Friday?

We are sick of the hospital.

I put Dr. Rex (the doctor who is ultimately in charge of Tess' care) on the spot this morning and asked her realistically when we can get out of here:

Andy: "So, let's talk about leaving...I know she needs to get back to her regular diet before we can    think about that..."

Dr. Rex: "Yep, I think if we get her on a little breast milk today and then ramp up the quantities over the next couple days, we're looking at Friday or the weekend to get you home."

Andy [with a straight face]: "Cool. Thursday or Friday sounds great."

So that's our target. Tess enjoyed her first breast milk in over a week about an hour ago. We'll continue feeding her small amounts today and then slowly ramp it up tomorrow as they dial back the nutrition she's receiving through her PICC.

Dr. Booker just stopped by for a while. He fit Tess with a new slightly larger brace for her hips. It seems to be a little more comfortable for her.

Tess hasn't received morphine for over 36 hours now and only needed one does of Tylenol last night. All signs point to her looking and feeling a lot better.