Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 04:43 PM EDT

Well, as always, wait a little while and the plan will change.
We are still on the rehab floor, but not technically on rehab's "service",
which means Sam's only having therapies once a day (like during the latter part of her ICU stay), and under the primary care of a nephrologist instead of her rehab doc.

It looks like she has a UTI, which they are treating, and is not much of a surprise, considering she had a catheter for quite some time. The nephrologist thinks she can stay put -- sparing her another move, esp. a short-term one -- and they'll watch her for a few days, and then (hopefully!) be able to return her to rehab's service.

Sam had a pretty good day today, and
is officially allowed to drink from her sippy cup.
Of course, once actual liquid was put in the cup, she decided she didn't want a drink after all! That all changed when Daddy showed up, and pretended to drink from her cup, then handed it to her --
she took her first sip!
(Apparently, Mommy wasn't nearly as impressive when she tried the same stunt earlier.)

She's smiling a lot more now;
I put her sunglasses on her stuffed rhino, and that caused quite a grin.

She wasn't as sleepy today as the last few days, and we're looking for her to continue to perk up, once the infection is brought under control.
Her ICU nurse, Katie, came by to see her yesterday;
as nice as it was to see her,
we are relieved that we're not heading back there!

Sam appreciates your prayers, and she's working hard to get better.

Thanks,
Jessica

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Sammy ~

Thanks for Workin So Hard to get Better ~
We'll Keep On Prayin!

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