Surgery Day...

Well the day of surgery is here. Janice and I arrived here at around 6:00 a.m. to see Jenna and to hear from her cardiologist, anesthesiologist, and a bunch of other "gists" that would be taking care of her.

Her nurse said she had another good night, with a few "newborn moments" ...those are fun! I had a few of them the first night. Mostly because she is hungry. She has only been allowed to eat once, right after she was born. Janice was able to nurse her. Not sure when she will be able to "eat" after the surgery is done. It is so hard not to be able to hold her and make it better. Janice and I got to hold her for a little while after she was born, and before the testing began on Monday.

It's around 10:45 a.m. and the nurse just came and told us they are getting close to starting the actual procedure. Although the surgery takes four to six hours, the actual repair takes about 30 min.

Thanks again for all the prayers and messages...everyone has been so wonderful. We're all on auto-pilot this morning...everything is so intimidating when a newborn is involved. We'll keep you posted...

Here are some pics we took this morning... The "yellow" on her chest was from the wash they use for prep...not jaundice which we thought when we walked in. Jimmy had it when he was born and had to have a "Billy Blanket" at home to get rid of it.