Evie Angiogram Update #1

Evie was taken back for her angiogram procedure at 1:00PM. It's nearly 3PM now and we are told she is doing well. She went to sleep just fine and the doctors are still taking some images of her chest.

Apologies for the late post, but Evie wasn't taken back for her procedure until very late in the day. You always want to be the first case of the day (around 7-8AM), but there was a young boy with a more complicated heart problem who came in at the last minute and bumped us to the number 2 slot. He is 13 years-old and was born with half of a heart. We met his family in the waiting room and Evie enjoyed seeing his little sister for a little while this morning. So, my Mom and I got here at 8AM "just in case" they could take her early, but no such luck.

Evie was doing remarkably well for not having had anything to eat since midnight last night and not getting her regular nap. She will be out for about 1-2 more hours, then be in immediate recovery for an hour, and then it's a 6-hour marathon stint here at the hospital while she is monitored for any post-op problems. Since we didn't start until 1PM, we probably won't be leaving the hospital until 9PM.

Thanks, as always, for everyones' prayers. Here's some photos from the day so far:

Here's Evie getting bored in the waiting room:



Evie enjoyed the lullabye this toy played; Grandma Cermak received it from another grandma at her job; "grandma to grandma."


Keeping Evie entertained despite no feedings and no naps was quite a challenge. Here she is telling me just how unhappy she is with the whole situation.



We tried to get in a little nap time but no such luck.



Destroying last week's Entertainment Weekly was a great way to keep her mind occupied for the last 30 minutes or so of our wait. There might have been 10 or so pages left over from the "double size" issue.