August 8th

We are scheduled for Audra's second surgery on August 8th. I am so excited and scared at the same time.

This morning when we were at our pediatrician's office with the nurse, my phone rang. Of course, I could not answer it but it was UofM calling to schedule our surgery and pre-op work. As soon as the nurse left the room, I checked my voicemail, having seen that it was the general UofM phone number. I quickly called back, while waiting for our doctor. I had more than enough time to call back and get all the details. And I even had enough time to call my husband and mom to share the news. I probably could have made a post too with the extra time we had waiting but Audra wanted a little more attention :)

We are getting some pre-op work done on August 1st and a catheterization on August 2nd. These are all outpatient procedures and we will drive back and forth these days. Then the next big surgery is August 8th. We had wanted to do the catheterization the day before surgery but Dr. Bove requested it a week before, and of course, we will do what he prefers. It seems so surreal to have our next date for surgery. It is 12 weeks away but will be here before we know it.

In other good news, Audra had another good weight gain. She is maintaining her growth curve and is staying on the charts which are pretty big accomplishments for a heart baby. We are so proud of her. She has worked really hard to get to this point. She did okay with her shots. She stayed mad at me for a bit but then fell asleep on the way home. She did well the rest of the day too.

Tomorrow we have a feeding evaluation. Hopefully we will be able to time her feeding so she will eat at the appointment. We are still waiting to schedule the swallow study.

Thanks for checking in!!!