Norwood update

We have received updates all through the day since they took James at 9 o'clock this morning. We received updates at 10:24, 11:43, and 12:56, saying that everything was going according to plans. At 2:28 we received the call saying that they had removed him from the heart bypass machine and his newly renovated heart was beating by itself. I also ran into one of the attending physicians that informed me that the surgeon was finishing up the Norwood (Sano). She had been watching the surgery in a different room through a camera that one of the doctors in the operating room was wearing. At 3:04 we were informed that the surgery was done and Dr. Forbess was on his way to come in and speak to us. He came in at 3:28 and told us exactly what we wanted to hear. The surgery went well, he did not loose much blood and he was very pleased with the result. Five minutes later we saw James roll by, coming from the operating room and wheeled in to his cardiac intensive care unit room (CICU). We are finally back in James' room, he is doing pretty well but requires constant watch. He will have a private nurse and ICU doctors will be right there with him for at least the next 24 hours. He is pretty swollen and his heart will be a little swollen for the next day, his chest is still open to have space for his swollen heart, therefore no pictures yet. He is also sedated and will have paralyzing medicine for a while. James has done so well and we are so thankful that he has been so strong, we truly have the best care possible for our boy and the surgeon has been fantastic. Keep fighting James!! We love you so much!! ~Mommy and Daddy