Elijah and the famous and wonderful Dr. Moga! I guess it's a good sign (according to his superstition) that he was willing to get his picture taken finally. Right before this was taken, he pulled out E's pacer wires and Elijah was a mad baby. We tried to let him calm down a bit before taking the pic, but nothing was working so we decided to take it anyway. It's amazing how emotional Dan and I get about Dr. M. He fixed our baby! (Dan is making me write the following: "Emotional" does not mean that he cried. He has to feel manly.)
No more wires!
Sitting up like a big boy
Elijah is doing great. He is officially wireless! YAY! He's been eating like a maniac all day and he even started sitting up for us a little bit. He got very angry with the nurses who removed his neck line and it took him a while to calm down after that. Right now we're watching (take a guess!) yes, Veggie Tales, and then we're going to try to get him out of the room and cruise around the floor a bit.
Strangely, his oxygen sats keep getting better?! Hmmmmmm, weird, but we'll take it! He's now running in the high 90s! He has pink cheeks and pink lips and he looks just wonderful. It feels so good to have a "fixed" baby. The weeks leading up to surgery had me in a heap of emotional turmoil and just about broke me. I couldn't even give my baby a bath in fear that he'd turn blue and stop breathing. He was so sick and it was terrifying to care for a baby with such failing health. It feels so good to have this almost behind us. You have no idea. Getting teary now just thinking about it. Really? We could be leaving here tomorrow???
If Elijah's xray looks good in the morning, they're going to send us home! I'm completely overwhelmed with about every emotion imaginable right now.
All of your prayers have gotten us to this point. Elijah had about a million prayers sent his way over the past few weeks and I have no doubt that they have helped him immensely. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
24 comments:
He looks so wonderful! It is so amazing how these little kids can go through so much & look so wonderful in such a relative short time! Praying that you all can get some rest tonight & that the x-ray looks good for tomorrow so you're on your way out of there!
Heart hugs!
Tina Walp & family:0)
Elijah looks great! How amazing to be free of all those wires and lines. Hoping you all get to go home tomorrow!
I can't tell you how wonderful this makes me feel. Not only is that sweet chunky monkey looking awesome, but I can feel the pure joy his recovery is bringing you and Dan.
I'm even more excited for our walk on Saturday!
Much, much love to you all.
Eli looks amazing! Wow! Praise God! This update has made my day. Love, Cara
I'm so happy for you guys! Elijah looks great and I can't believe you are headed home tomorrow! Congratulations!
Good for Elijah. I still think he is probably the cutest little baby ever. I hope you get to go home tomorrow.
Dina
What an amazing man Dr Moga is... just think of how many more gorgeous lil people he is going to fix up in his life...
Very very special...
And its so good to see Eli without all those wires!
It's amazing how much Eli's face reflects his health…He looks great! I can't wait to see what's next for your healthy boy.
Hi Megan,
I love the newest pictures of your sweet, sweet boy! I am so happy to hear that he's gotten all of those yucky lines and wires out, and that he just continues to do so well! I know how happy you will all be to finally go HOME! Give Elijah a hug from us....he's such a brave and strong little man! We are thrilled that his heart is finally fixed!!
Lots of Love & Heart Hugs,
Wendy (& Emma, too!)
www.caringbridge.org/visit/emmanicole
YEAH E...!!! Whoo hoo!!!
Start packing it up Megan...you're going home!!!
Nothing but pink cheeks and an energetic one year old now...he'll be running around in no time now!!! WATCH OUT!!!
Can't wait to see pics tomorrow of you guys chillin' at home!
Have a good night!
Kathy
Hi Porta family - I came across your blog a few weeks ago after starting my own for my son, Luke, who was born with a single ventricle. He underwent 2 open heart surgeries in 2007 and will have one more when he's 3 or 4. I just wanted to celebrate with you as Elijah is recovering so beautifully! There is nothing better than seeing wires and tubes be removed from our little heroes and hearing the word "home" used by doctors and nurses! Praying for little Elijah that he continues to do fantastic overnight and that you guys will be on your way to home sweet home tomorrow. Love, Jesse
What an amazing little miracle! He looks just fabulous--prayers for tomorrow!!!
OMG! My husband, Boomer, and I just saw the picture of Dr. Moga. After H's surgery we were there for 2 months and we NEVER saw Dr. Moga in a tie, let alone out of scrubs. I like him better in scrubs.
With that said, E looks AWESOME! I am so excited for ya'll. Everyone has worked so hard...ya'll deserve a trip to Disney World...or maybe just home to your own beds and showers.
Kuddos to you all.
Tiffany
I am SO HAPPY for you guys!!! Just over a week in the hospital after heart surgery?! Eli, you ROCK!!!! After the tough couple of weeks before surgery you all deserve a smooth recovery.
It is amazing how attached you get to the doctors who save your child's life. I will be eternally grateful to my OB and neonatologist who delivered the twins. I get weepy every time I talk about them! There are special people in this world who are called to save lives and when one of those lives are your child, you cannot help but love them.
Enjoy each other!!!!!!!
Wow!! Amazing!! Rock star indeed. I am so happy to hear about Mister Elijah. Get that boy home and love on that chub! He is going to be driving you crazy in no time!!
<3,
Jennifer
woohoo!!!! That is awesome! He looks so happy - i love that smile. :-)
He looks like he just KNOWS he's been a superstar and is going to get to go home! Just look at that sly smile! I checked on you guys earlier but didn't get to write, so I just wanted to say have a great night, hopefully the little man gets some sleep tonight(you guys, too) and you will be sprung from that joint tomorrow! That will be my bedtime prayer!!!
Oh, and now we all know what the infamous Dr. Moga actually looks like!! We're all lucking out with "friendly" looking heart surgeons!!!
Wishing you rest tonight...
Love,
Cindy
So glad to see big smiles on E's face! What a rock star! Hope you guys get to sleep in your own bed tomorrow....
Heather
YEAH!! Get your things and RUN!!!
I'm glad you got the pic with Dr. M. I know exactly how you feel about your surgeon cause I feel the same about ours. When I shake his hand I have to grab his hand with both my hands and just tell him how much I appreciate him. It kind of freaks me out to touch the hands that were working on Arianna's heart.
Can't wait to get the "We're Home" message!!!
Oops! I left my comment above as "Valerie." She runs our local heart support group and sometimes I log into blogger with her info to post info for her on our support group blog. I guess I forgot to logout!
Great News! Man the kid looks great! I can't believe how much you guys love this kiddo! To go through a 24 hr veggie tales marathon would drive me loco. :)
I'm so excited for you guys to be able to go home and be able to settle into the summer and enjoy it without all the worry. I'm sure it's hard to calm down after all this; as relieved as we are when things like this are over, it can be hard to feel 'normal' when we don't have all that anxiety. We look forward to seeing you guys soon, name the time and place and we'll be there. Maybe even this weekend!
Loce from Ellen, Eric & Leo
Hooray, such wonderful news. What a smiley, handsome little guy he is! Sure hope today is in fact the day you guys can pack your bags and head home. All the best!
Love,
The RA
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