Davin has had a hard time walking so they decided to have a physical therapist come visit him and see what they thought was wrong and what to do about it. Monday morning Stephanie came and played some games with him and had him walk a long ways to watch what he was doing while he was walking. His right foot is still really swollen and sore and he isn't able to move his ankle. She said that it looks like he will need to wear a brace until he gets movement back in his foot so that he stops tripping over it.
When we went down to fit his brace he was also able to be unhooked from his IV fluid. The nurse told him that he was doing a good job drinking his water and that if he continued drinking enough that she wouldn't have to hook up the tubes again. That was really exciting for Davin and he was able to go without his fluids the rest of the time we were at the hospital.
We were able to go down to the playroom and Davin had a ton of fun. He painted a few wooden cars and dinos and he got to play with doctor stuff. He also crawled around on the floor and made picnics for us to eat. It was really nice to watch him play after all the days of him just sitting in bed.
A lady from music therapy also came and hung out with Davin for a while. She was really nice and Davin had a lot of fun playing all of the drums and shaking the instraments. He was even able to play the guitar a little bit with a big pick. It was also fun because she asked Davin what his favorite song was and he told her it was Josh Groban You Raise Me Up. It took a min to think of the words but she played a little for him.
Tuesday morning Chad came up to the hospital and was taught how to do the catheter and was surprised at how much easier it was then he was expecting. Davin doesn't like it but he is a brave little boy and understands that there are some things we have to do to help him get better. He also got to go down and play with Stephanie again and they did some fun things. They built towers with cardboard boxes and swung on a big swing and knocked them over. Davin's favorite part was building the towers and it was hard to talk him into doing other things.
I think Davin's favorite part of the stay at the hospital was playing plants vs zombies with his dad. That was one of the biggest motivators in getting him out of bed and walking a little bit. Davin liked sitting next to Chad and watched as he completed all the levels. I think they even beat the whole game while they were there.
In the middle of the day we got the ok from the surgeon that we could go home if we felt comfortable taking care of Davin at home. Chad and I were really excited about this and did all we could to get out of there. We were all packed and ready to leave and just waiting on the nurses when it looked like we weren't going to be able to go. We were really mad and assured the nurses that we had done everything that we needed to do and that everyone had said we could go. They finally figured it all out and we finished all the paperwork and were able to leave.
On the way home we met Grandpa Cloward, Tyson and Holly at the fish store. Grandpa, Tyson, and Dallin had worked all weekend on a surprise for Davin. Grandpa found someone who had a saltwater fish tank setup that they were getting rid of. It was a lot of hard work cleaning it up but they worked hard and set it up in our front room for Davin. When we got to the fish store Grandpa told Davin that he needed help picking out a new fish to put in his fish tank. Little did Davin know that this fish was actually going to stay at his house in his new tank. When we got home Chad brought Davin in the front door and showed him the tank. He had fun looking at it and watching Grandpa and Daddy put the fish in.
