The Surgery Has Been Scheduled

Brida's first surgery has been confirmed for Thursday (tomorrow) morning at 7:30 am (9:30 EST) with Dr. Gruber.  Please focus your prayers during the surgery tomorrow for a successful outcome.

Last night, the staff removed Brida's "unicorn" IV from her head and placed a new one in her left hand.  They weren't sure if the one on her head was placed optimally and they need high-quality lines for the surgery.

Erin and Sam spent most of yesterday evening and this morning with Brida.  Sam got her to drink some from a bottle, but she spit most of it out during the feeding and after we left.  They had her on a very light feeding schedule to limit how much energy the stomach is consuming.  Because she spit up the milk yesterday, the doctors decided to suspend feedings for now and rely on the nutrients from IV (TPN fluids and lipids).

We have been meeting lots of hospital staff the last couple of days (it seems like a new one drops by every 10 minutes).  These are staff that will be caring for the baby after surgery and other support staff for us.  They have been very helpful in explaining the process we will be going through the next month.  

Because of the surgery tomorrow, the hospital has arranged for us to stay in one of their 6 beds reserved for parents tonight and tomorrow night so we can be with the baby as much as possible before and after surgery.  Erin is being discharged from the U this afternoon, since she has been given a good bill of health.

We took a couple more videos this morning.  Here is one of them: