Pre-op completed

Chris and I enjoyed a quiet evening snuggling, sharing ear buds while watching the sitcom New Girl. Owen slept in between us until about 2 when he decided he wanted to go home and stayed awake until 4. Ara slept like a champ- I woke her up at 330 to feed her as I thought she would wake the second Owen fell asleep!

We had a great lazy morning in the trailer, attempting to get organized and play with the kids. We checked in a little early.

We got a lot done today. We put a checklist on the whiteboard: EKG, urine sample, vascular ultrasound, labs/IV, procedure & consents done, and meet our surgeon. We also had child life very involved today with different procedures. Owen had another hard time with the IV even using many tactics. He recovered quickly and got to pick a treasure from his monster truck treasure chest. 

Oh the memories of this place... On a rainy, stormy day it was 80 degrees in our room... We were so hot all day, Owen was the pinkest we've seen;). 

We enjoyed meeting the surgeon, NP, and PA who will have Owen's case. They gave us a lot of tlc and we learned more about his surgery. Chris is better at the anatomical particulars but his heart is going from a 2 ventricle heart to a single ventricle anatomy. His right ventricle doesn't do much anyway. Also he will be having a fenestrated Fontan where a crescent shaped hole is made in his right atrium to help pressures normalize. His pulmonary artery is being split to create a better circulation. A shunt will send blood from one place to another place. See? Told ya Chris is better at it! Lots going on in his little chest tomorrow. 

On that note I'm going to lay Ara down and have a little quiet time tonight. Court is on her way over to hang for a bit. 

We are so overwhelmed and blessed by all the support. YOU make this process easier. There are people praying in different churches, different continents (seriously!) for us & Owen. We feel it. We welcome it. It warms our souls. I'm oddly calm today. The anticipation was very challenging and no doubt tomorrow will be hard but we are going into it strong and positive! 

My mantra and prayer:  Owen is an intelligent, silly, and

resiliant goofball. He has already overcome hurdles and will overcome this and more. He will heal and thrive.