Monday Morning post life as Princess Bumblebee

So the verdict is in as of late this morning, we will NOT be able to go home today!!!  Very frustrating.

Ashley is now having her "calories counted" today to determine if her calorie intact is sufficient or not.  If it is, they will review her charts tomorrow and she should be able to go home tomorrow afternoon.  If it is not, then they will send us home with the PICC line which will require training and help from a home health aide so that would add another day before she can be discharged. I am ready to stuff her full of "junk food" today to get those calories way up, but unfortunately, her tummy isn't feeling quite the same way as it is still pretty full and bloated.  We affectionately call her the Baby Buddha.  She did think that my donut this morning was much tastier than the scrambled eggs that I had ordered her.  She also thought that she needed coffee to wash it all down, although I haven't offered her any of that!

As the doctors round at 7:15 a.m., we have already had a full morning of reading books, magazines, going to the playroom and strolling around; after a long week, boredom is magnifying itself.  Now, she is down for a little nap but appears to be more interested in taking her socks off and singing some little song.  She also likes to say "hi baby!" many times. 

Luckily, she has not had any roommates since Saturday, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that she will remain solo for at least another day. 

The boys had an okay Halloween.  Poor Dylan had a tough afternoon, so he was not interested in wearing any type of costume except an Astronaut baseball hat last night, and just that was a challenge in itself.  It's been such a long few weeks for them, so they are so ready for a normal schedule.  They did come home with big bags of all kinds of loot, so they were pretty happy.  We were lucky to have gotten the Goddard Halloween pictures of them, since we couldn't get any yesterday. 

Kyle, Dylan and Dad all returned back to school and work again today, so hopefully they are having a good one.

I'll keep you posted as we hear more.