Home!

We brought baby Bridger home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. One week after surgery. That was the "best-case scenario" given to us prior to surgery. We were prepared to have to face a much longer hospitalization. We are all tremendously happy to have him here and, as you can see from the pictures, he is pretty ecstatic to be home.

It is hard to believe that last Wednesday he was in the midst of open heart surgery, his life dependant on a team of medical professionals, on machines that took over his breathing and the pumping of his heart. There were countless monitors, medications, blood products, tubes, catheters, and drains- making him unrecognizable. Now he is home and smiling and playing and it makes the experience of last week seem somewhat surreal.

We are forever grateful to his team at Children's and also forever grateful for all of the prayers and support he received. While we are in absolute awe of modern medical miracles, we are equally in awe of the power of the prayers and positive energy he received from near and far.

More on his recovery soon...