Lil Stinker!

It is almost midnight and somebody is happy as a lark! He is talking, trying to roll over, making himself laugh. I left him alone and took a shower thinking he would play himself to sleep. Nope! And we have been playing for hours and we have rocked for hours. He obviously feels better and he's ready to try out his new heart! How do I explain to him that we can try it out tomorrow?

He got the final drain tube removed today. They were going to try a modified swallow study but then they found out he won't take anything by mouth so that flew out the window. He had a x-ray done this morning and it looked clean they said. They also did an echo but we haven't gotten the results of that. They are going to do another chest x-ray tomorrow in the early morning (in 5 hours) and if that is clear then we are busting out of here!

There is the sweetest little girl down the hall from us. She is two years old and recovering from her 3rd open heart surgery. She has been here a month and half because one of her tubes won't quit draining. Please pray it quits so they can go home. Her Momma walks her up and down the hall, pulling her and her equipment in a wagon. The little girl dances and waves, she desperately wants to get out of here too!