Ethan is Home!!!

Well, Eef the Beef is home!! We are elated to have our wee one home with us and we are really enjoying having a PINK baby for once. Since he was born, he always had a blue hue to him, especially when he was upset. Then, after the first surgery with all the hemolysis going on, he was yellow with jaundice. Now he is finally PINK!!! I know one day he will hate that I desperately wanted him to be pink because that is for girls and blue is much better for boys but I am not ashamed one bit for wanting a pink boy!

He is doing very well and is "cordless" for the first time. It is strange to carry him around and dress him without worrying about his monitor cords. As far as his heart goes, he still has a bit of a murmur because the patch between the ventricles leaks a bit. It's not that the surgeon messed it up, its just impossible to seal it completely due to all the muscle fibers that they have to go through. Hopefully, the lining of the heart will grow over it and close it all the way eventually but if it doesn't, they don't expect that it will cause any trouble because the leak is so small. His heart appears to have decreased in size and the fluid is less around his heart and in his lungs. All good things!

Now we are finally on the cranial surgery. It has been rescheduled for November 17th. The cardiac anesthesiologists will do the surgery and he will be able to recover back in the CVICU in case something were to go wrong with his heart. The doctors all feel the most comfortable with this as the risks are greater to his fragile little heart. At least we know the staff and they know him!!

Another couple proud mama moments lately... Lauren got her first tooth!! She munches away on anything she can get in her mouth. So cute! And Abby Grace turned 3!!! She informed us that she is big now that she is three and she will be going on the potty soon but not today. Maybe tomorrow. UGH! She is just toying with us! : )

Your prayers have kept me going... -h