Hollyse's Big Day

Well, our little girl is in surgery.We are excited and relieved to finally be here.

Yesterday she was on Pedialyte all day. She took it very, very well. I was actually very surprised at how happily she took it and didn't fuss what so ever. She is gold! She took her last bottle at 1 a.m. and then slept until 5:30 a.m. Then she fussed some, but we held her off with the pacifier well.

Although she did well with the eating situation, it was still a pretty rough day for her (and heartbreaking for mommy and daddy). Holly has 'valve-y' veins (not sure what that means) but it makes it tough to get an I.V. going. It took an hour and a half, eight sticks, and lots of crying to get her an I.V. last night.I told then they should go for her head before they even tried and they didn't want to. So, seven sticks later, they gave up on her arms and hands. They had the same problem in the NICU. Her head always seemed to be the one place they could get one. This morning the surgeon said they might try for a second I.V will she is under. We laughed, and wished them luck.
I never, ever hope to see the look in her eyes when she was being stuck over and over again. It broke my heart into a million pieces. Dean could hear her screaming a hall and two closed doors down. He was crushed to have to let his little girl cry like that.

But, that was yesterday. We thank God her brought her through.

The Peds Unit encourages parents to sleep at the bedside and provide much of the general care. Her Dr. allowed me to give her the enemas he ordered every eight hours. I was glad I could since I know her and we have a little routine that works well.


We don't expect her out until noon. Amanda will probably post a brief update. I will try to update tonight with more detail.

We are both tired. We all thank you for your prayers and support.

Blessings,
Michelle (& Dean;)