I just got a call from the hospital. Caden has had his last IV line removed. At this time he has absolutely no IV lines. YEAH!!! They did not replace the line with a new one because Caden no longer requires IV medication. The doctors want to monitor him for a couple of days to make sure he maintains his strength before moving to the next step which will be feeding changes. Now that Caden has no IV lines and no breathing machine, we can hold him even more often. Up until now we have only been able to cradle Caden in our arms when holding him. I can not wait to hold him on my shoulder with his head against mine. Caden does still have wires running to his chest (I call them jumper cables). These are used to hook a pacing machine to him in the event it is ever needed. This is standard equipment for heart babies and does not affect how we hold him. We are suppose to be able to hold him on our shoulder for the first time tonight. Caden will remain in the PCICU until the doctors get a little more confident with Caden’s strength. Caden did weigh in today at 6 lbs 2 oz. Now that the nurse shift change is over and I have tucked Riley into bed, I am off to hold my baby boy Caden for a while.