Good News

I figured I'd better update on Ben's condition since he was looking so pathetic last time we posted. We were afraid we were going to have to stay in the hospital through the weekend, but after lunch on Saturday we got the go ahead to go home. We were all thrilled to leave and Ben has improved so much since we've been home.

We were worried about pain control while we were in the hospital since he couldn't seem to get comfortable and we changed his med regime before leaving. The crazy thing is, after getting home he's seemed really comfortable and we've been using nothing but Tylenol for pain. Amazing.

We're going back to see the doctor for follow up tomorrow. We expect that the permanent stitches on Ben's neck will be removed then. The stitches in and around the ear will dissolve. The swelling has gone down quite a bit. His mouth is still paralyzed on the left side, although he doesn't seem to mind and he still looks cute with his crooked smile.

Mostly we're just glad to see our little boy getting back to being himself. He's been running around and playing all day today and I've almost been worried that he's going to split his stitches since he's been climbing and crashing into things. I wish I had taken a picture today to show how well he's doing.

Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, visits, and presents. We have really appreciated it.