My dad and I went down to CHOP tonight to visit Anna. She is doing better...  They took all of her tubes out. She is still on a breathing tube and has one IV in. I think her mom said that one was getting infected; which would explain her fever. They're having a hard time getting her to eat. If they could get past that and her fever breaks they'd be able to go home in two or three days the doctors said! My dad talked to Dave on the phone and he said, "That praying really worked!"  Steph said it's very lonely being there and she was very glad we came to vist them. She cried when we prayed for them.
 Thanks to everyone who brought us meals this week. That was a load off our backs since, Owen needed lots of attention as he was healing. He is doing much better. He doesn't even cry when we change his diapers now.
Here's a fun picture my mom took on her phone...

Owen is doing alot better. I don't think he's cried for no reason yet today. He's still not 100%, but I think he will be there by the end of the week. He still isn't sleeping at night very well. He get's up every hour... sometimes an hour and a half if we're lucky. We keep him in sleepers so it's easy on his wound.{and us}Owen's next appointment is next Thursday with Dr. Flake and hopefully with Dr. Natarajan.

Our church is having a baby dedication on Sunday and afterwards we are going to my parents for lunch.  I'm glad we are able to make it to the dedication; for a while we weren't sure if we would still be in the hospital or not!

We're finally home! We got home around 4:45pm. Owen was very happy to be in his car seat on the way home. He seems to be a little bit happier but, he still must be in alot of pain because he is miserable. I think he is overly tired too. He slept for about two hours this entire day. We saw our cardiologist today and she asked how our weekend was and why we were still around. She thought something might of happened. She did say she would see us on the same day GI wants to see us even if she isn't seeing patients that day. Which is great for us!
 They were trying to get Anna to drink something so that the doctors wouldn't put a feeding tube in her. I think she did end up taking some chocolate milk from a bottle. The doctors said there is some bleeding in the back of her brain, but that's no cause for alarm. {That's not how Dave took it...} Dave is also out of a job right now. Which is good so he can take care of the other kids while the mom stays with Anna, but not so good for the finances.
 We came home to a roof leak in our bathroom which is pretty normal whenever we go away. I'm hoping with this years tax return we can afford to get a new one put on. I'm not going to go back to work til Wednesday so I can take care of the roof and other odds and ends around here. I'm sure I will be helping Ashley take care of Owen and Owen taking care of Ashley.
Our church has meals lined up for us this week which is great because Owen is a little fuss pot and needs attention while he is healing.

I took these fun pictures of Ashley in the waiting area at CHOP.

We're Home!

Owen learned about his hands during his stay at CHOP. Infact it was almost the only thing that would console him when he was in pain!

Owen got really swollen from the surgery.

Look how fat his hand is!

They let us push Owen around in one of these carts.

Owen got his last IV out today. It was really bothering him. I think that probably hurts more then the wound from the surgery. His little fingers are all missing a layer or two of skin from the tape that keeps his hand strapped to the board. Next time I'm telling them they have to put gauze between the tape and his hand.
He gave me a big smile today and then he refused to sleep or let me put him down. They came in to do their rounds on each patient so I had to leave the room and he screamed for a few minutes and the nurse had to console. She said he finally went to sleep. Meanwhile we found "MadMex." It's actually on Moravian St.  not Walnut like it says on their website. It sits way back in the alley not to easy to find. Once we did find it they wouldn't let Ashley in because her ID was back in the car on 34th. We had to walk back to the car to get it. The food was ok. The salsa tasted like my mother in-laws.{which is a good thing} My chimichanga kind of tasted like motor oil at first but, it went away after the third bite. There is alot of other cool places to eat in that little back alley that look really cool. Very picturesque. Once again wishing I had camera that fit in my pocket and took good pictures.
 The nurse said they are just waiting for GI to say Owen can go home. Which is pretty frustrating because I thought they talked about all that on Friday. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day we can get out of here. I'm sure Dr. Natarajan will make sure we do. We better 24 is on tomorrow!
 Anna head some scary stuff happen today. I saw her mom this morning and she said she was doing great but, while I was talking to Dave in the afternoon they were taking her to get a brain scan because she hasn't been responding and is staring into nothing. They wanted to make sure there wasn't a brain clog. It came back negative but, they had to have someone else review to rule it out. Scary stuff! Keep praying for them!

Owen is getting better bit by bit. He's down to getting his pain medications orally and pretty rarely. You can tell by his face he is pretty sore. He did give us a  real smile right before he fell asleep at 7pm. Ashley is staying at the hospital tonight so she can breast feed him. She got a sleep room right in the CICU so she doesn't have to walk to the other side of the hospital. I'm staying at the RMH. Dr. Flake came by today and said from a GI stand point Owen can go home tomorrow. Cardiac wants to make sure he's gaining weight and won't let him go home tomorrow. I think Owen is ready to get home; he looks home sick.
 Ashley and I went to Peronis Pizza for dinner. We were looking for Mad Mex, but couldn't find it and didn't have the address. So we walked around til we saw something. It was good to get some fresh air! I'm going to write it down tonight so we can go tomorrow.
 Anna isn't waking up last time I talked to Dave, her dad. It's probably from all the pain medication. They said they're looking at one or two weeks in the hospital yet.

Owen got most of his tubes removed. He only has his two IVs left in him. I was able to bottle feed him a tiny bit. He can only eat a little bit at a time for now. We will probably be here til at least Monday it looks like. They're in no rush to get us out of here this time. Maybe tomorrow they'll transfer him down to the CCU.
 My dad's tenants' daughter is doing amazingly well they said. They found out where all the fluid was gathering and put a tube in there and now her oxygen levels are higher then they've ever been. She was even able to drink some apple juice today. They are starting to ask my parents questions about their faith too. It's pretty slow around here. We kind of look at Owen hoping he might open his eyes or wake up for a few minutes. It's pretty boring but you don't want to leave at the same time!