A turn for the better

After completing the night shift, David said both of them had a ROUGH night. Ethan slept from midnight to 3, was up until 4, then slept again until 8:30. Not enough sleep for either of them. And when I arrived this morning at 9am, Ethan was still in bed, rather cranky. We quickly got him breakfast and pain meds, since we knew the bath and dressing change was coming up soon.
After the bath, Ethan was quite put out, plus the tylenol/codeine kicked in. He took a long nap while our friend, Rita, came to visit.

We have a new nurse working with us today, and she said that the problem spots still look white. Unfortunately, the doctor didn't make it in to look at him, so we'll have to wait till tomorrow to see what she says.

After Ethan woke up from his nap, we had a good lunch. He even begun to play. Here we are finishing up our meal. He actually counted "1, 2, 3, cheese" for the pic! But we've been very blessed today with another gift: a playmate!

This afternoon as Ethan was beginning to play on his own, a mom and her 23 month old son named Marco were walking by. They had been admitted last night for a similar injury, but the hot water was in a bath tub. The boys were immediately interested in each other, and got to walking around the hallways with moms beside them. This little guy has burn wounds on his feet and bottom, but he was walking all the same!

Not only did the two of them walk/run the halls, they enjoyed a wagon ride. Marco rode, and Ethan pulled! The nurses were so amused and thought it was the cutest thing. I was so happy to see Ethan acting like his old self again.

So while we still don't have a definitive answer, we are filled with hope. Thank you for all your encouraging emails and prayers. We've even had a handful of visitors, some whom I didn't even know. These were women who attended the Hearts at Home conference and had heard our situation during the Mom's Night Out event on Friday night. These people took the time out of their schedule to visit with us and pray with us. Wow...I am continually touched and overwhelmed by my brothers and sisters in Christ.