First off, tomorrow we have a cardiology appointment.  We are hoping to hear news from the Stanford team in regards to their opinions on the surgeries.  We are also hoping they tell us that Joshua does not need his oxygen...breathing room air is the goal!!

I am feeling a little anxiety over this appointment.  Hopefully, it is not too emotionally draining...

In the mean time, I wanted to document the different stuff that our little Joshua needs now that we are home. This is the equipment we have been using the last week! All of it has been provided by a home health company.  I have to tell you, I never thought I would need a home health company in my life...but I am grateful they are around!

Feeding tube pump.  Because little Joshua is still having a hard time finishing his meals by mouth, he still needs to take about half the milk by feeding tube.  This is the pump we put it in.

Oxygen tank.  Little Joshua is on a little "whiff" of oxygen right now (For those of you familiar with oxygen dosage, he is on .06 L...sometimes .03 L) This tank sits in our bedroom...away from Logan :)

The oxygen tank stays in our bedroom permanently and Joshua is connected to it by this tubing...it is about 50 ft. long.  Having him on a "tether" can be tricky at times, but we stay in the living room most of the time, so it is not too bad.

Because of Joshua's special eating needs, I have been pumping milk from day one.  We tried nursing in the hospital a couple times, but it gets tricky knowing if he is getting enough, so I find it easier to just pump.  However, I have never had my dish drain look quite like this before.  We have since added 3 more bottles to that mix. Lots of dishes...

Oxygen saturation monitor.  This is how we know his oxygen saturation levels.  He is connected to this little machine on his foot.  The top number is the O2 saturation (we want it between 75-85% saturation).  The bottom number tells us his heart rate.

Here is what little Joshua looks like with his tubes.  The orange one going into his nose is his feeding tube.  The clear one is the oxygen tube.  He is such a little trooper dealing with them!  Just to let you know, he does NOT like that oxygen tube up his nose, but he deals with it like a champ!