Surgery Day

Today started bright and early - well not so bright but definately early. 3:30 a.m. rolled around very quickly and we were off - getting ready to start the longest day of our lives. We had to be at Vanderbilt this morning at 5:30 a.m. to get Hannah prepped for surgery. That was the HARDEST thing I have ever had to go through.

It was very difficult holding her and hearing her whine because she is hungry and knowing you can't do anything to soothe her. Then, the hardest part came; the hand-off. OM goodness, handing her off to the nurses was sooooooooo upsetting. It was torture. We had to give our baby girl to someone else, to a stranger we've known for a matter of minutes; knowing it would be hours before we saw her again. 1 word: TORTURE.

The waiting was not as bad as I had expected, thanks to all of our friends and family that were here to help us through it. Kept my mind busy as we searched for the best Kroger deals and played board games. Every hour we received an update which was awesome and also they had this wonderful screen that gave us a status of where she was on her surgery. After only 4 short hours, we received the call - Surgery has been completed and was successful. Her vitals were great throughout the entire operation. The Dr.'s did an amazing job.

We had to wait an hour after surgery before we were able to go back and see her. Once we went back I was amazed. She didn't look nearly as bad as I expected although they assured us tomorrow would be the worse day. She still looked like my little Hannah except a huge difference. She now looks more like her big brother, Bo. Her forehead is a lot flatter and her eyes are further apart, but she is still as cute as a button, even with the swelling.

Tomorrow I'm sure will be another difficult day as she will have a lot done to her as well. She will have her bandages removed, the cathader removed, and her drain tube removed. Her eyes will be swollen shut for the next couple of days and of course I'm sure she will still be in pain. Brandon and I still can not hold her, which if you are a parent you know how painful that is to not be able to hold your child, but "this too shall pass".

Hannah will be in the ICU until she is able to open her eyes again and the Dr. gives her the okay to go into a normal patient room, hopefully soon. We are still praying for a fast recovery and as painless as possible.

Thank you all again for your prayers and support. Brandon and I are truly blessed and amazed at how powerful our God truly is. He is our rock.

I will keep everybody posted on her progress and are welcoming visitors.

Love you all.