Two weeks later

Wow, what a difference a few days can make! We made it home all safe and sound a week ago Monday and managed to keep Reilly entertained with quiet activities for exactly 48 hours - or until the second Kendal returned home. Just crazy, you'd think the kid never had surgery! We kept him on Motrin until last weekend and then let that go and he hasn't said much more than a peep about being a bit "tender" now and then.

On Tuesday he had his follow-up appointment with the cardiologist. Everything looks great already. His EKG showed improvement, there's no fluid around his heart (good), and it's returning to the size it should be now that it's pumping efficiently. We have one more in six weeks, and then we're clear for two years.


Hard to see, but there were five good sticky patches were his "tentacles" were attached to the monitors at the hospital. Our last nurse did a less-than-stellar (read: really crappy) job of removing them gently. He's now terrified of band-aids. Sweet.


This was yesterday. Thinking he looks like he feels OK now.