Eli was very active when we arrived at the hospital today. He was moving around and smiling and showing off for the ladies. Here’s a pic of him flexing (and liking what he sees).
Mighty manly. There are some more pics from today in his photo gallery. Below is some video of his awesome flexing.
They closed up Eli’s chest today. It only took about an hour to do. The surgeon told us he looks good, so far. I only had a minute to say adios before heading home and then off to work.
Megan will be at the hospital this afternoon if anyone is interested in visiting her. Make sure to call, though, just to double check where she’s at.
Before they closed him up, we got a few good pictures of Eli all wide awake. I’ll post those later tonight after the football game (we’re going to a friend’s house to watch it).
Since Eli’s not eating yet, all of Megan’s milk has been going in the freezer. There’s a bin full of it at the hospital, but we also have a lot of it at home. As you can see, our freezer was getting a bit chaotic.
Now that we’ve had a bit of time at home to do more than just eat and sleep, we organized the freezer. We added a shelf and a bin, but the bin is already full. Here’s how it looks now.
I’ve also added a bunch of pics to Eli’s album. Check them out.
We’re hanging out with Eli again today. They told us that Eli will likely have his chest closed up tomorrow. Megan’s been reading him some stories and he’s been opening his eyes a bit, especially when they move him from side to back to side (so he’s not always laying the same way). Praise God for a good report.
Now that we’re in the PICU at Children’s, we have a new hospital number for you. Eli has a phone by his bed for family use, and the number is 612.874.4912. As always, you can call our phones, or the Children’s main line to get in touch if we’re at the hospital.
The Burlingames 