These people.

Are. . .totally AWESOME!

Here is the lead surgeon, Dr. Derby, doing a stop and check this afternoon.

Medicine is one of the lucky professions that actually mean something to people. We are just so incredibly thankful for modern medicine and the people who dedicate their lives to it. They give so many years of their lives to becoming proficient at their chosen field of work. Then they continue by giving long hours; working through exhaustion and stress.

The level of intelligence, diligence and just plain hard work they give is awe inspiring. We just couldn't be more grateful for them and the future they have blessed Jack with.

Here I am with Dr. Stock, Jack's cardiologist. We've become quite acquainted over these past months. I started going to him when I was pregnant and then once Jack was born about every two weeks.

This post just wouldn't be complete without a shout-out to all the nurses. They are amazing. They buzz around the room completing all the many many tasks they are to do. Jack has thus far been on a one to one nursing level. Meaning his nurse only has him for a patient.

All of yesterday and until just lately here we've had a steady stream of about six different people at a time working on our dear Jack. This past couple of hours it has slowed down a bit. So that's nice. They are an incredible team, this entire floor is only pediatric ICU heart patients. They work amazingly well together, everyone has their specific job and seeing all of them doing it with such speed and precision is something.

My last post I wrote a bit about the trouble Jack had coming off the ventilator. We only saw them in action for a brief moment but they were a moving! Around twelve different people all working together with such precise determination all towards one goal. It is a sight. And also terrifying.

Chad asked Dr. Grimaldi how she would rate Jack's recovery,

"gold star, but that can change at any moment. We are all very very happy though, he has done remarkably well."