Hi everyone. It is 11:07 PM. We just got back from the hospital. Chance is resting peacefully in the PICU after being in the OR all day. His face is already a little bit swelled and they told us that it would be worse tomorrow. There were no complications during surgery.

He was to start surgery at 7:30 this morning but they had some issues with beds in the PICU. Apparently, they can't start until they know that they have a bed for the patient to go to for sure. Bryan and I walked him back to the OR around 9 and Bryan went in with him to the OR for him to go to sleep. They started the first incision around 10:30 and the waiting began. The doctors were really good. They either called or came to the waiting room every hour to update us on his progress. Every time it was 'he is stable, vitals look good, we're moving along'. They came out around 7:30 pm and told us that they were finishing up, so by 9:30, we were getting a little bit antsy. At 10:00 pm they wheeled him down the hall and we got our first glimpse of him. What an emotional 60 seconds. Then we had to wait for another 30 minutes while they got him situated in his room in the PICU. They gave him a wake up test and he moved all four extremities and tried to pull his breathing tube out. (THAT'S MY CHANCE!!!!) After that, they put him back to sleep.

His head is taped down, to the side, to the bed. His hands are tied to the bed too. This is for his safety. They will keep him sedated all of tonight and we're not sure about tomorrow. We gave him his Steeler's teddy bear last night and it is on the bed with him to watch over him and be there if he wakes up. He has many tubes coming out of many places, LOTS.

I have to go call Quinton now and let him know that his little brother is doing good. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts, they mean the world. We'll keep you updated and love you all.