He did GREAT!

It has been 12+ hours since Blake went back to surgery but he is finally up in the ICU. We still haven't been able to see him but we have met with the surgeon who said that Blake did great. The surgery took longer than expected and a few revisions were needed as they tried to take Blake off of the heart and lung machine but (like we all knew) Dr. del Nido said that Blake was a strong little boy! He now has a long road of recovery ahead. Based on the anatomy of his heart and the work that was required to repair his heart he may need a pace maker. Right now he has one that is temporary and over the next week they will try to take him off to see if his heart can pace itself. Please pray that it will. His chest is also still open as they allow him to recover and want to ensure he continues to do as well as he did today. Please pray the next 24 hours will go well and they can close his chest. Today was a huge hurdle for Blake and we feel so blessed and proud of him! Hopefully soon we will be able to go back and I can't wait to be by his side so no more updates tonight but more to come tomorrow. Thank you for your continued love and prayers for our family.