12.6.09

I recieved this email from my mom last night:

HI Tara,
It is the weee hours of the night for you while I am writing this. I'd rather call you but since its so late I can't. The past 2 days have been great for Paul: He has been eating a decent amount of 2 of his meals each day, (along with the tastykakes that Jeff Duvilla sent him)!! They were a big hit with Paul. Butterscotch krimpets and peanut butter tandykakes!! He will eat about 1/2 of one cake after his meal. Then Dad asks him if he knows who sent them and he answers "Jeff". He also says "mmmm good". He has been out of his room and sitting in the lounge here a couple of times now. He stays for about 15 minutes then gets tired and asks to go back to his room. He usually falls right to sleep. It is so nice to see him wanting to do this:) He has been mentioning not being able to see even more often now. We tell him he cant see yet, and he is o.k. He is definitely the same Paul when it comes to shower time, when the nurses try to get him in there he says "no not today , maybe later or tomorrow. This week he will be getting his arm supports off!!! He will be thrilled after this happens.
Oh forgot to tell you , the other night when the nurse was helping him back in bed, he told her he really wanted to sleep in his tent!! He seem disappointed when she told him his tent was not here and that he had to sleep in the bed.
The other day he asked me if you were here....... it came out of no where, we had not mentioned your name. As I thought about it I realized that he has never yet asked us if anyone in particular was there.
The only thing he has done in the past is to acknowledge someone when they came in the room after they introduced themselves.

I am hoping we can find out more info. on when Paul can fly home soon. Kirsten said you need to make your flight arrangements soon. Have to get off now. Love Mom