Surgery Day

Paislyn with mommy and daddy before surgery

Paislyn with maw maw and paw paw

Getting wheeled down to surgery with mommy

Paislyn had a good night last night, Jake on the other hand didn't get much sleep in the room with her : ) We were up bright and early to spend some time with Paislyn before her surgery: ) We prayed over her and then it was time. They came to get her around 7 a.m. and wheeled us down to the surgery prep room. I had a moment when we first got in there and I lost it.... My heart broke. The nurse put her hand on my shoulder and said, "God will take care of her." It really made me feel so good.  Next thing I knew nurses were all around us laughing at how happy Paislyn was and how smiley she was being. Paislyn was hamin' it up! That made me smile! : ) She always knows when mommy needs a smile! They took her from us and her journey began at 7:30 a.m. I knew God was walking right beside her into the operating room, and holding her because I couldn't. It's almost 10 a.m. and we are now patiently waiting for updates every few ours from the nurses while Paislyn is in surgery. We have so much faith that God will pull her through and she will have a safe and fast recovery!



Right after Paislyn's surgery



She really looks SO good!

The Dr.'s at rounds said, "Wow, she is Big, that's awesome!"

Dr. Hirsch came in at 12:30 and said Paislyn's surgery went great! She said her pulmonary arteries looked great, she had no heart arrhythmia, and she was very pleased by how well Paislyn did. We told her thank you so much, and she said, "No thank you guys for getting her so chubby." haha : ) I began to get very nervous to go back and see Paislyn. I had a mild breakdown and then I was fine. It was finally time! It was 2:30 p.m. and we were able to go see our precious baby. I felt kinda sick to my stomach and excited at the same time. As I turned the corner and saw her I about cried, SHE LOOKED ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! Once again I praise God for what he has done! The nurses gave an amazing report of how well she is doing and how good she looked. She only has one chest tube, she is already breathing over the vent, and is on barely any medication at all. God is SOO GOOD! I was so excited to see her and how beautiful she looked! They had already made her a little bow and put it in her hair : ) They know me oh so well. She was having a little trouble keeping her oxygen sats as high as they need to be so they just had to turn the vent up a little until she wakes up a little more. The plan is to get her off the vent tomorrow! I know she can do it so pray that she breathes hard and gets that out! Thank you so much for all your prayers God truly answers them! I can't believe what a great God we serve!! Love you all.