Right this moment, Kameron is snacking on broccoli, carrots, and cucumbers with ranch in his bed. He can have ANYTHING in the world and he chooses veggies!!!! He's ordered salads many times too. Just had to share that totally weird bit of info.

Kameron has spent 3ish hours out of bed today. His swelling in his feet and tummy and "you know where" is much better so it wasn't as painful for him to stand and walk a little more today. He sat with me in the chair 2 separate times to put together his Lego Star Wars kit from Grandma. It looks awesome and he is so smart following the directions.

Instead of radiology coming to our room today with the x-ray machine, he got in a wheelchair and ventured out in the hospital to the radiology department, and sat on a stool for his x-ray. When we got back to the room, he sat in the wheelchair for a while and worked on his Legos. When daddy got here, Kam got back in bed and they played Halo together on the XBox.

I left the hospital for the first time since Tuesday. My mom and I took the kids to Bass Pro Shop and to TGIFriday for lunch. Bass Pro Shop was having a kid day. Damon, Keely, and Briton signed up for the activities and learned how to shoot bows and arrows, colored a backpack, rolled up a sleeping bag, tried on a life-jacket, and practiced casting a fishing pole. At the end they spun a wheel for some kind of prize.

I enjoyed myself, but it was very tiring. I'm so out of shape. It's amazing how fast one can atrophy and stiffen up. My back was so sore afterward. It's going to take forever to get back into shape. BTW: my sweet darling husband brought me my air mattress. Thank goodness!!!

Kameron has smiled and laughed and shown more expression in his face and especially his eyes than he has in almost 3 weeks now. His chest tube hasn't done much today.

His x-ray shows more to come out still and he has still had a couple low-grade fevers. They're keeping him on the stronger antibiotics and oxygen, but they unhooked his IV fluids today. He's been drinking enough to stay hydrated. I think the surgeons will continue to TPA (flush the tube) until they are satisfied with the progress in the x-rays. The surgeon who spoke with us today said he's making progress, but "not out of the woods yet." I asked, "You mean not out of the woods for surgery?" He said, "Yes." That was not what I wanted to here, but he is getting better slowly but surely. Right now- it is my belief we'll still be here all week this week. I just hope that it's not much longer than that.

Thanks so much to everyone who is praying for our little Kam and for those who joined in a fast today as well. We feel your prayers and know that our Heavenly Father is watching over us and protecting our baby. I believe in the power of prayer and fasting and I know that he is going to get better more quickly because of it. Thanks so much for your love!

Love to you all, Joey