Post Fontan Day 1 (3/30/11)

This picture pretty much says it all for the day Colby has had...... I'm not sure where he learned to sleep like this but it appears to be working for him at the time.

This picture was made tonight as he was being moved OUT of the ICU and into a regular room on the 6th floor 24 hours after surgery. What an amazing day provided by an AMAZING GOD. So many answered prayers over the past couple of weeks for this surgery.

Finally a good nap after they removed his arterial line and some other tubes, hoses, and cords this afternoon. Once they got everything cleaned up they told us they had a surprise......

Pretty awesome to hold him in my lap less than 24 hrs after surgery!!!!! I think I was watching a documentary on TV or listening to Becca?

Colby was very irritated w/ the nasal cannula so he requested his own Oxygen supplement. Let me do it......

Middle of the day today..... I wonder if he is tired or doing yoga meditation? Funny thing is we have a very similar picture of him sleeping in this same position after his last surgery....

If they don't see me maybe they will leave me alone. He was excited to finally get the remote to the TV and DVD player.... unfortunately, the remote did not work which did not make him happy....

Resting peacefully this morning.... He is pretty cute even with a big scar on his chest (chicks will dig that when he gets older). Pretty amazing to think he was heading into the OR 24 hrs earlier....

This picture is a few minutes after they took him off the ventilator around 2:00 this morning. This is the moment he began to formulate all of the words he had been saving since he went into surgery. Once his throat had some time to rest he reminded us how many words he has in his vocabulary.

There are so many things we could talk about today b/c this day has been filled with blessings and answered prayers. We can never thank all of you enough for all of the kind words, prayers, and other kind gestures. Colby will some day realize how loved he is and how he has been surrounded throughout this entire adventure by the angels in heaven and by the loving arms of so many family and friends. We are truly a blessed and grateful family. We have heard a number of people say over the past couple of days "we could not do what you guys are doing". I can assure you that Becca and I never fathomed we would be where we are today via the path we have traveled over the past 3 years but we have made it to this point through the grace of God and the outpouring love of many friends and family members. No doubt we wish Colby's heart were "whole" but I would not trade this experience for anything. The ride has been fast and furious but the result has been Colby. Thank you for celebrating in this journey with us and giving us a shoulder to lean on.