do from the hospital and I have not gone home too much. We have been really busy lately both in and out of the hospital. I am currently trying to get our apartment construction done so that we can move to the new unit before Rob gets home. Also, I think that Kailyn may be teething because she has been more high need lately. Imagine that, my kid high need!

The week after Thanksgiving Rob did very well. He attended therapy everything and had been making enormous progress in his rehab. He started a weight lifting routine to strengthen his upper body and had more than doubled what he could do by himself. We were definately thinking that we were getting close to all of his goals so that he can be discharged soon.

Apparently, Robs body had different plans for us. It seems like just as things start to get better, something slaps us in the face and we have more obstacles to conquer. Well that slap came last Friday morning. Rob awoke with terrible stomach pain and chest pain. They started running a bunch of tests and taking care of the ailments that they found. Some fluid accumulated around his lung, which had to be drained. We are thinking now that he may have also had the flu. His physical symptoms seem to be better although they keep finding more tests to run which is very frustrating to all of us.

Rob was able to do a little therapy yesterday in between having some testing done. I think that as of yesterday, the doctors say that we are in the clear and should not have to endure any more at this time. We are planning on doing all of therapy for the rest of the week. For those of you that have not heard, we now have an estimated discharge date of December 20, if we can get Rob's list of goals taken care of by then.

On a positive note, Kailyn visited last night for the first time in a while and she is now eating baby food. Rob was so excited to see her eat. Her current favorite is sweet potatoes and she devours her serving in about 5 minutes and begins screaming for more. I think she gets her eating habits from her father! Then after eating, I placed her in Robs arms and he was able to give her a bottle for the first time since the end of October. What a huge bonding experience to be with my baby and her father during such an emotional time. That kid brings so much joy during the most troubling times. I have some pictures to show you guys as soon as I get home to do a post.

Please think about us this week and pray that Rob have no more obstacles and that we can just focus on rehab until discharge on the 20th. Please also pray that I can get our home ready before he gets there so it will be just as he left it the morning of November 1. Thank you for the continued support and prayers. I will try to keep you in the loop more as things settle down a bit.

Love,
Heather