Surgery #4

This past week has been pretty incredible; I am amazed at how resilient Ethan's little body is! He seems more alert with every passing day, and spends many hours wide awake and HAPPY! Many of you have commented on his eyes, and I have to agree, they are awesome. I thank God every time he opens them and gives me a sign that he is, indeed, "in there".

We've been quite the "boring" family of the PCICU. I guess, technically, we should be out on the floor, but Ethan's team agreed to let him stay in the unit until his surgery (which has been confirmed for Thursday, by the way). He doesn't really need intensive care at this point, but it's all about keeping him safe until then. He'll recover in the PCICU, as well, and they'll make sure he's tolerating full feeds in his tummy before they move us out.

Please pray for another successful surgery. This will be #4 in 9 weeks, which just blows my mind if I think about it too much. Pray that Ethan's heart function will be able to handle the anesthesia. Pray that the Nissen will work as planned, and will take away the fear of another arrest. Pray that the G-tube will function well and that we'll steer clear of any complications with that. Pray, pray, pray.

I'll leave you with what is probably my favorite picture of Ethan's first 2 months of life. Check out the dimple in his right cheek; oh, is his mama proud!!