First Night

Well we are now into the next day, Libby has been OK, she was sick twice in the night but coped quite well (she absolutely hates being sick) although the 12 teddies that she insisted on bringing didn’t! She was talking to us and co-operating with the nurses, she even remembered to say ‘please’ when asked if she’s like an ice chip (ice cube to us) with her medicine – bless her! About 8pm last night she asked in a slurred voice if she could open her cards and presents and said she was ‘up to it’, she then promptly fell back to sleep!

Dave & I were going to take it in shifts to sit with Libby and around 10pm last night I went and got him from the family room (with sofa beds & blankets) and we swapped – I then slept for 6 hours (not much sharing from me!!) – Dave popped in to see me a couple of times and said he would have taken a photo and put it on the blog, if he knew how – result for me!! Now he thinks he has got loads of brownie points but also realises he will lose them in a flash!

This morning she is talking well, wants to sit up (which she can’t) and is dictating messages to me to type on her MSN, between nodding off. She is thinking of her tummy and keeps asking for food so getting back to her old self! She is also asking to be rolled, which is good as some children don’t want to be moved and they need to be rolled every few hours. The doctor has been in and Libby gave him the thumbs up when he asked her how she was feeling! We have seen the incision on her back and it’s very neat.

We are so proud of our brave little girl; she’s just getting on with it and not complaining, even managed a smile this morning. I was just telling her how upset Ben got when he left the hospital last night (he didn’t cry in front of her but sobbed when he left the room) and she said ‘so he does care’!! He went home and Nanny said didn’t stop colouring and making get well cards! I bet when he comes to see her today, he’ll say hello and then ask to go to the sibling playroom!!