Dallas Day 2 - Surgery

By BK -
So the appointments yesterday went well. I apparently fell asleep at 8:30 last night, but since we had to get up at 4am again today it was probably for the best so I can have some energy tonight.

Isaiah's in for surgery right now. He got his first bit of 'goofy juice' (Versaid) which loosens him up a bit and helps prevent the separation anxiety. He started singing to Rachel and me in the holding area before surgery. It was so ET like with his little singing voice and glowing red light from the Pulse Ox sensor. He's already got his tubes in his ears and Dr. Peters is sending off the fluid he had in the left ear since birth to the lab to see if it's anything we need to keep an eye on and get some antibiodics for. They've just started the 5-5.5 hr surgery on his finger and toe separations here a little before 8am CST. I'll try to get a post up ASAP as soon as he's out.

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Anonymous said…
Prayers prayers prayers! We're praying like monks! (even though we're both at work... we're good multi-taskers ;)

love in Christ,

Mat and Malia Lehnertz
April 21, 2009 at 9:26 AM
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