NICU and the "plan"

I can't believe we have been at this for only a little only 24 hours. So much has happened. Just a few minutes ago Jeff and I went over to the NICU and had the chance to hold our baby girl for the first time. It was so nice to be able to cuddle and comfort her. The drug that she is on is not kind to her poor little body. You can tell by her face in the pictures, she just can't get comfortable. We can rub her face, but if you rub her body it really upsets her. When she gets upset she turns purple. She just wants to be held tight and she stays content. I had a hard time leaving her and putting her down. I really just want to hold her. It has been a little awkward going nine months carrying this little baby and then delivering her, but to lay in our empty room without a little baby by us. We recently spoke with one of the cardiologists who gave us the "plan." They spent several hours doing an echo on her heart this morning and have decided that Friday afternoon they are going to take her to the cath lab and attempt a procedure that they will enter a line through her leg and up through her heart. First they will burn a whole through the pulmonary valve, which is fused shut, and then they will enter a balloon that they will expand. Besides and absolute miracle, this is the best thing that we could have hoped for. If it works I believe we could have her home by Christmas. They would need to get her stable, off of the drug that she is on and teach her how to eat/swallow before she could leave. If it didn't work they would have to go with the original plan of doing open heart and inserting a shut and her stay would be quite a bit longer. I feel guilty asking Heavenly Father for more that what he has already given us, but tonight my dad and Jeff will give her a blessing and we are pleading with Heavenly Father to bless this little baby that she will be ok. We believe that all will be ok, but ask for prayers on her behalf. She is already going through so much as she fights this mean, but lifesaving drug they have put her on. She is also going to be having a pic line put in soon as they need another reliable spot to give her her medications. We are grateful for the calls and emails expressing your love and concern. We will keep you updated.