Fair day

The kids and I went to the fair today. Greg stayed at the hospital with Mav (he can't walk around that much with his back). We had a great time. It was so hard to see them go this evening. We all cried. Fall break is next week. I'm sure we'll work something out for that time. They all saw him, and he was awake and looking around one of the times they were in his room. It was so cute to see them interact with him.

He's had a pretty good day. His chest tube output is still high and they're having to give him extra sodium and FFP (plasma). They're planning on giving him another day or so before deciding what/if something needs to be done surgically. I was pretty bummed about the idea of him having another surgery and his nurse looked up over her glasses and said, "You know it's a miracle he's still here..." to which I said "Yes, I know." Then she said, "This surgery will just be a minor blip on the radar compared to everything else." I know she's right, and I just have to keep all this in perspective. He's off ecmo and his chest is closed and we still have him. God has been so good. We're so thankful for those things. We're just wanting to get him home. I didn't have time to upload pics. I just enjoyed my time with the kids. I think there's a way to send them here from my phone. I'll try to figure that out and post if I can. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers - love you all - jc.