Successful PDA Surgery!

Other than getting pushed back from 11:30am to 4:00pm, Morgan's surgery to close her PDA seems to have gone as expected. She was still recovering from the sedation when we left the hospital this evening around 8:00. Otherwise she was doing well and had not yet started the back slide that the doctors have repeatedly told us to expect in the first few days following surgery. We're still hopeful that her recovery will be relatively smooth and that they'll be able to begin weaning her from the ventilator soon.

So for now it's more of the waiting game that we've been getting pretty good at playing. They'll be keeping a close eye on her blood pressure and kidney function since those are the most likely of problems to occur after surgery. Thanks again to everyone for all the prayers and support, especially leading up to this surgery.

In other news, at last check Morgan was up to 2 lbs 3 oz. Some of this is due to fluid build-up which should subside some thanks to the closed artery. But it's also obvious that she is growing a little every day. Also, Shelly said she was really active this afternoon prior to surgery and was keeping her eyes open  for longer than she had seen before. Of course, she took the opportunity to take some photos.

"What's the deal, I thought I was having surgery today?"