Well around 5:00 pm, we officially got moved upstairs to the CICC (Children's Intermediate Cardiac Care)! I never thought I'd say it's great to be back in any hospital room/floor, but this is kind of like the "celebrity" floor because the rules are so lax, plus there are full bathrooms and a fold out couch in each room, so we have the option for one of us to sleep here with Ethan if we want.
We saw both of Ethan's heart surgeons early today when we were still down in the PICU and they were both amazed at how fast Ethan's recovering! His main surgeon, Dr. Mill, told us yesterday in the debriefing that post-Glenn surgery patients usually spend 2-3 days in the PICU then 5-7 in the CICC. The main thing we "work on" is the eating, but Ethan's been doing pretty well with that, at least up until dinner time. Now that he got moved up here, he's only been interested in eating 2oz. instead his normal 4oz. I think part of it is that he's "clogged up" - he hasn't pooped since yesterday, so that's our big goal for the night - getting unclogged so he'll have a normal appetite again! LOL
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Praise God! I love the picture of Julie feeding him...he's right in there holding that bottle, too! We're continuing to pray for a speedy recovery...he's well on his way! Thanks for keeping us posted. Go, Ethan, Go!!!
That is great news!! I will pass it along. Sounds like you all will be home before you know it!
Sarah
Just to let you know, you all are in my thoughts and prayers often. I love reading about Ethan and seeing the pictures of him growing stronger every day. Ethan is a testimony to all showing just what the miracle of God's mighty hand can do. I praise God that Ethan was blessed with such wonderful parents who love him so much and have endured so much. Take care and as one of the previous posts said, "GO, ETHAN, GO!!!"
Pam Kermon
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