Update- Wednesday 2pm

So we have some more progress to report. The Doctors feel that Jamie could have his orthopedic surgery on his legs as soon as tomorrow! They are going to do another ct scan tonite and get official sign-off from his neurosurgeon, but he's on the schedule right now for 9:30am tomorrow morning. His surgery could be anywhere from 1-5 hours depending on his vitals and how he's doing. They are planning on placing a rod in his right femur and a plate in his left knee. There is some possible damage to an artery in that left knee that needs a test as well to confirm the extent of it. He's most likely not going to have a cast on either leg either which is hard to believe--he'll most likely have a brace on his left leg. But just the rod in the femur.

Wow. We are still continuously told that he is 'not out of the woods yet' and 'bad things could still happen', but it feels so good that we are moving in the direction we are moving.

In addition, he is back to following some commands today. He's wiggled his toes, squeezed hands, and held up 2 fingers this morning. (The past 2 days he wasn't following commands as well which they attributed to his fever, which is still up and down). When we were visiting this morning, we were talking to one of the Doctors and all of the sudden Jamie even opened his eyes for a second. It was kind of a drunk blink--but as soon as he did it, we all leaned back toward him to say 'heeeeeeyyyyyy jamieeeeeee' because he kind of surprised us! That's the first time that I've seen his eyes open! (Since the Sunday night of his accident in the ER before he had his stroke and he was complaining about his catheter! Boy is he going to have a lot to complain about when he wakes up now, but we can't wait for that!)

A lot of you have asked about how the family is doing. We are doing better--eating a little more and sleeping a little more. Yesterday my Dad said "The good news is my appetite is back...the bad news is my appetite is back!" Mom and Dad are the veterans in the 9th floor waiting room and know all of the families and are manning the phone in there. We have an amazing support network and I have been blessed with wonderful people coming to watch my little ones in the mornings so I can be at the hospital all morning and then at night.

We can't thank you enough for all of your prayers for Jamie and will ask you to please continue them! Please pray for his healing and his strength for surgery tomorrow.