Moving in the right direction

Today has been a better day. Robbie was almost back to his old self today. He was standing up, walking around the crib, charming the nurses with his smile, and of course being extremely nosey (he always has to be know what is going on everywhere). This was all mixed in with numerous naps throughout the day. We were able to give him fewer doses of Morphine today which helped contribute to his alertness. Fewer doses also means that he is starting to feel a little better. Which is so comforting to know after the long day we had yesterday. The nurse suggested that we take him off the morphine and try a different pain medicine that would keep him from feeling so groggy and have fewer side effects. So the last dose of pain medicine we gave him was the new medicine and it seems to be working well. We are hoping that getting him off the morphine will help wake his bowels up. He hasn't had any gas or bowel movement yet, so we are optimistic that changing this medicine will help speed that up. Dr. Levitt thought that it might take a little longer for him to have a bowel movement because the area of colon that he reconnected was fairly narrow and since having surgery will cause that area swell it would restrict most of anything that might come through. He thinks once the swelling goes down his bowls will pick up. We are hoping that happens soon, since our sweet boy hasn't had anything to eat since Midnight on Sunday. Not to mention the sooner his bowels move that sooner we get to go home, but that is the least of our concerns at this time.
This evening Robbie was awake for about 4 hours (with the exception of a 20 min cat nap) we were able to walk him around the floor and Skype with his Uncle Nate and Uncle J and Aunt Stac. He was so happy to see his family! While we were walking we also met another family from Kansas City that is here. They have been here for a few months and are getting discharged tomorrow. The girl is in her teens and gave Robbie a picture she painted of a Jayhawk to decorate our room with. Robbie was so grateful to have a color picture up.
While were are walking around the wing today we realized that we have one of the smallest rooms on the floor. We were so bummed when walked past rooms that had a pull out Loveseat that was the size of a double bed. We currently have a chair that pulls out into a single bed. This means that both mom and dad can't stay at the hospital at night. So we are taking turns and one of us is going to the hotel room at night and the other is staying here. We asked if it would be possible for us to switch rooms, but of course they don't have any available, so we will just have to deal with our situation. We are hoping we will be able to get into the Ronald McDonald house at some point, but we weren't able to get all the paper work completed until today so we are doubtful that it is going to happen.
Overall today was a good day and seeing our Little boy smiling again has given us a lot of comfort. We pray that tomorrow is even better than today and that we start smelling that stinky butt tomorrow...:)
Thanks again for all the prayers and support!