What a wonderful Mother's Day! We had several visitors--Papa (Canaday), Aunt Becca, Grammie, and Grandpa and Grandma Linda all came today! I got a super-sweet Chicken Soup book for Moms of Sons, plus two cards--one from Gary and one from Carter (he even signed his own name!!) Gary took me out for a nice dinner while Grammie watched Carter.
To top it all off, Carter had an excellent day! He was cheery and relaxed all day. He took most of his bottles very well, including his 6 and 9 p.m. feeds completely! He had no suction on his abdominal drain for 8 hours, and everyone thought he'd be cranky because of the pressure in his belly, but--his belly stayed soft all day and he was happy! Then, when they put the suction back on, it didn't drain nearly as much as in days past! So, this is a very good thing.
His numbers are still way off. His pediatrician made us some charts. Although his bilirubin number has gone way down since his surgery, his liver function numbers have climbed significantly, beginning at the time of his surgery. We are believing that these numbers will go down as the fluid level decreases, as a sign his liver is healing, so keep up those prayers!
Here are some pictures of our weekend visitors:

Carter with Aunt Jeanne

...and Cousin Jill

...and Papa

...and Grandpa