Alex's adventures at home...

Getting his IV out and being able to eat some of his treats he had been anticipating helped make today a better day than yesterday!  He still needs plenty of pain relief, but he seems to be managing everything a little better.  Although he spent most of the day watching movies, he's starting to think that bike rides are a good idea. I'm not sure how I'm going to keep him resting!!!  He can only watch so many movies...

Alex's dinner request was macaroni and cheese with chorizo (Spanish sausage).  It got a little toasty under the broiler, but he didn't seem to care!  Whenever anyone talked about his "surgery dinner" we had to say chorizo just the right way w/a Spanish accent or he would get really upset.  "No, Mommy, it's cho-ri-zo!"  He's corrected me several times today.  Noall's love of Spanish foods and Spanish language is apparently pretty contagious!

 All ready for bed...I realized a little bit late that we needed to find pajamas that would button up the front so he didn't have to pull them on over his head.  Luckily, we found some of Zach's old pjs that would work.  Alex was pretty excited about them!  Look at that face...isn't he looking better already?!?  Ice cream has been known to do a lot of things...including making little boys happy (especially when Daddy buys "Pfish Food"...can't beat Ben & Jerry's!).

Alex felt very loved today!!!  The hospital, his preschool buddies, and his grandmas and grandpas all sent him surprises for his recovery.  We've had so many prayers and phone calls, too!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING!