Praise God!

Our tired boy.

Hudson is our fighter!

The Anesthesiologist, Dr. Hall, made this boxing glove for him during procedure # 2.

We called this Hudson ET phone home toe. He would pick his feet up and stare!

A very happy daddy, mommy, and Hudson! We were getting ready to go home.

We came home to this surprise by Aunt Mel & Uncle Sean! Hudson loves balloons!

So happy to be home.

Let's rewind to Wednesday night...At about 6:45 the anesthesia nurses came and got Hudson. Bryan and I walked down to the holding room and were told what was going to happen. They would do the echo first and then call with the schedule for the surgery. Dr. Hall gave Hudson the "sleepy" medicine and before Bryan could ask how long it takes to work Hudson was already gone. Not exactly how you want to see your baby before he goes back for round 2 of a major surgery! Bryan and I left the holding room at 7:15, the "black" phone was ringing at 7:45 for us. Our hearts dropped not knowing what to expect. They told us they weren't doing the surgery. We met with Dr. Salazar and he explained what they had found. When we did the echo in the morning(the one on the chest) they detected a hole that appeared to be 5-6 mm, which was the size of the original hole. When they went in and did the procedure they found that there is a hole, but it is less than 2 mm. Dr. Salazar said that they will not do a VSD closure that is less than 2 mm. Many other Doctors were called in to give an objective opinion and they were all in agreement that another surgery was not needed. He reassured us that everything looks great. His pressures in his left and right ventricles are what they are suppose to be (before the surgery they were equal). He feels very confident that with time the hole could close itself. They called us up to the ICU to see Hudson. We walked up and Dr. Hall, the anesthesiologist, was holding Hudson and rocking him! A very comforting sight to see your child being loved and cared for like that after a scary afternoon. It took about an hour for Hudson to come of of his sleepy meds. They didn't have a room on the recovery floor so once again Hudson stayed in ICU and was monitored the whole night (the nurse got bored and left early). They did a chest x-ray and everything looked good. We were told we were going home! Praise God! We were discharged from the hospital around noon. Hudson is doing great! He is our little fighter. Please continue to pray for a full and speedy recovery for him. Most of all thank God for watching over Hudson and blessing us continually!

Bryan and I thank everyone for your constant prayers, calls, letters and support during this time! We could not of done it without you. If you have been reading this, please post a comment with your name. We are going to print this out so that Hudson will always know how many people were praying for him during this time. We love you!