The biggest question we've been getting is why now? We had previously told people that Abby would have surgery sometime before she is one -- so why is she having surgery at 4 months? 10 pounds is the magic number for surgery, so that was our goal -- feeding her round the clock in an attempt to get her there. Ideally, that would've meant that either her hole would begin to close or we would discuss surgery when she was 7 or 8 months old. Once she stalled out at about 8.5 pounds, our cardiologist started moving us toward surgery. In talking to the surgeon, we realized that kids who start losing weight are those that have the most trouble -- so at that point, surgery couldn't happen fast enough for us. Abigail's body is expending it's energy in keeping her blood pumping as best it can. Hopefully, not only will she want a cheeseburger after surgery but a chocolate shake too.
In light of that, here are our biggest prayer requests...
--No sickness up until the surgery day
--No reaction to the anesthesia--Skilled hands and wisdom for the surgeon
--A great nurse for care in the ICU (Abby will have one nurse for awhile tending to her)
--Textbook surgery without complications
--No heart block as a result of nicking the electrical center
--Quick healing
--An opportunity to be a light of hope to other parents in the ICU
We have you all in our prayers and will add this full list to it as well! xo Jen & Paul
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