Going Home

We're getting discharged to HOME! Everything checked out fine yesterday. Gavin had one more headache last night but it went away with Tylenol (unlike the first big one). All the neurological tests came back normal. Gavins blood pressure was normal by last night. His pupils are more normal this morning. Doctors gave us option to stay another night but we're ready to get home to Brody!!! They think that it was a combination of dehydration (from all the sleeping Gavin was doing) plus his body adjusting to the new heart changes. We're going to take things slower and not rush to being active. Gavin probably over did it walking and moving as much as he did yesterday morning. So we took a wagon out of the heart unit this time! 

I want to give out some shout outs....

Thank you to Jack and Angela Hudkins for bringing us lunch on the day of surgery. So sweet of you two! Thank you to our wonderful family, Grandpa Joe, Nana, Papa Ron, Great Granny, Suzanne, Nancy and Shandi for making the trip and helping us out so much!!! Thank you to Uncle Kyle and Aunt Kiki for keeping Brody and making sure he was well taken care of! Thank you to our awesome neighbors, The Klaus Family for getting our mail, doing house stuff, trash and taking Brody to school everyday, you all are the best! Thank you to the Montgomery's, Browns, & Maternas for sending an awesome game and snack package to Gavin! Thank you to Suzanne and Granny for keeping Brody last night and getting him to school today.

Thank you to Daddy's co-workers for the sweet get well sign and for being so understanding of Gavins situation.

Thank you to Gavins LOVING, precious classmates for the hilarious, thoughtful video they sent him. He's watched it over and over. Mrs. Gable and the ENTIRE third grade class at LCS ROCKS!!! Thank you to Papa and Mimi for the KC hat that all the medical staff signed for Gavin! What a neat keepsake!

Thank you to the incredible team of doctors and staff at Mercy Childrens. Special shoutout to Erin our ICU nurse. Gavin has decided to write a book about helping children who have to be in the hospital a lot. He asked Erin to write his foreword. 

And of course Dr. P and Dr. Kaine for making this thing work out the least invasive way! Sad I didn't get a pic of Gavin with his docs! Last but not least thank you prayer warriors (even some we do not personally know) for the unending support through prayers, encouragement, etc. We felt your love from a far!!!! I find it very appropriate to end with this quote sent by one of our favorites Mrs. Sheila. So fitting for our Gavin.