One more day...

Our nurses told us that they thought we would be going home today. When the doctors came in this morning doing rounds they told us we needed to stay one more day to be monitored. We were quite disappointed after having been told we would be leaving, but trusted what they told us we should do. She has been doing so well since they gave her the beta blocker that we knew it would be a quiet day. Her heart has been beating perfectly.

She had her bandages taken off today. This is really the first chance we have had to see the incision. It looks really good. Much better than we had imagined.
Gracelyn hasn't been trying to eat at all. She isn't putting any effort into it. We think she is exhausted from having her heart beat so fast and she is finally resting/recovering now that her heart is allowing her to. We try to feed her by bottle, but once she has given it a good try we do a gavage feeding. The milk is put into a syringe and into her NG tube.

People are so generous with their donations to PCMC. Every time you walk passed the front door someone is bringing in some sort of donation. We have received so many hats and blankets. It has been such a quiet easy day, I could tell Jeff was getting bored. He had to find something to occupy his time and so he began putting all the different hats we have received on her.

Aunt Camee made this one while she was in surgery. By far my favorite.

My parents came down and stayed with her for a bit while Jeff and I went home and spent some time with Mr. C and showered. After we left home Mr. C spent the night with Grandpa, Grandma and Camee celebrating the new year and banging pots and pans on the porch. Jeff and I watched fireworks from our hospital room as we were feeding Gracelyn. We hope to start the new year off right by bringing our baby girl home in the morning.