Day 2 in the CICC

Dan and I have enjoyed getting caught up on some much needed sleep, not having to get up and feed Ethan during the night! We got over here to the hospital around 10am. One of the cardiologists and his outpatient nurse were in his room, they are still saying he's doing great! He had a chest x-ray this morning and they said it looked a little better than yesterday, and it was already looking good yesterday! Praise God for what a smooth journey this has been so far, if things continue to go this well, we may be out by Monday.

The main things we're working on now to be looking at going home is getting off oxygen and getting his pain meds switched over from IV to oral. He's started taking his Lasix (diuretic medicine) orally, which we will go home on - just like last time. He's already down from 3 liters to .3 liters of oxygen, which is encouraging. He just had the central IV line removed from his neck, so he just has an IV line in his right foot. That's not on continuous drip - it mainly stays closed off and they only use it when it's time for his pain med. He also had a couple poopy diapers so now he's back to being "unclogged" and he's starting to eat more now!

Also, we just got invited to be part of a parent panel at a cardiology conference about HLHS that UNC is sponsoring in May! They only want 4 families and we're one of the chosen ones! Our friends Crystal & Ben and their baby girl Shelby are one of the other famillies! We're excited about this opportunity to share our story with nurses from all over the state.