Leaps and Bounds

Owen is improving by leaps and bounds... he is such a little angel. Dr. Pearl had his chest closed in 40 minutes and I was happy to see him closed. They should have him completely weaned off the Nitric Oxide by 3am and then they will finish the wean from the ventilator. The plan is to exubate him tomorrow morning... that means I get to hold my baby boy again.

Owen got a pretty ticked off this afternoon. They turned off his fentanyl drip and morphine (pain killers) and he started to wake up a bit. The poor buddy couldn't open up his eyes because they are so swollen. This along with the fact that he has a tube going down his throat, catheder and anal probe, tubes coming out of his chest and he can't even have something as soothing as his binkie... he was MAD! So he got a little dose of versed and he drifted off into dreamland.

Here are some pics of him pre op....
Owen and our favorite surgeon... Dr. Pearl.
Owen Post Op... check out ALL his equipment!
Here's my PUFFY boy. He's pretty swollen, but we'll get him to pee it off in no time!
Here are Owen's Beads of Courage. They started this program for the cardiac patients a few months back. Each bead has it's own meaning and they have to be earned. The nurse brought him a bumpy glass bead today to represent his "bump in the road'... then a glass and wire one to represent the wires that were put in his chest today. This is a great way for kids to look back on their life and realize how truely courageous they are. Keep the prayers coming. We're still on edge hoping and praying that this surgery will help his right ventricle function. We still don't know if it did the trick yet.