Busy Day

Caleb has had a busy day. He had been wanting to drink something for a long time. Finally, since he's kept it all down, the nurse gave him the green light to drink whatever he wanted, which was juice, water, and milk!
Since he's doing so well, they were able to pull out a couple of his lines. The toughest part of this is taken off the adhesive bandages and tape. He also had a chest x-ray, which revealed some air in his tummy, so we are waiting to hear more on that. He was able to see his sister before she took off to New York and Hershey with our friends. He watched Cars (again), and slept off and on.

Now he is getting blood which takes about three hours. Soon they will take off the big, bulky IV from his foot. One of the goals today is to get all (or most) of the "stuff" off of him. He has a tube coming out of his chest to drain blood and other fluid from the surgery which they will probably leave in until tomorrow.

The most common complication with Fontan kids post-op is the build up of fluid around his heart and lungs. It happens to all of the patients. Sometimes it can take many days or even weeks to drain. This was one concern that we had. Thankfully, Caleb has drained very well and has not apparently built up too much excess fluid. We believe this is God's doing.

Here's the items we just posted on Facebook:

Praise:
the beginning of a good recovery
Janet's health
good nurses
strength without sleep

Prayer:
the air in his tummy would not create major complications
no other significant complications
that Caleb would not be sad, but patient (I know, he's only three)
wisdom in managing time with Genesis

Also, if you have any Japanese friends, Caleb has a Japanese site, too!! That's linked on his blog.

UPDATE: Just got word that the air in his stomach is no big deal and should be absorbed over time.