Joyful Reunion

There aren't really the right words to describe the reunion that happened yesterday but it was a joyful thing to watch. Blake was sleeping when Aidan and Riley arrived yesterday and when he heard their voices he immediately began to smile from ear to ear and wave his arms and legs. It was more movement than Blake had done since his surgery and he hadn't even opened his eyes. The whole experience was the definition of happiness. There was lots of hugs, kisses, high fives and stories to share and I think it was just the medicine that Blake needed.

Blake's stomach issues seem to be much better. He is able to eat a little more and although he really doesn't like them, they have been able to move most of his medicines from IV to oral which is a big step toward going home. He is also up and moving around and we even took him on a little trip outside to the garden yesterday afternoon. We are trying to get him to sit up and move around as much as he can.

It is hard to believe we are thinking about when we will be headed home. Just 5 days ago we were hoping he would come off the ventilator and now we are going through all the steps to allow his body to recover so we can take our little Superman home! Today he had an echo of his heart which took nearly 2 hours. The results of that echo will tell the docs how his heart is functioning and ensure he needs no additional revisions.

When you go through something like this and are in the type of hospital that we are in it is very easy to look around and see the pain that so many children and their families are going through. Through this experience though it has been very easy to also see the kindness of people. This blog has had a few thousand views by people who all genuinely care how Blake is doing! We have received countless emails, texts and cards with well wishes for Blake and offers of help and support for our family. Blake has received so many thoughtful gifts and gestures to make this all a little easier for him. We have even had strangers who know about our kids send gifts and thoughts of prayer.  Thank you all so much for the continued love, prayers and support!