Something the Lord Made

So today one of some of the nurses and doctors were telling us about a movie titled "Something the Lord Made" and it is about the men and woman who came up with the idea for the shunt that is now in David and all the socio-political and racism that was occurring around them at that time in their lives. I would highly recommend it if you like a good drama as well as helping to explain part of David's surgery,mostly the need for blood to get to the lungs. I just got done watching it and to think that those people had a role in saving my baby's life is amazing.

David has had a pretty good day today. The great big thing is his chest is closed now and healing. Hopefully in 48 hours the dressing can be removed and we will see him healing right up. He still had his moments of acting up. His heart starting beating faster then they liked, his blood pressure dropped a little low but overall he fought through it and did just fine. They sometimes have to pump fluids or play with lines but he is still pretty stable. He is just temperamental from time to time (not going to say where he gets that from).

I think the hard part for us is that it feels like every time we have a hurdle and it gets jumped and he does amazing such as his chest closing up and he is just fighting through it. Yet instead of being able for all of us to rest the next step is getting him off the respirator and getting his chest tubes taken out and it feels like all these major things keep on coming and coming and coming and it keeps on beating on all of us. It then makes us feel bad for David because all of our stuff is stress he's the one that is going through it really. We have to remind ourselves that we have to take this thing one day at a time because when we look to far down the road it looks daunting and scary and really it is. Yet David is a little fighter and he has shown amazing strength and determination. My favorite part of the day right now is whenever a nurse moves him (to not get a flat spot, and to avoid bed sores, and such) he will open up enough of his eyes to give them the death stare and then he goes back to sleep. It really is pretty funny.

So I know most of you want a picture and I have one but I didn't want to put it up top because it has a lot of tubes and not everyone is about that but this is the first picture of him with his chest closed and if I may say so myself he is absolutely perfect and beautiful.