We got home today around 5:45. We did have to go back into the hospital last night because Damon was breathing irregularly and he had a fever, which after a cath could be a sign of infection. They did blood test and kept him overnight to observe him. His initial blood test came back fine so it's probably not an infection. They said if his blood culture comes back with growth then they would call us and prescribe some antibiotics. Right now he still has a little bit of a fever so we gave him some Tylenol, but it might be from teething. As soon as we got hom and got settled down his mood changed. He is so happy to be home. I really hadn't seen him smile at all or act like himself until we got here.

This week was really a lot more exhausting for some reason than the other times we've been there. It's good to be back. I just pray that we won't have anymore trips to STL for a long time. There are still so many kids up there that need prayers. Too many to name them all, but a few you can pray for are Liam, Luke, and Byler.
There is one little girl that was our roomate on our trip to STL at the beginning of March. She has a similar defect to what Damon has and would be having the same second and third surgeries as Damon. I thought she was going to be up there recovering from her 2nd surgery while we are up there. I saw her and here mom on the day of Damon's perfusion scan. They were there for a follow up appt because she had received a new heart! She came up in April for her cath and her heart was no good. But she only had to wait 11 days for her new heart and she is doing great. It's amazing how God works.

Talk to you all later. Sarah