12-23 Update

Today has been a whirlwind... Gavin was extubated around 1 today.

It was a complete success!!! Gavin slept off and on and then developed a SEVERE itch. He itched so bad his face, neck, legs, etc were covered in red welps. They gave him doses of Benadryl through his iv and it knocked him completely out. Then we think he had some sort of reaction to the Benadryl, he was acting very bizarre. He slept off the last dose and woke up around 10pm feeling MUCH better! He is currently sitting up watching basketball and drinking chicken broth, his first meal. Our cardiologist told us he wanted to work super hard to get us home tomorrow night for Christmas Eve. So he kindly put orders in for Gavin to move out of ICU a night earlier and in to step down. So about 6 tonight we got moved to step down!!! A wonderful Christmas present! So please pray for Gavin to have an AWESOME night so we can get home just in time for Santa Claus!!! Gavin will be home bound this weekend and we will get a phone call from the surgeon to make a definite plan. Hopefully surgery will be Monday or Tuesday. 

Today we had some visitors... Some sweet friends brought us a YUMMY lunch, thank you Doyle's and Weedens!! We love you guys so much!!! One of my child hood friends Lydia and her husband Mitch came by to give Gavin a VERY special gift. Mitch works for the OKC Dodgers, once he heard about Gavins baseball analogy, he wanted to deliver Gavin a gift.

 

(I got to lay against Gavins bed and take a nap with him. Daddy got some cuddles in too.)

His very own personalized OKC dodger jersey and hat!! Gavin was still on the vent when Lydia came back to give to him. Gavin opened his eyes when she showed him and he got a huge smile followed by tears of excitement. It was a very touching and special moment! Thank you Stubenhofers!!! 

After Gavin was extubated, Gavins best friend and brother got to make a special appreance in the ICU. It was a sweet moment to see brothers interact. Adam and I got to take Brody to the play area for a little bit and enjoy a game of tag with him! 

Grandpa, Brody and Papa during an intense game of minion trouble in the ICU waiting room. 

Tonight the sweet Lawrences came up and brought us dinner. Delicious pizza, salad, cookies and brownies! Of course Brody was absolutely thrilled, he got to hug his BEST buddy Lincoln! These two are a hoot. They even have their own special language. Thank you Lawrences for your incredible friendship. You all have been through this journey with us since day one. We're forever grateful for your love and support! 

Kiki and bubba came up and brought the boys KC royals hats for our next journey. Not the best pic but this is when Gavin was having his itching episode. His pore face was beat red! Thank you Kiki and Bubba for the sweet gift!

So continue to join us in prayer about going home tomorrow. We've been under the impression we would be here for Christmas. To get the news today that there is a chance we get to go home tomorrow was music to our ears!!! Thank you again to everyone texting, calling, messaging us. We love you all!!!