Thanks for the LittleThings

Jason talking (you can tell by the ellipses, my favorite punctuation).

Looking back over the last few posts and preparing to write today's update, I find that the drama level seems to have substantially diminished (a very good thing!). So rather than build up a grand story line, I'd like to take time today to send a number of thank you's, mostly for little things that seem huge today...

1. Riete and the "strange lady from Oklahoma [self-titled]": I've been meaning to thank you for so loyally following Wolfie's progress and offering consistent good thoughts and encouragement. I don't mean to suggest that we're not blessed with great friends and family who haven't done the same--they have!--but it's like a snow day: you love Spring Break, but what's better than an unlooked-for day off? So, thank you for the unexpected support.

2. The Rhee's, Medha, and all the IB kids and CTHS people who've been so kind to us: You really didn't have to do any of it. That said, Kristin and I appreciate it; by the way, the home-cooked soup was awesome: curry chicken, coconut milk, rice...so much better than cafeteria fare, and my wife would like the recipe. Really. Please send it to us. :) This is Medha visiting the little guy.


3. Clothes. a) It's a good thing we got a few copies of this particular onesy (onesie?) because Sam pooped all over it. See his little pirate look below? I think he was planning it all along. b) Remember those Tide commercials after Hurricane Katrina? The ones where refugees who'd lost their houses and everything in them were thanking Tide for clean clothes? I used to think the commercials were stupid. But getting clean clothes got Kristin out of the hospital today, and she seemed to feel more human afterward. Maybe there's something to this clean clothes thing after all...


4. Next, Lisa: Thank you for the hotel room! King-sized bed. No beeping alarms. Dark. Awesome. Now if I can just get Kristin to go with me for a few hours...

5. Baby steps in Wolfie's journey home: a) The doctors removed his arterial line today. That means fewer drugs being administered and the closer we are to the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU). b) The docs also started weaning him from his oxygen flow. He is receiving 37.5% of what he was getting two days ago. Again, one step closer...c) Samuel still has some tachypnea, but it seems to be a bit less of a problem than it has been. Today, the doctors called him "comfortably tachypneic." Sounds like a bad Pink Floyd cover band. Either way, he's moving in the right direction. d) And finally, this little video is totally out of context, but I thought it was cute, so enjoy. More news and more ellipses tomorrow...