No Surgery, just yet!

Gavin was scheduled for his stent procedure and heart surgery (if needed) for June 10th. We took him in for his stent procedure at 7am and by 10:30am we were told the operating room was cancelled and that the cardiologist and surgeon were happy with the stent placement and its effectiveness on his right ventricle pressure so we are holding off on his surgery.  The stent could last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. I know what a window that leaves us. The surgeon said if Gavin gets 6 months out of it, she will take it! Gavin is going through a huge growth spurt right now (if you have seen him lately you would agree!) and in 6 months she is confident that she could place a good sized conduit which is the main goal to limit the number of surgeries he will have.

Follow Up Cardiologist Appt

Today was Gavin's follow up with his cardiologist. We discussed his surgery date and he had labs done.  His surgery date has been moved from Monday, June 13th, to Friday, June 10th. Apparently, the brainstorming didn't stop with the decision for his surgery that was made a couple of weeks ago.

We're going home!

FINALLY! We are being discharged today.
His lab results are still dropping. His AST are 77 ALT 400'S but we have lab orders to have his blood drawn from outside U of M.  He will be on asprin until his surgery, he has a follow up appointment May 19.

I am so excited to be going home with our little bundle of energy. 

No we didn't paint it during our stay but we thought it was cute! Mom, Dad & Gavin

We will be back soon enough.

Not home yet, but soon we hope.

We didn't get go home today.  He had his echo this morning. We didn't see the images but apparently he doctors didn't get all the information they wanted from that test, so they are going ahead with the CT Scan tomorrow morning.  With the CT they hope to get a clearer image of the pseudo aneurysm and the stent along with the area around the heart and lungs (i guess) The results of the test may move the surgery date up from June 13th.  I don't suspect having to stay in the hospital until that time come.  They are also continuing to watch his liver enzymes. 

Labs. AST in the 280's from 193 yesterday, 2nd day of an increase since we've been here.

         ALT dropped to the 800's since 954 yesterday. BONUS

Weight 10.7 down from 11.1 yesterday. Considering they dry weight they are looking at is the weight he came in at, which he was retaining fluid. So I'm assuming they are going a little under the 11.4. I'm assuming because I can't get a clear answer.  I know they want to keep the fluid off of him but Im not sure why twice a day rather than once when he's already down.

Other than the echo, its been an uneventful day.  I can't speculate when we are going home, since you can tell that has already changed so much since we've been here, which is quite common.

There's that smiling face, we've missed so much!

Mommy and Gavin sat in the courtyard for awhile today.
Yet another beautiful day with my beautiful baby boy!
Daddy went back to work today, we really missed him!

He couldn't be any cutier!
Gavin is laying with the quilt the women's ministry "Quilts of Compassion" dropped
off on Mother's Day. A prayer was said with each stitch and each little knot that was made.
Mommy and Daddy got a purple quilt, Im thinking the purple is for hope, it's so pretty!
I'll be sure to post a pic of it soon.

May 10th

Another great night for Gavin. He has been eating like a champ, it seems as though he hasn't stopped eating since they removed the vent. He is showing his personality more and more.

His liver enzymes, the AST 193 up from 148 his ALT 954 down from 1182. The doc didn't think that was alarming. We will just watch them and if they go up again tomorrow then I think they will look more closely to them. 

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!  Gavin's liver enzymes continue to drop. He is on Lasix once a day. Other than that, today was a day of spending time with my family. 
Gavin gave us a few moments of comedy, letting us all know that he's still a ball of fun and ENERGY! I can not tell you how wonderful it is to see that beautiful smile.
We met a nice couple who attends our church, Metro South. They came to the see us today and set up a skype session for Gavin's dedication.  What a wonderful experience.  We finally dedicated our little baby boy to the Lord. We owe everything to him!  Three people also showed up at Gavin's bedside with prayer blankets, one for Gavin and one for Justin and I. They are so beautiful and soft.  I will post pictures of them soon. 

Tomorrow he is scheduled for an echo and he is to get a CT Scan, time is still to be determined. Most likely, discharge the day after these tests. So we really don't have a definite discharge date, but we are expecting early this week. I can't wait to go home so we can relax and allow our little guy time to relax before his big day in June.  There is no such thing as relaxing in the hospital.