Saturday Afternoon.

Saturday was a big day. Katie (and Paula) received another bouquet of flowers and many (4) visitors. First came Polly and Andrea, and after a while Amy and Reid came to join in the fun. Katie's belly was all boated from the gas they pumped into her the other day, which gave her a slightly pregnant appearance, especially when she held onto the bottom of her belly and paced around the room and unit. She needed to pass gas before going off of the all-liquid diet, so with all of these forces put together, we laughed a lot about how she was in labor with Walter the Farting Dog (which is a children's book, for anyone who is confused). Hence the inspiration for the photo where Polly and Andrea are holding Katie's stomach. The great news is, shortly after that picture was taken, Katie passed gas! Which meant that shortly after that, a big tray of spaghetti with green beans and a chocolate chip cookie was delivered to the room.

Katie hasn't sat down much today and may have over exerted herself a bit. Getting back into bed tonight at 8 pm (13 hours after getting out of bed), we had a bit of a scare when she felt lots of pain, then started shivering uncontrollably. Luckily it passed, and the nurse was happy with all of her vital signs, but she needs to take it easy for the rest of the night. That being said, we're off to watch an episode of LOST (on the computer's DVD player, of course).