Elijah's x-rays are showing improvement. They showed me his x-ray from the day he got sick and the one from yesterday; there was marked improvement. He doesn't have any of the air they were worried about rupturing him anymore. Now they are watching to see if his bowels start moving like they're supposed to. If they move around well, then it is likely that he doesn't have any dead or damaged tissue and they won't have to open him up. If something isn't moving like they want, they'll keep and eye on it and make a decision on whether they need to cut him and look for the sick/dead tissue. We are praying for good peristalsis.
We aren't quite at the place where I feel free to breathe a sigh of relief... I don't think I'll be there until we get him out of the hospital. This thing struck so suddenly and HARD; I don't think I'll ever be comfortable or complacent with his progress again.
He's been very restful the last couple of days, so I think he's been getting good sleep. He tries to open his eyes when we talk to him, but he's too tired or drugged or both. I can't wait until we can hold him again.
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