Surgery now August 5th

Well...we were scheduled to have Annabelle's surgery July 19th, but unfortunately we received a call a few days before letting us know that a sick baby came into the PICU and was going to need emergency surgery on the 19th. We were given a new date of September 7th. The surgeons and her cardiologist thought it would be okay to wait that long because she has been doing so good. They thought it would be better if she gained a little more weight. We were all set with September 7th.

At our last cardiologist appointment Dr. Forbes said he had been doing a lot of thinking and would like to get her into surgery August 5th. He thinks it would be okay to wait until September, but he doesn't want to risk her growing out of her bands and heart stents. He was also concerned that if we waited that long, she may have to have another cath. Since he has to go through her liver to do that, he definitely didn't want to do that again. He was so apologetic and everything he said made sense to me. So we are now less that two weeks from surgery.

Today Annabelle turned 8 months old. She can now roll over from her back to belly and is still working on sitting up. We think she may also be getting a tooth. Yesterday was the first time I took her to an unscheduled doctor visit. The poor girl has a rash on her legs. It doesn't bother her or cause a fever. The doctor said it was just allergies and that it was nothing to worry about. Boy, was I relieved.

Less than two weeks away. We are still not ready, but honestly I don't think we could be ready. It helps that we have great friends and family to help us along the way. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Gail, Craig and my sister, Jenny. I can't tell you how lucky Annabelle is to have you all in her life. We love you all.