3:oo am The alarm went off and it was time to get ready to head to the hospital
4:00 am Arrived at the hospital and started visiting with Emma. We were able to spend some time with her and I was able to "hold" her. By this I mean I was able to hold her butt up while they changed her bedding.
7:30 Went back and sat with Emma until surgery. At one point the Chaplin came in to pray with Jason and I.
9:00 It was time for the transport. With 5 nurses/respiratory therapists, Jason, and myself headed down to the OR. This was the longest walk of my life. The entire way down my mind was racing. Jason had to help pull her bed and you could sense the worry that both of us were experiencing. Once we got down to the OR we met a lot of people who would be in the room during her surgery.
10:25 Surgery started
11:45 We got our first update. They weren't going to be able to do the surgery using the scope and would have to make an incision instead right below her ribcage.
12:45 We got our next update. Surgery was over and they were stitching her up. She would be back to the NICU in 30 minutes.
1:15 Dr. Kane came to give us a break down of the surgery. All her organs looked good and everything was where it needed to be. Her lung seemed to be of moderate size. Dr. Kane feels that she will need to be on the ventilator for 4 days to 2 weeks. This is better than the normal 3 week time frame. So it looks like she still has at least 3 more weeks in the NICU
A little before 3:00 Jason and I finally got to go back to see Emma. She looked wonderful! It is amazing how different her belly looks now that her bowels are in the right place.
Since then we have been in and out of visiting her. We are just hanging out in the waiting room going back and forth visiting her. Jason and I will be sleeping well tonight now that this burden has been lifted off our shoulders. We have seen the power of prayer in action and ask that everyone continues to pray because she still has a long road ahead of her. Again we can't thank you enough for all the prayers.
