Our Super STAR...

Gracelyn continues to do GREAT! The Attending is really pleased with her progress. He just called her a STAR! He helped us to get gloves on her hands so that she will stop scratching her face and eye. He told us is would be a shame to lose an eye after such a successful heart surgery. :) Her little swollen face is starting to look much better now. The nurse said that this is the BEST Glenn patient she has ever had. They are trying a new drug (presedexs ? ) on the Glenn heart patients as they are coming out of surgery. Gracelyn is one of the first they have tried it on and they are very happy with how it is working.

More lines have come out. They took the CVP line out of her neck, which is GREAT! As the nurse took it and the sutures out she just stared at her. The nurse couldn't believe it. She has been bragging to the other nurses about her. One nurse just said she wished she could share some of her demeanor with the other babies. You can tell by the picture that they have started taking machines away. We love it! They were able to take her catheter out. She is eating great. I won't be able to start nursing her for a couple of days, but we get to feed her by bottle. She still has a line running right to her heart. We won't be able to hold her until that line is removed. They are hoping to move her out of the ICU tomorrow. They have taken her off of the drug that has kept her sleepy and she has started waking up when she hears our voices. The last time she was awake I even got a smile out of her.

Thanks for the continued support. Like always I am overwhelmed by the love that we feel. All of the e-mails, blog comments, calls, texts, FB posts...whatever it is, it is so appreciated and means a lot to us. Thank you!