Tomorrow is the Big Day

Happy Mother's day! Tomorrow is the big day on which Audrey's full repair open heart surgery will be performed. Despite the dread of tomorrow, we have managed to have a great day with grandparents stopping by throughout the day for playtime with our little love. It may be a while before she's up to playing again, so I'm glad we got some quality time in today.

I just wanted to create this post to request prayers for our sweet Audrey and her amazingly talented medical team, as they take on the task of fixing her heart tomorrow morning. (That's what I have to keep telling myself when I think about the pain she'll endure and how she will be unrecognizable tomorrow in the ICU; "In less than 24 hours, our baby's heart will be 'fixed'." Finally.) May God steadily guide the surgeon's hands so that the procedure is as routine as possible and a complete success. May He allow the anesthesiologist and cardiac perfusionist to properly administer to Audrey the sedation and oxygen circulation she requires. May He watch over the rest of her medical team as well, helping them to provide the best services possible to keep her healthy. May He allow Audrey's recovery to be as quick and painless as possible.

We will take her in tomorrow morning at 5:30, and they should take her back for surgery around 7:30. The surgery is expected to last around 4 hours, so hopefully around noon we will get to see her.

This surgery has been a long time coming, but it is still a very scary time for our whole family. We are so fortunate to have the support of so many family members locally, who will be waiting with us every second in the hospital tomorrow. Together, we will stay strong for our Audrey.

We will be sure to give at least a brief update once our little babe is out of surgery tomorrow.

Much love,
Christie and Charlie