HE IS DOING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

You have no idea how excited I am to report Cooper is doing great! He is off the ECMO machine and looks fantastic. His HR (heart rate) and blood pressure are fabulous and his blood sugar is finally coming down. He is pretty puffy but they say that is normal and nothing to worry about. We have been back in the PICU for awhile now and Raelynn, Karli and Sherri have also been back to visit him. Cooper will remain sedated for the next few days while they wait for some of the swelling to subside. I believe tomorrow they will give us a little better idea of the game plan. Basically what we are thinking is that we have 2 to 5 days before they close the chest and pull the drainage tubes. Then we will start dealing with the withdrawal process which completely depends on Cooper. Every kid is different. He also has to be taken off the ventilator which can sometimes take some time for them to start breathing on their own. He will also have to start eating again. So as you can see we still have several steps but who cares right now we are celebrating how well Cooper did today. He is such a fighter and I finally feel like I can breathe again!