Abigail is sleeping, and has been all day so far. But that's good - sleeping helps her heal :)
We now begin the long road to recovery but the doctors are all optimistic that it will go quickly. We may be home by the weekend!
Let's back up to fill in some of the details: Murphy's Law was in full effect today, but not in the operating room, fortunately. Mary and I missed the surgeons that came out to talk to us three times today!! First, the Plastic Surgeon came out prior to the surgery to say hello before he got started but we were at breakfast. Then the Neurosurgeon came out after he finished up his bit to give us a re-cap and we were down in the playroom with Jaron, so we missed him. Then the plastic surgeon came back out after the procedure but we were out getting lunch!! And we were working so hard all day to be sure that we were available when we were expecting updates. Oh well.
The surgeons finished around 1:30 and gave the report that everything went very well - praise God! It took another hour for them to get her out of anesthesia and close to another hour to get her upstairs and settled before we could see her. That was another difficult waiting period. But we were also in good spirits, feeling as if a weight that had been holding us down for six months had just been lifted. And we were praising God for His goodness and mercy!
When we finally saw Abigail we were shocked - she didn't look like our little girl at all! Partly because of the swelling and partly because they had changed the shape of her face. We knew that we should expect to be surprised but it still didn't make it any easier. It was the second time that day that we really cried.
Since then, she has been sleeping until late evening when she woke up enough to be held and to nurse.
We are grateful for the steadfast arms of the Lord that carried her through this surgery; and we are confident that He will be carrying her through the recovery period as well.
So many of you, even those we don't know, have upheld us and Abigail in prayer today and over the past few months. Know that we have felt the warm peace of the Lord because of your fervent prayers; tears come to my eyes as I think of the love and support of you all. May the Lord bless you.
We'll continue to update at least daily so feel free to check back in to check on Abigail's status.
4 comments:
Oh, guys... My heart breaks for you. Our prayers are for you continually as you go through this. We love Abigail so much. I can't wait to hold her tiny body in my arms.
Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.
Wow, what a day you all have had! That's really funny about the surgeons, I thought for sure stuff like that only happened to Mike and I! We praise God for His answered prayers and both of us are sighing in relief. Thanks for keeping us posted and we CANNOT wait to see you in July to spoil your sweet kiddos!
So glad to hear it went well. Praise the Lord. He is good.
Rejoicing with you both! What wonderful news. We were still in PA yesterday, but i'm caught up with all the news and will continue to follow along and pray. Love you all!
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