We are home (YEAH!) Holden seemed to recognize it immediately. We were discharged Monday afternoon. He smiled when Alex gave him kisses and he was happy to play with his toys again. The little Monkey slept through the night and seemed to enjoy not being disrupted every couple of hours by the nurses/doctors. Overall, he's recovering well from his surgery, however, he is still experiencing some discomfort from his reflux - just now it can not come up. We hope with time and his reflux medications, we'll see a improvement.
Some "not so great" news is that doctors had a hard time seeing his left pulmonary vein on the echocardiogram they did in the hospital. This could be a sign that his pulmonary vein stenosis is progressing. Unfortunately, the only way to know is to do another cathizerzation. So the little guy will probably be heading back to Egleston for a day or so - in the next 4 to 6 weeks. We continue to pray that God helps heal Holden's body and just hope that things are not getting worse.
On a lighter note, Holden continues to grow and is as cute as ever. We've attached some photos below...
Before surgery, Daddy took Holden on a wagon ride around the hospital.
Aunt Jo Jo came to visit and brought Holden a singing Mickey Mouse from their visit to Disney World. (It plugs into
IPOD or CD player) Holden is
fascinated that Mickey even sings
Backyardigans. Too cool!
Holden sends a big "Thank You" and hugs and kisses to his Stone Mountain Park Aunts - who not only gave Holden his very 1st Pumpkin, they sent pumpkins to all of the
children at
Egleston's Cardiac Step Down unit. The nurses said there were lots of smiles on the kids faces.
Here is Holden today, at home. He is relaxing in his monkey chair and checking out his new teeth. The little guy is about 14 lbs. It is amazing how quickly he is outgrowing his clothes. He's finally in size 6-9 months. It's great!
Holden, Daddy, Mommy and Alex Trick or Treating.
Granma Deda and Grandpa Dave with the little Monkey.
We are home (YEAH!) Holden seemed to recognize it immediately. We were discharged Monday afternoon. He smiled when Alex gave him kisses and he was happy to play with his toys again. The little Monkey slept through the night and seemed to enjoy not being disrupted every couple of hours by the nurses/doctors. Overall, he's recovering well from his surgery, however, he is still experiencing some discomfort from his reflux - just now it can not come up. We hope with time and his reflux medications, we'll see a improvement.
