July 26 - Trach Surgery Day

2pm: The update for now is that surgery is delayed until 6pm Nebraska time (4 for the Californians).  The surgeon is in a surgery at a different hospital right now. Praying for his energy level so he can be amazing for a few more hours today!
The waiting is making our heads hurt.  We have mentally gotten ready to send her off to surgery too many times today!

6pm update:

They just took her back to the operating room!  The procedure should take about an hour and a half.  We’ll keep you updated!  We prayed with her multiple times since we thought she was going back multiple times!  Add that to the prayers from you who love her too, and she is covered!🥰❤️🥰❤️ Here are the last photos of Annelise Faith with a breathing tube!

6:55pm update: She’s out and has a trach!  We haven’t seen her yet... they are getting her set up back in the NICU.  I’ve requested that we take my nervous energy to Starbucks... so we’ll drive thru and hopefully she’ll be ready for us when we get back!🥰  Thank the Lord again and so often that we’re here in Omaha💖 The surgeon said the procedure was a “piece of cake”... and he was happy with how it turned out.  He’ll be the one who is on call this weekend, so he’ll be checking up on her.  I can’t wait to see this baby, although she’s recovering from more than I’ve ever had to... so I’m expecting to have to wait for her bright eyes to make contact with mine again.🥰🤩