Success

Ella's surgery went off without a hitch! Praise the Lord! The anesthesialogist was amazed that she didn't have any major problems, in fact he asked me a number of times if she had any heart conditions or such. Our little miracle tends to scare new doctors because of her size and things she has gone through, but she always surprises them.

They did find a piece of the broviac IV still in her chest and it was surrounded by "goo" (I'm quoting the surgeon) which meant it was working on another infection. Once again, she surprised them with the fact that she had no fever or other symptoms of infection - She is a MIRACLE!! She is once again thriving at home and if I could figure out how to get her to take a nap in her bed during the day, life would be perfect. Thank you for all the prayers and kind words.

More pictures to come.

8 Pounds 12 ounces

Our Ella is now 8 pounds 12 ounces and continuing to thrive at home. We went to visit San Antonio 2 weeks ago, because Ella had a sore on her broviac site that needed to be lanced and the surgeon thought that there might be a cuff left and this is causing the infection and sores. We go back to see the surgeon this week and they will do surgery to see if something is still there.

Our girl is a wonder and is always laughing and looking at the world. Everyone is surprised at how aware she is since she is sooo small. She loves standing up and has started reaching for things - sunglasses beware : )

Pray for her surgery.