She's OK!

Our day began at 3AM as I gave Gabi her last feeding before her procedure. We left the house at 4AM so we could be at Phoenix Children's Hospital at 5AM....too early. Gabi's procedure wasn't until 7AM. We didn't get called in until about 6:30 or so. Gabi had been upset and crying since about 6AM. She woke up and was HUNGRY! It was so sad not being able to help her. We met with the nurse, Dr. Stillwell and the anethesiologist (she had to be under general anethesia). Dr. Stillwell is so kind, you can tell he loves his work and cares about each and every patient. He even made time to do this procedure for us, even though he wasn't scheduled to work today. He was supposed to have his OWN dental surgery this morning and he moved that to this afternoon so he could work on Gabi today.

As we prepared for Gabi's procedure we also met an ENT (ear nose and throat). He said that since he was in the next room, in the event they would have found a hemangioma, he would have been available to do the lazering immediately instead of scheduling another appointment. Very nice of him. We were told that if they did find a hemangioma that we would know right away because we would need to sign new consent forms.

We kissed our little angel goodbye and went to a waiting room. Jack promptly fell asleep. I went to the bathroom and had a little cry :( By then it was about 7:19AM and at about 7:30ish Dr. Stillwell came out. The procedure was finshed. Gabi did not have any internal hemangiomas. Hurray! She does have Laryngomalacia. Everything else was clear all the way down even deep into her lungs. He showed us some pictures that were taken during the procedure and suggested that we now continue to monitor Gabi. If she starts to turn blue and or has problems eating or gaining weight then we would have some other options to discuss. He did say she should grow out of it anywhere from 6mo to 6 years! He also wants us to go in each week or every other week to our ped to have her weighed. Today she weighed 8lbs 7oz ( with a diaper on).

So, we are happy that our little girl is ok. Thanks everyone for your fasting and prayers!