Day 6

Believe it or not, Jason has been moved out of the ICU!
When I got to the hospital this morning, the nurse had him unhooked from all the tubes and wires because he was doing so well on his own. He was able to get himself out of bed, walk on his own, and use the restroom. We waited until after the doctor came in and let us know that everything was going so well, that they felt it was best to move him up to the 7th floor. We had been told that this type of surgery usually requires at least a 2 week stay in the ICU, and another week under observation. It is truly a miracle that he has recovered so well, and they are talking about sending him home on Tuesday. We know this is because of all the prayers and support that have gone out for our family this week.
This morning, the hospital branch presidency for our church came and provided the sacrament for us, and then we were able to spend some time alone together with out the interruption of the nurses coming in every few minutes. We watched a movie (Jason using only one eye of course), and had lunch together before they shipped us upstairs. His new room is much bigger, and even has a pull out bed for me! Finally-I don't have to sleep in a chair anymore!!! This floor is very quiet, and Jason is finally catching up on the sleep that he has missed over the last 6 days!
They are still planning on doing the angiogram tomorrow, and even talked about taking his staples out of his head on Tuesday if the wound has healed up enough. (By the way, for those of you who were in on the wager of how many staples there are in his head...there are 48-I think Chief Snyder was the closest to that number!)
The highlight of Jason's day was that he was able to see the kids this afternoon. Kayson was more interested in looking out the window than looking at his dad, but he does have a rather short attention span. Sawyer at first was a little wary of seeing his dad look beat up, but within 20 minutes he was carrying on a conversation with Jason about "bad guys", and helicoptors. We are working on trying to get Constence down here, but it might be a little harder with her having to go back to school tomorrow.
We want to thank everyone who has helped us out this last week, and for all of you who we know will be helping us in the weeks to come. We truly have felt of everyones love and support for our family!