Out of ICU and into a private room

Well, here is the update. It's been a long day but Jason finally got out of ICU around 4:00pm. We visited most of the day with him and Justin and I have come home for dinner. He is doing well, tired for the most part. He even ate a bit of a hamburger, some chicken soup, and a little ice cream. They had him up sitting in a chair this morning, at lunch, and again at dinner. We know he is feeling better because he is starting to complain about things and even being a bit sarcastic with his brothers. They started an antibiotic due to the continued inflammation and redness in his foot this am. Justin strongly suggested the antibiotic and they followed that recommendation. We will see if it feels any better tomorrow. We are trying to hire a private nursing assistant to be with him during the night. The one main thing we are learning about a teaching hospital is that post-op care has been a bit hit and miss. So we want to make sure that he gets moved, food, pain pills when he requests them and not hours later. So Diane and Justin will pull the night shift tonight while I stay home with Spencer. I will go back after I put Spencer down for his first nap tomorrow. Cole left this morning with my mom and dad. I'm sure they are pulling into Redmond about now. He was sad he didn't get to see his daddy but we will take a picture and send him a care package this week. i think we will take Spencer in for a quick visit tomorrow to see if it will lift Jason's spirits a bit. More to update tomorrow.