Matters of the Heart

What an exhausting 2 days. Hannah is doing okay. Her surgery was a success. The doctor was able to repair both flaps of the valve with only her tissue. There was more damage than we thought. Both of the flaps of the valve were damaged. One had grown into the patch they placed when she was an infant and was stuck open. The other one had a cleft in it allowing blood to flow through almost always. We are amazed that God not only answered our prayers but went above and beyond so Hannah didn't have even the valve ring put in. We weren't expecting this at all, honestly didn't even know it was a possibility. We praise you always God. You are mighty and merciful.

I'd like you to continue to pray because she is running a slight temperature and she hasn't eaten yet. She has thrown up all of the liquid she has tried to take including the Tylenol. We are having a hard time controlling her pain as well. She took a little walk to the elevators came back and slept for 3 hours, woke up, went potty and went directly back to sleep. She wakes up because she is hurting.

As the title of the blog suggests things are never easy around our household! Hunter is sick and hasn't eaten in 2 days. He threw up the night before Hannah's surgery. He has played some but not his fullest. He also can't be on the floor where Hannah is and so keeping him occupied is becoming more difficult.

My heart aches for all of these babies and children who have been here all day and have had no visitors or parents here. Several of them are under 2 years old. My nurses have to throw me out, I can't imagine not being here all day.

I got about an hour and a half to play with Hunter today. We found a little play area (not much) as I was telling him bye he said no momma. I told him I had to go help Hannah, he said no momma, no Hannie. His eyes were wide and he tried to get me to sit back down. I missed him so much, I know he missed me. There have been very few nights I have not put him to sleep, it so hard to be torn. Hannah says please don't leave me. Ughh!!!

So many matters of the heart!!