Erin Update 3

We just spoke to Holly, our surgeon's nurse. All continues to go well with Erin! She went on the heart and lung bi-pass a little after 1:00. So she is close to half way through the repair of her heart, which includes a patch for the VSD and stitching up two small openings, a PDA and a PFO. They expect to start heating her up (they drop her body temp during surgery) around 3:00 or 3:30 and switch her back to her newly repaired heart at that time. They are expecting about 2 1/2 hours on bi-pass. Erin's repair is being done through the right atrium, then through the tricuspid valve, which is only the size of her pinkie finger. Just amazing! For those of you who have had a child go through this, you know what I mean when I say that pediatric heart surgery is truly a work of art. It's not over of course, but we're starting to feel just a little bit of relief that it's going so well. Once again, I have to say, we are very grateful for the prayers!