Erin Update 6

I thought I'd give a little update on Erin now that I've had a little sleep myself :) She had a very good and restful night. There has been no needed morphine in the last 36 hours or so and she's healing fast. From a cardiac standpoint, she continues to do awesome and has had no setbacks at all. She had a small amount of fluid in her lungs yesterday morning but a little diuretic fixed that. She's much more alert and smiled for the first time since surgery.

We were so thrilled that she did so well with feedings on the first post-op day! Unfortunately, we had a setback yesterday, and she did not take any feedings all day. We're just not sure why. It could be nausea, or it could be that she just wasn't hungry with all the IV fluids. She has proven she CAN eat (with three 3-oz bottles yesterday); now we just have to be patient and help her relearn. I continue to try to nurse her as well. At 10 pm, after not having had anything except IV all day, we put the ng tube back in so we could give her some nourishment through the night. She'll be waking up soon, then we'll start working on the feedings again all day today. Erin has a strong will when it comes to (not) eating, but lucky for her, I think her mom's will is even stronger :) I'm determined to get her eating again now that her heart is fixed. I think she'll be discharged quickly once we have some successful feedings!

I've had a quick minute to read some of your comments. Thank you so much!! All of your prayers have been so wonderful! The doctors and nurses often comment on Erin's amazing recovery and I know it's all the prayers that have made the difference!