Look Mom, no Tube!

I got to the hospital yesterday morning and had a wonderful surprise! They took out the ventilator! I was so excited. Maddox was awake quite a bit and had his eyes opened for awhile. It was amazing to have him looking at me and the world around him. I loved every second. I also got to here him coo and cry. I never thought that I would look forward to the crying, but it nearly made me cry. With the vent in you could see that he was crying but no sound would come out.

I got to give him a sponge bath on Sunday.

And this is from Sunday with the tube still in.

Bailee got Maddox this cute Mickey Mouse so we gave it to him and of course he loves it.

The surgeon came in yesterday afternoon, Dr. AK, and gave me another explanation of the surgery. He also let us know that he'd be doing it Wednesday morning. I never thought you could be happy knowing your child was scheduled for open heart surgery, but it really is a relief to know it will be over soon. Tomorrow will be a long day, the surgery is about 6 hours, but I really look forward to the recovery and the chance to bring him home. Recovery time is expected to be from 2 1/2 weeks to a month.

Thank you so much everyone for the love and support. We have truly felt the prayers and fasting of so many. It's a feeling that I'm not sure I've felt before. We have been overwhelmed by the love that has been shown and we are so grateful to be surrounded by so many wonderful people.