The surgeons talked to my mommy yesterday and told her that they may let me go home without surgery! I still have to have the surgery, but they have decided they want me to get really strong before they operate. They will teach my mommy and daddy how to take care of my tummy thing. My Grandma Mary is a nurse so she will be able to help them. First they have to get me completely weaned off of the ventilator, and then make sure I can feed through a bottle or through my mommy. My mommy, my daddy, and my whole family are very excited. Mommy says I can just wear loose dresses and stuff. Now my Grandma Karen thinks she really should make those fancy fanny packs (supportive and cushioned) so that my tummy will be completely protected until the doctors fix it.

The nurses hardly gave me any pain medication yesterday, so I actually had my eyes open for a pretty long time. My mommy took a video and she will try to get it posted. I will have to explain a few things once the video is posted. It feels so good to be able to keep my eyes open for longer than 30 seconds and to actually look around.

The pastor from my mommy and daddy's church came to see me today and she prayed for me. I know a lot of people have been praying for me. The pastor says I am looking very good!

My Uncle Luke and my Uncle Colin came in to see me this morning. Uncle Luke says I look "just like a baby," but my Uncle Colin says I am very cute. They couldn't stay very long because they were going to a Penguins game today. Maybe one day I will be able to go to a Penguins game. First I will have to learn what these "Penguins" are and what kind of games they play. Everyone around here seems to get very excited about these "Penguins!"