...from one arm to another

Well I was very happy to see her dip into her Happy Meal box last night for dinner - - not because she was reaching for a burger, but because she was doing it all with her right hand - the hand she hadn't moved in a week.  I was relieved that the infection was beginning to clear and she was getting movement back.   The use of her right hand continues, and although slow at times, she is still able to move her fingers and raise her arm straight up in the air.  Tonight however, I noticed that he left arm was being favoured a bit and she was no longer moving it at the pace she once had.  The only way to describe the movement, is that is looked like her arm was heavy because she was moving it so slow.  I informed the nurse and the resident came into examine her.  She did complain that her arms hurt, but I really don't want to give her too much pain medication if she is able to tolerate it a bit.  That might sound mean, but the only medication she can really take right now is codeine, and I am just not a fan of giving my little girl a narcotic.  She doesn't seem to be in too much pain now, because as I glance across the room she is fast asleep on her hospital bed.  She had some visitors today and didn't really have an afternoon nap, so she is pretty sleepy.
  One of the nurses reminded us of the importance of Aly sitting up when she eats, so every time she eats now she says " mommy I have to sit up to eat remember". We also need to get her up and moving.  If you think about it, she has been lying down for a little over a week now so we need to get those little legs moving again - Doctor's orders.  She really wants nothing to do with getting up and moving, but this afternoon we got her dressed and went for a walk down to the playroom.  She cried as we got her dressed and out of bed, but we made her walk from her bed to the door.  From that point Brian picked her up and carried her to the play room.  Once we were in the play room she really had no interest in playing, but I did pull out some things to remind her of all the great toys they had.  She wanted to return to her room, so we asked that she walk to the playroom door then daddy would carry her back. She agreed, but as we got close to the nurses station, Brian put her down and asked that she walk to her room ( which was only have 6 adult steps).  Her legs were shaky. Although her legs remain the size they have always been, they now have to bear the extra 10lbs of weight that she has gained over the past month.  This was definite baby steps, but it was nice to see her up and moving.  We will continue this routine until she is able to walk to the playroom all by herself.  If the weather is good on Tuesday, we might venture out to the park, or down to the water to skip some stones.