Post Fontan - Day 4

1:30PM UPDATE:THERE ARE TALKS OF SENDING US HOME TODAY!!!

9:30AM: First, I would like to thank everyone for your prayers, thoughts and personal messages. They mean so much to Steve and me.

Yesterday was another busy day. Henry went on his second short walk around the hospital floor and sat up for a few minutes. He was very excited to see his brothers, Ben and Will, along with grandpa and grandma Crabtree yesterday. They enjoyed hanging out in his room watching Nemo and playing pirates.

Well, it looks as if Henry is a step closer to going home. The surgical team took out his last chest tube around 6pm yesterday. Henry's spirit perked up almost immediately. He was talking with the nurses, smiling and more comfortable moving around in his bed. It also helped him have a more restful sleep during the night with one less and very large tube.

The goal today is to ween him off his oxygen, get him up and walking around more. The surgeons said this is one of the speediest recoveries. That said, your thoughts and prayers are working.

God bless you all, Shanna