Our Friend Chuck

So this is Chuck and he was sent to the hospital by a family that Cole loves even more than us or Buzz Lightyear or dum dum lollipops. Chuck sat with Cole and I in the morning when I would have my complimentary waiting room coffee and Cole would have his complimentary apple juice, milk and Fruit Loops from the Family Snack Room.
He sat with us as Cole went through one of the hardest times in his life, but thank God we had and have all of you for our real support! Chuck is nice, but nothing compares to all of you!
Chuck is a laid back guy who hung out in his terry cloth hooded bath towel and matching terry cloth underwear. Chuck was the kind of guy who was more of a listener and not a talker. At times Chuck could get a little annoying because of the creepy smile he constantly had plastered on his face no matter what the situation. It was a little disturbing after a while because it gave him a little Crazy Eyed Clay look, but we kept Chuck around and he came home with us to roost with the other stuffed animals. He's been hanging out in Cole's room getting wrestled with by our lovely tazmanian devil Cole Griffin.

I wanted to let everyone know that Cole has been doing phenominal at home with his recovery. We were told he would self limit. Cole does not possess self limiting. We try to be a voice of reason to him here and there when it's so crazy to us that he is doing so well this early! Thank you Lord, but it's a little nerve wracking. Cole runs around the house chasing Ava with Lila now in Cole's old position of being the follower, or Cole takes running dives into the couch. We stand aside cringing, waiting for something to hurt and make him cry. Every now and then he finds an action that does hurt a little but does not stop him for long.
His latest endeavor is picking the scabs and stitches of the three chest tube sights. That's our boy:)

We can't wait to get the final all clear knowing Cole is mended 100% but in the meantime he is happy and laughing and being a boy!

Here is Cole about to get a blue dum dum lollipop. This is pretty much how Cole is about everything in life! He is my reminder to look for the good in life and try living life like Cole. Everything in life is big and exciting no matter what it is, even as small as getting a dum dum. If Cole can still have that attitude after everything he has gone through the past 2 1/2 years than we should definitely be able to try living life the same way!