home!

We're home. It is so good to be in familiar surroundings again. Ryan is rocking Athan to sleep at the moment, and it's good to know he can sleep (in his own bed) for as long as he wants to. No need to wake up for an x-ray or to take his vitals.

The best part is having our boy back. Last night he was pretty fussy for a couple of hours - just uncomfortable and unable to sleep. After he finally crashed and slept for a couple of hours, he woke up in every sense possible. The lethargy seemed gone suddenly - he was smiling and laughing and clapping like Athan does. Just so good to see him again.

We'll see the surgeon in a week or two, and then his regular cardiologist in a month. For now, he's home on his regular endo meds (cortef, synthriod, and genotropin), on Tylenol for pain, and on 1 daily does of furosemide for his heart. The tylenol will stop within a few days, and we may get to stop the heart med after we see cardio, too.

We'll keep updating, and thank you all, again, for carrying us through another trauma with our boy. We couldn't do this without you.