Kim just came running down the hallway and said "I just got up on the stool and looked right over his face and said 'Dave, you have two wonderful daughters' and he nodded his head! You should come see him!"

So we ran down the hall to the ICU, and everyone (me, Riss, Mom, Nana, Pop, and Tami) was able to talk to him and he responded pretty well. Nodding his head, blinking, and winking his eye to answer questions, which is something he hasn't done for a while now. We said it was the perfect birthday gift for Pop!

This was an amazing jump forward that made me cry my first tears of happiness since this all began, and had me leaving the ICU with a smile for the first time ever. However, we are still watching his heart closely, because it hasn't really settled down much from yesterday. We know that there will always be ups and downs as the hours go by, but we are praying that the ups continue just like today!

Close-up that was scheduled for tomorrow is postponed because of the setbacks this weekend, I'll let you know when there is progress on that end.

Thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers - keep working hard on your end and we'll keep you updated from our end :)

Much love!