The Long Wait

Claire’s big day is tomorrow, and today she is two weeks old. It is been some of the longest weeks of our lives, and we are looking forward to tomorrow as the start of the recovery period. We have had some small joys lately giving her a bath, watching her open her eyes more often, and giving her bottles again. Claire will be headed to surgery between 1-2pm tomorrow and we will wait for 4 long hours for our baby girl to come out of the OR. The first hour will be spent getting her prepared for the surgery including placing an arterial line to monitor her bp and getting her intubated. It is still hard to imagine working on a heart the size of a walnut. Thank you for all the prayers and encouragement we have received recently…..it is very humbling….and we just ask for your prayers for Claire and for us on her big day.