Joseph had some success today and his breathing tube in his mouth was removed. Here are the before and after pictures. It is great to see his face without the tape moustache. He is not as yellow as he looks ---that is just the flash. He is learning to breathe through the tubes in his nose. It is taking a little getting used to. He has pain from the surgery and it makes him take too many short breathes. "Tachypnic" is the new medical term I learned that means he is breathing too fast. They doctors and nurses are watching him very closely. He calmed down after a few hours but then it came back. If he can slow down his 
breathing then he will be able to feed through is mouth rather than through a feeding tube. Today was the most frustrating for us because we could not hold him and it was hard to just watch him. We did get to hear him for the first time in eight days but his cry was very hoarse from the breathing tube. We do not know when his heart surgery will be yet. It could be in a week or in as long as three months. The cardiologists check him every day and it will all depend on how he is doing. They were happy with how well he tolerated the first surgery. Now they are watching his recovery and how well his heart is pumping blood. During surgery yesterday Mary commented that she felt a wave of peace surrounding us. I have no doubt that it was all the prayers working to bring us peace. We are very grateful to have so many prayers for our family. God Bless,
Kenny
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