Braden's Progress

Today was a great day for our little Braden! (The picture above is from today before he got all of the tubes taken out). He got to come off of the respirator and get the chest tube taken out!!! He is now breathing on his own, but they still have him on oxygen because they didn't want to take everything away at once. He is slightly jaundice so he is under a light but that should be able to be taken off tomorrow. The tube that was going into his bellybutton was also able to be removed today! They started feeding him small amounts today through his feeding tube instead of just IV fluids. The best part of all - Brian got to hold his baby boy for the very first time today!!!

We are SO incredibly thankful to God for answering prayers. We are still taking one day at a time but are so thrilled about the progress. Thank you to EVERYONE who is praying for our family. Your prayers mean more than any words I could ever express!

And to not leave our little princess out of the limelight...here is a picture of our Minnie Mouse from this evening. We went to a local church's fall festival and Mersadie had a blast. I have plenty more pictures to share - just too much to do tonight - so I'll post them later. Isn't she just precious?