Weekends are really, really quiet at Craig. Quite a change from the week day pace. Emily didn't sleep well Friday night, so she was pretty out of sorts all day yesterday. We went over to Therapeutic Recreation for fruit smoothies in the afternoon and then spent some time outside in the garden and that seemed to cheer her up. Hendo visited and Emily got to see pictures of little Janie Lynn. Once she'd had a shower last night she was very relaxed and had a very restful night. Ken went to the hospital for breakfast and called to say she looked good today and was even able to demonstrate how well she can eat on her own for her nurse.

We had our first Craig milestone yesterday - Emily moved out of her room in the constant monitorig corridor. This is a very good sign that they don't anticipate her needing one-on-one care.

An interesting thing happened on Friday afternoon that I didn't process until about 5:00 this morning - Dr. Yarnell came to see Emily. When he comes in he has a very set pattern: he says "Hi Emily," asks her to take his hand (which she always does), and then asks her to give him a thumbs up. On Friday, Emily gave him a thumbs up BEFORE he'd finished asking her to (as in, "Emily can you.." and her thumb goes right up). Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems to me that indicates she obviously recognizes him and remembers what he's going to ask her to do. Since short-term memory is often affected by brain injuries, this seems important to me.

We're looking forward to everyone's visits today and tomorrow. Ariel, we know you'll visit when you're able. One question for Brendan: You wrote a poem for Emily right after the accident. I've let a few close friends read it and they all think I should post it on the blog. Do you have any objection?