OUR BABY GIRL IS "FIXED"

I was so terrified for this day to come, but happy at the same time. Words can't express what i was feeling during the waiting period and then when they took her.

We arrived at THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL at the OU MEDICAL BUILDING at 7 a.m. this morning, they then took her blood through a vein in her head. We waited in the big waiting room til around 11 or so. They pulled the whole family back into a room, where we talked with the team and what we were facing. She was extremely fussy at this point, hungry, tired, and just wanted to be home i think. Then they took us to the "holding room" the family followed. Me, Derrick, Morgan, Cody, and JENN..Grandma Deb, Grandpa Tim, Grandma Suzi, Grandpa Wes, Grandma Alice, Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa, and Great-Grandma Betty, Kevin (which he said a prayer with all of us a couple times) This is where we had to say our "goodbyes". I was pretty much a wreck at this point. She headed in surgery around 12:30p.m. They called at 1:30 saying she was asleep from the gas and about to start the lines. The surgeon then came in at 1:50 and said he was about to get "started". HE made the surgical incision at 2:01pm and she would be on the bypass machine within the next hour! She was on the bypass machine by 2:59p.m. 3:48 got a call saying she was being weened off bypass. And that everything was looking great. Around 4:15p.m. Cardologists went and did an EKG, ECHO to make sure everything was fine and fixed. IT WAS!! 4:40 nurse came in and said she was now being closed up and gave us our room number. 5:10p.m. Dr. Paliotta (surgeon) came in and said she was in good shape and everything was looking great! She did have to have a blood transfusion, but no internal bleeding. At 6:10p.m. i got to see my baby girl, she looked way better than what expected. I love seeing her whole chest rise when she breathes, it's beautiful. They took the venilator out 9:15 p.m. and she has been doing great. She is starting to wake up a little and get kind of fussy, but she is a fighter, OUR MIRACLE BABY!. Thank you for all the support, the prayers, for everything, for GOD giving her surgeon the ability to work with his hands and heal my baby girl's heart. It is a blessing, truly amazing.