Day 46: May 22, 2012

Day 46                                                                                                 Written May 22, 2012 11:48pm

Dallas had a good night.  He didn't wake up much at all.  I think last night was the first night, in a month and a half, where he actually slept.  He woke up bright and early ready for the day; and of course, wanting Daddy to lay with him (since I slept in the bed with him last night, and Daddy is usually the one to sleep next to him).  So Travis laid with him for a while. 

It was a good day for the most part.  Dallas ate some breakfast, a fruit cup and some apple juice. 

We didn't do his dressing change in the morning, like we usually do, because he was going to the bath/whirlpool tub today.  They said that we could let him get in the bath with the dressings on, so they would soak and fall off easily.  So we just hung out here, playing games, watching television, and having a nice time. 

PT wanted to come in to work with him earlier today.  Didn't make much sense to us for them to have him walk, do obstacles, and exert so much energy at noon when he wanted to walk to the tenth floor for his bath.  So we had them integrate it all together; otherwise, he would have been too tired to have his bath at 3pm.  So around 2pm, PT came in.  He walked all the way to the elevators and up to the 10th floor.  PT then had him do some different activities.  Afterwards, he was able to go to his bath.

Dallas had some reservations about going to the bath.  When we got to the 10th floor, Dallas started getting scared.  We think he began having flashbacks, remembering what happened up there.  It was really sad.  When we took him into the "tank room" (what they call it), he got even more scared.  He didn't want to take the bath at first.  But after feeling the water, he eventually got in.  He loved it.  The nurse was washing some of the dead tissue off, and he helped her.  It looked so painful, rubbing his skin like that, but it didn't seem to bother him.  He didn't want to get out!  So it was a good experience for him, and I am sure that when he returns home, bathtime won't be a scary situation for him now.  

After the bath, Dallas rode in the bear chair back to the room.  He ate a little bit of lunch.  And he relaxed. 

Dallas also ate a plate of spaghetti for dinner.  His nurse last night, Jobe, is one he really likes; his only male nurse.  He wanted Jobe to play the game with him, so he ate all his spaghetti. 

Dallas fell asleep relatively early, so Donna and Kiana stayed the night with Dallas.  Travis and I went back to the Ronald McDonald house to get a good nights rest. 

My mom is supposed to be brining Mac tomorrow to see him and spend time with Dallas and the rest of us.  Hopefully Dalals and Mac will be able to go to the playroom, or do something fun together tomorrow. 

Here's for hoping Dallas has a good nights sleep.