No strings attached...

Today, like the last few days was the same. He's still in CICU, but with a little more progress! We went and saw him this morning, and he got his pacing wires out of his chest that were "just in case", which monitored his heart and could act as pacemakers if his heart was beating irregularly. The nurse told us that they would also take out the last tube which was another "just in case" precautionary measure. We left and went grocery shopping and waited until after the 7 pm shift change to return to see him. When we got there, he was all bundled up in a blanket (better known as swaddling) and he was the cutest thing ever! ( of course) =) We were so glad to see him relaxed and calm. He was breathing so well and had his big eyes wide open and a pacifier hangin half way out of his little mouth! After a little while, the nurse told us that they did in fact take the last tube out, so I didn't hesitate, I asked if we could hold him, and she said YES! We smiled at each other as if to say, YAY! And naturally I let Shelley hold him first. He was more than glad to see his mommy! She held him for what seemed like forever, and I didn't wanna disturb him sleeping, and I was feeling a little left out... but just about the time I wanted to ask her to hold him, she had to go pump some breastmilk! So, she let me hold him, and he was a little fussy at first, but as soon as I gave him his pacifier he suckled on it and didn't let go until she was finished! We felt relieved a little because all of his wires and tubes were gone, but we're still not going to be satisfied until he is well and out of CICU with "no strings attached". His diaphragm is a little slow on one side, and they haven't reported any change in the fluid on his lungs, however, we know that GOD can and GOD WILL heal him in due time. Hopefully and prayerfully tomorrow we will be blogging about the good news, but time will tell. We are forever greatful for all the prayers, and phone calls, and support from everyone. We are truly blessed to have people such as y'all in our lives. We hope to report better news tomorrow! We love you all, and again thanks for all your love, prayers, and support.
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Happily,
Shelley and Blake