Day Five, we will survive

Well today has been a very good day. Very early this morning the nurse took out one of the Gopher's IV's. And late this evening they removed all his monitors except for his pulse ox. So we are certainly moving up. He had a very good day. The swelling in his right eye has really gone down, and he can now open both eyes almost completely. He is much more awake and even spending a little time playing with toys. He is staying awake longer and eating more. He moved up from baby food to chopped up real food. His incision is looking really good. He has one small spot on the left size that is oozing a little. So the neurosurgeon came by and replaced his Steri-strips. They wanted to keep him today since he is still on IV antibiotics from the ICU for his chest congestion. It looks like we might get to go home tomorrow, but that all depends on the doctors. The Bear and the Goose got to come up and visit today. I'm not sure what they think of the Gopher's new look, but they will get used to it as he heals. Hopefully tomorrow will be our last post from the hospital, but we will have to wait and see. Thanks for all your prayers and support.