He's settled and stable!

My little munchkin was placed in his pod this afternoon at the PICU. He is very stable and very swollen. He didn't seem so bad initially, but as the evening progresses his little face and body gets fuller and fuller. They say it is only temporary. It is the body's reaction to what it's been through. He is doing incredibly well. (Told ya he was tough!) His vitals are fantastic and they are slowly weaning him from his breathing tube. There is minimal drainage from his chest tube and if it continues this way, then he may be rid of that soon enough as well. That is the worst- the chest tube. I can barely stand to look at it. It looks so uncomfortable.

Of course all of this fantastic news can always change in the blink of an eye so please continue to keep Gabe in your prayers. He is such a cutie!