Waiting for "Number Two"

Charlotta's been doing great these last two days and her walking is really improving. The physio is coming back at 11 am this morning to help us try going up and down the stairs. This is an important skill to try before we go home, since we have two flights of stairs in our house.

The other "condition" that Charlotta has to meet before we are discharged is that she had to have a bowel movement. I think this is kind of funny -- that we can have this really complicated surgery with a lengthy rehabilitation period, but it all comes down to whether she poops or not before the doctor lets us go home. Apparently this "waiting for number two" scenario is quite common among kids who have surgery. All of the pain medication and the anesthesia they are given really blocks them up. And, to be honest, I would rather have the help of the nurses and their experience in this department to get Charlotta moving again, rather than deal with it at home on our own. Charlotta's been given a few different laxatives over the last 48 hours, so hopefully we'll get some action soon, and be able to go home today.

Other than that, we're just trying to cope with our bad hair days. Charlotta hasn't had a hair wash in over a week (she can't get her incision wet), so we're trying to mask her bad hair with a colourful hair band. And I'm wearing my trusty hat until the hospital volunteer comes later this morning and I can go for a shower.

Playing Barbies... again!