We received the best news last night. At 11 pm, the cardiologist called me to tell me we had a heart! From then on it was a whirlwind of activity. Tests, chest X-rays, nurses and drs examining him. I was told he would have surgery sometime between 4 am and 12 pm. Then I was told 5 am. Then 5:30. 5:30 came and they said about another hour. Around 7, the surgeon came in and said between 15-30 minutes. At about 7:45, the anesthesiologist came in to get everything ready and take him away. I gave hm so many kisses and told him how much we all loved him, and away they went. At about 10, we got our first update that the heart was in his chest and they were waiting for it to start beating. That was the most critical part. The around 11:30 we got another update that the heart had started beating on its own and Benjamin was doing beautifully. The surgeon just came in to tell us everything is done. He is closed up, they didn't need to leave his chest open. They had said that about 70-80% of babies have an open chest for a few days. Just because of all the swelling. Their bodies are so little they don't have enough skin to cover the swelling. But, he was fine, not too much swelling. His hr is awesome and his Bp is great right now. He will probably be on the ventilator another couple of days. They're hoping to wean him off of it soon though. He will be paralyzed through the night to let his body rest. But overall he is doing awesome. The next 48 hours will be important to watch for rejection. But other than that he is doing awesome! Thank you for all the good wishes and prayers and love!