Moving Day

This morning we were told that we were going to move to the 'floor'. To the nurses in the CICU, the 'floor' refers to the Children's Surgical Unit (CSU), or where the kids go to recover from surgery. The big momentum swing came with the removal of the ventilator. It was just a matter of time till he came upstairs. The CICU is on the 2nd floor and the CSU is on the 3rd.

Our nurse, Crystal, thought we would be upstairs by early afternoon. At 10:30 we got the transfer orders and we would be upstairs at 11:15! Again, the progress he was making is incredible. How sweet that was to know we shouldn't be back for years, maybe 4-5, but years! It was a good feeling to know that the countdown to come home was now rolling fast downhill.

We got to our new room, which has a window, Isaac just rolled right over and got comfortable. Nothing like snuggling up with a hospital blanket and taking a nap. My excitement grew because now Eli and Emily could come and meet him. That was going to be fun.

When the rest of the family got here, Isaac was getting his post-op echo. The cardiologists wanted to make sure his heart was working the way the repairs intended it to. We haven't heard how it went, but if there was something amiss, chances are we would have heard about it by now. Lisa and the kids got here during the echo, so the kids' first glimpse of their little brother was in dad's arms walking down the hall to take Isaac back to his room. Emily's first response was, "Oooo, he's cute." I believe she is correct.

We got to Isaac's room and both kids climbed into the chair as fast as they could to get a better view.

 Thanks to Aunt Marcie and Uncle Duane for helping him look good here in the hospital. Not to mention comfortable too, this blanket is amazingly soft.

Eli was very interested in Isaac. He got sad when he cried. Not real sure yet what to do, he came over occasionally to inspect, but blew kisses to him when he left.

Emily loved him too. She tried to hold him while mom help him, but with so many wires still attached, they decided they might wait for a better time. Plus, Lisa wants to hold him too. 

It was so great to have us all together again. It felt like months we were apart, with so much big stuff happening, but it hasn't even been an entire week. The real world is just a dream right now. Our windshield has been filled with hospital. How grateful we are for the many prayers that are now being answered and for a loving Heavenly Father that has helped us through this experience and strengthened us to be able to endure it. Thank you!