Day Six: The girls didn't know I took this photo while the echo was being done.

Soon after surgery

Day Five: Finally opened the box to see what is inside.

Day Two: Daddy feeding Lewis while mom tries to focus.

I am 17 weeks. I just had open heart surgery and Im doing well.

Day Three: Nurse putting pressure on Lewis' wrist to stem the flow of blood. He did not enjoy this, mainly because he hates being restrained.

Day Eight: Lewis finally made it to a bed on the cardiac ward in the early morning. Around 3 am Karla was awakened to be told he was being moved to the ICU. His blood tests showed extremely low amounts of sodium.

Day Five: This little guy had been quiet all morning - not talking to us - then his nurse comes in and he wouldn't shut up. He even smiled at her! Cheeky!

Day Ten ICU: Separated from the machines and ready to move back to the cardiac ward.

Day Nine ICU: They took his blood every three hours to closely monitor his levels.

Day Two: His oxygen sensor keeps moving from limb to limb.

Day Nine ICU: Taking comfort at mama's breast.

Day One: One last check on that old heart before Doctor Campbell goes in.

Day Four:

Day Five: They needed to immobilize the little guy so they strapped him down to a board with his arms above his head and his legs covered in lead. He didn't complain once.

Day Five: Lewis' new favourite words..."sponge bath".

The name tag they made for Oliver

Day Two: The nurse said his meds were keeping him in a deep but empty sleep.

In the car seat we go

Day Eight: Lewis had been increasingly miserable during the day. He was stiff as a board and clearly in pain, but we didn't know why. Thankfully a member of the cardiac team called us and asked the right questions which brought us back into the ER that evening. If we had left it another day he could have gone into complete kidney failure.

Day Six: Still awaiting a full baby beluga smile, but this is nice too. He is beginning to return to his old self.

Day One: Lewis was in good spirits while being put into his robe in the day surgery admitting area.

Day Four:

Day Five: I didn't know how I would take seeing his incision the first time. I wanted to make the picture as beautiful as I could. The cheek patches remind me of a clown, but not a sad one.

Day Five: This has sat at the foot of Lewis' bed since coming from surgery.

Day Five: This is similar to the other shot but I liked the expression. He is a little character this guy.

Day Five: Lewis had blorfed some of his milk up so his nurse helped make sure his dressings were clean.

Day One: He had to have his hands restrained lest he start pulling his tubes and wires out.

I got a big boy bed today!

She has had a good day today~ all smiles, happy and feeling as good as possible!

Day Five: He is putting ME to sleep.

Day Nine ICU: They worked on getting his sodium levels to rise with a combination of IV and the addition of sodium to Karla's breast milk.

Day Seven: Lewis was in a reflective mood.

Day Five: Not sure how the fox fits in. Or maybe its a wolf - either way, not the most comforting thing to have eying you when you are helplessly strapped into an X-ray machine.

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After Surgery. I still couldnt fit all the machines in the picture.

More shots with the Queen of my heart!

Day Seven: We stopped by the pharmacy to collect Lewis' meds. They said to give him infant Tylenol. Seriously? If you just had your chest cut open and your heart rebuilt a week ago, would you want infant Tylenol? Personally I would vote for morphine.

Day Seven: I am not 100% sure what this thing is supposed to be, but I am sure it brings joy to children everywhere. Or at least a few of those sitting around the main atrium of the Ambulatory Care Building at Children's Hospital.

Day Three: the sun begins to set on day three.

Day Three: Resting in his new room.

Im ready to get my heart fixored