She is such a trooper!

This morning started like any other morning...a steady flow of doctors, nurses, x-ray technicians, and medical students trickling in to see Hannah. They start around 6:00 a.m. and it is constant. The x-ray technician lays a lead vest over us as we sleep. The doctors come in and want to talk. Hannah needs medicine. Hannah needs a diaper. Nurses come in and out as they change shifts. All of these things are enough to drive you crazy as you are trying to sleep. I am looking forward to sleeping for a few solid hours and not being disturbed by a stranger in the middle of the night.

Rounds was wonderful today! There was a new doctor that we had never met before that was in charge. He decided to pull out Hannah pace maker wires and her feeding tube! We were very happy to see both of these things go. Hannah did great during and after the removal of both of these. She is such a trooper! The doctors think that we may be able to go home on Thursday. It all depends on how well Hannah eats and how her vital signs look. Hannah's eating goal is 3 ounces every 4 hours, but we are not close to that at all. She is eating, but she seems to be satisfied with one or two ounces. We do not want them to put the feeding tube back in, but it is a possibility. Let's pray that all goes well and we can finally get back to a normal life.

A speech pathologist came to visit Hannah today to observe her eating skills. She was impressed with Hannah's skills! Hannah was also given a follow-up echo cardiogram. This is standard before discharge from the hospital.

Jeffrey and I got to touch-up our CPR skills. It is required that all parents of cardiology babies. We also received random quizzes throughout the day about infection symptoms and other problems to watch for when we go home. They want to know that we know our stuff!

We had many visitors today. Nana Linda and PaPa came all the way from Knoxville to see Hannah. Pam Carson and Gwen Luck from Hardin Valley Church of Christ came to visit. Chris Brosey came to visit with us for the second time and she brought us some tasty bagels from Panera Bread. Uncle Sam, Aunt Sara and Samuel were kind enough to bring us supper from Applebees! It was yummy! Thanks to everyone for your support and company!