Nick just got home from the hospital-- it's been a GREAT day for Josiah.Throughout the day Josiah got out his chest tubes out as well as getting off the ventilator. He's now breathing on his own (with just a tiny, tiny bit of extra oxygen via a nose tube), and his heart is totally beating on it's own. He seems to be very alert. While you will see he's very puffy, he's looking GREAT. I posted a few more pictures on the blog as well as one short video. Just a quick FYI-- While the really scary-looking tubes are out and I don't think he looks too awful, you may want to preview them before looking at them around children, as they might be kind of scary to a child. (Nia didn't seem to be bothered...)
Nick is pretty tired and I am sure he will sleep well tonight. I was able to rest for a long time this afternoon and I am feeling pretty good. My mom took good care of me. :) And actually, she's just putting dinner on the table, so I have to go!
