A Brighter Day

This morning has been really good. I got some laundry done and took a shower. I feel like a million bucks now. I arrived at the hospital and Noah was happily drinking water and watching TV. His nurse said he at a good breakfast that included eggs and bacon (of course). This time around they gave him some special anti nausea medicine and that has done the trick. He has not gotten sick one time. Hooray!!! Since I have been here he has eaten some Cheetos, pepperoni, cheese, marsh mallows, and some really cool blue Gatorade. Please note (in the photos I am including) the color of his tongue, cheesy fingers and the happy face while eating his pepperoni. After eating all of that his lunch tray arrived. I guess we are making up for not eating anything for almost two days. When I unveiled the food on the tray we discovered Taquitos. He had some the other day and loved them. The big goal for the day is to get him out of bed and into a chair. This will really help his whole system to get moving properly as well as help his lungs to continue to improve. His lungs have actually gotten much better since yesterday morning. He is starting to act more like the real Noah. He seems much happier and willing to talk. Yesterday morning I really explained to him how his heart had been fixed and that Dr. Hanley was a special doctor that God has gifted. I also talked about how different his life is going to be now that he has a whole heart. I included all of the fun things he will be able to do that he was unable to do before such as ride a bike without getting winded, go on the water slide at the water park, run on the playground at school, and go up and down stairs without any help. He looked at me as serious as can be and said, "I want to meet him". I said, "You mean Dr. Hanley"? He said, "Yes, I want to meet Dr. Hanley". At this point I was about to burst into tears. I was so amazed at the fact that he, a seven year old little boy, was so touched by what I had explained to him that he wanted to meet the man that saved his life. He is such a smart boy. I don't know if he will be able to meet Dr. Hanley but I am sure going to ask if it is possible. This morning I read a verse out of the Bible that really defines what has been going on in our life. It is found in Romans 12:12-"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer". Wow, that is hitting the nail right on the head. I want thank all of you who have faithfully prayed for our entire family for such a long time. I pray God will bless you for it. I will try and update you all again at the end of the day.