Sunday Michael Update

He is sure doing well. Every day he has more stuff taken out. While I was there today they removed the 2 pacemaker wires (wires straight to his heart in case it is needed) and the IV line in his right hand - so that hand is free again.

He is just so darling! Dr's rarely hear him cry, so they were a little concerned, but nurse and mom could attest to the fact that he can cry. Most of the time he is pretty content. His cry was real hoarse, but today not as hoarse as yesterday.

Tomorrow morning they will do a swallowing test. If he passes it, then he can start getting food from a bottle.

The Cardio-surgeon PA says that they will not pull his arterial lines (2 IV's going into the chest) until Tuesday. Then he could be moved from PICU to the regular floor. The reason being that they want to follow the book in his case because of his previous infection. The cardiologist thought that still could happen tomorrow.

So we will let you know what tomorrow brings.

Also, there is a big cardio defect DNA study going on. So they took blood from Michael and parents to be a part of the study.

Here is a picture from today. The IV in the arm by his head is now out.