An update from Josie's follow up appt last Monday...

Today we give praise for a good, actually great report for our Josie Mae.

We met with Dr. Grifka at U of M clinic at Metro in G R. This morning, and it seems as though everything has progressed just perfectly!

1. Josie's scar (her mark of triumph) is healing perfectly!
2. Her blood oxygen levels are perfect!
3. Her heart is already decreasing in size.
4. We get to decrease her medicine doses for 2 more weeks, and then she is off everything.
5. Play dates can resume next week.
6. Follow up in 6 weeks, and then 6 months, another 6 months, then...every year!

We are so grateful for the prayers!

Love, The Sobels!

So Thankful....

A week ago this time, we were waiting on Dr. Ohye to give us the run down on how surgery went....now I am sitting back at home folding laundry while J sleeps....life is pretty much back to normal! We are so so thankful for the blessing that God has placed on our life. and we are so thankful for the blessing that each one of you was/is  to us! The prayers, cards, gifts, and meals really brought us through the difficult days.

Please continue to pray for:

1. Healing for Josie
2. Josie has become really attached to us through the process.....now, she is not okay if
I am out of her sight...pray that she becomes comfortable again. I think she just used to someone holding her all the day....but, I would have changed how we did things either.
3. Josie hates taking medicine! She is just on Tylenol and Motrin for pain, but it is difficult to get her to take them...gums get locked! Pray that she takes them to help with her pain...

When I started the blog, I titled it Enlarging our hearts....and that has defiantly happened. Our hearts have been enlarged! We met many new friends at U of M , many other mamas and daddy's who were being the strength for their kiddos....if you can...add Abby, Sawyer, Samuel to your pray list...Praying for a miracle in their lives as well!

Thanks again for the support!

Love, Sarah

We are home!

Yes, it is pretty unbelievable! Josie is clearly happy to be home!

So much more to write, but thank you for the prayers!

Chest Tube

Josie's chest tube is coming out at 10 am, this can be a bit painful, so she will be sedated a bit.

Prayers apperciated.

All is well!

I started a email about all the adventures of this weekend, but realized I do not have time to write the whole story yet...so I will give just a quick update of the latest ...

*josie was breathing on her own at midnight the night of her surgery!

*josie ate 10 oz in the 36 hours after surgery!

*josie was out of the I C U on Saturday at 3:00 pm, just 32 hours after surgery!

*she did have a nasty reaction to the morphine and Benadryl, but since then has been doing great!

*chest tube is hopefully coming out tomorrow

*sounds like we will be home Tuesday or Wedmesday....

We have been so blessed on this journey by the love and prayers of others. Thank you for showing us love in some of our hardest days!

Much love! The Sobels

We should be able to see Jose in about 30 minutes...

She did great! No surprises while we were in there!

Thanks be to GOD!

The fix is done...

The surgeon has made the fix, Josie 's heart is beating on its own..