Meatballs

This afternoon we were instructed to feed Quinn everything and anything his heart desired.  Given that the hospital's kid's menu is a bit limited, "everything" entailed a list similar to the one we read regularly in the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."  Quinn's all time favorite food for the day was the meat balls.  He ate one for lunch, and two for dinner.  In addition he consumed two bananas, several portions of yogurt, millet/squash/mango, steamed carrot, mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, peach juice, coconut water, and mama's milk.  We can only imagine the stomach ache he might have right now as he sleeps peacefully.

We also were graced once again with a bit of sunshine, and took Quinn on another brief wagon ride, this time bringing him outside for the first time since Monday the 3rd.  He laughed when he felt the cold air on his face and seemed to love the sunshine.  Les Schwab tire company was at the hospital handing out toys, along with a local news station.  Quinn was handed a "popcorn walker" which he quickly became enthralled with.

  

Quinn had his PICC line removed today, which should make future tests interesting as blood will need to be drawn directly; however, we're glad to have this last intravenous infection risk removed.  If all goes well his feeding tube will be removed soon as well, and we'll be heading home sometime over the weekend!