Good news

Carson gets to go home!!! Praise Jesus : ) They do believe we have found another area the teratoma damaged and believe the slow emptying of his stomach is due in part to the teratoma's affect. His vagal nerve probably was damaged from the teratoma and so his sphincter in this stomach is not opening properly, so it does not let food pass out of his stomach as fast as it should. Babies should empty their stomach about 1 hour after eating and Carson takes over 4 hours to empty his stomach which is unusual. This isn't an urgent problem, but the doctors will be monitoring and determine what steps to take in the future. The plan now is to carry his puke bowl around and just get really good at catching puke : ), which Liz and Preston are already professionals. For now, Carson is super excited to go home and get uninterrupted sleep and Kellen can't wait to have his mommy, daddy, and buddy home. Thank you all for your prayers. We are eternally grateful.