1 week old

I've been hanging out with my lil homie this afternoon. He is doing great. "Very stable" are my new favorite words. He is still sedated but he's slowly being weaned off some meds. Within the next few days the doctors hope to remove his chest tube and breathing tube. Once those tubes are out we can hold him again. Hooray!!

In celebration of his 1 week birthday I read him "Curious George Goes to the Hospital." I have a feeling this book will be on heavy rotation for the next few years.

I love his fat little feet! I asked the nurse if they were normal baby feet and she told me "no way." He is still pretty swollen from surgery and retaining a lot of water. They're giving him a diuretic every 6 hours to help "dry him out."

He's only been here for a week, but I can't recall what life was like without him. I Heart Santiago, big time!!