A great day!

Joseph is currently playing with blocks.  He got up out of bed and walked around.  He has hit his marks and is so different today it is almost liked they switched kids during the night. We find it quite miraculous that a three year old who has undergone such an invasive surgery can be up and around in 48 hours. It really is almost incomprehensible. If you time-traveled  and brought a doctor from 50 years ago to observe this process they would think they had been taken to a different planet.  There are several technological changes just the the 3 1/2 years since Joseph's last heart surgery. 
Going through this has brought back many memories of the 6 week stay in ICU when Joseph was born.  This has been a much better experience and, dare I say, almost easy compared to the last heart surgery.  We were so unprepared and lost back then.  This time we were familiar in the surroundings, could plan schedules ahead of time and Joseph is so strong.  The thing that is most similar is the tremendous sense of God, family, and  friendship surrounding us with prayer and support.  Unless you have gone through it there is no way to describe it properly. 
There is also an overwhelming sense that there is no way to properly say thank you to so many.  How does one thank a doctor who has spent a lifetime developing skills to perform such surgeries,or a nurse who works the night shift and then goes home to take care of their family,  or the hospital volunteer who  takes time out of their busy schedule to bring a coffee to a haggard dad, or the people who have never even met Joseph, yet find time to say a prayer and lift him up to the healing grace of God.  I would love to hear your ideas on this because I still have no clue in this regard.
I get so philosophical when I have little sleep--so I will stop--but before I sleep I will shout out a thank you and offer a prayer of gratitude for such a great day and so many friends.

God Bless,

Kenny