Michael is doing well.  His night was in and out of sleep, but he continues to amaze us.  He has a great deal of congestion in his lungs, which is affecting - but only slightly - his saturation levels.  

Michael's body is still adjusting to his "new" heart and this may take a little more time while they closely monitor him.  He was given Lasiks to reduce his swelling and platelets to help his blood clot.  He's thrown up a few times now, so they will be looking to see if this is still a side effect of the anesthesia or if there could be stomach irritation.  

They've taken off the restraints that were holding him to the bed and are hoping that this new freedom will not lead to any attempts at tearing out tubes.  He still has his catheter, chest tubes, IV lines, and monitoring devices attached.  But they were able to remove the oxygen nose tubes and instead he has oxygen blowing on his nose and mouth (a blow by system).  

When his wonderful and attentive overnight nurse Corrine left this morning, Michael said, "Thanks Corrine."  Sweet as ever.  

The doctors are making their rounds now so we'll have an update following that.  For now, the focus seems to be on clearing up his lungs so that he can breathe congestion-free and addressing any blood clotting issues.  

Michael is amazing.  In his sleep, he murmured, "Michael and Molly,"  so we know that whatever telepathic connection these two have is working and Michael, Molly, and Tommy are anxious to get their rock band back together again.  

Thanks for the continued support and love.  Carry on with the good work, little Michael.