Hole in the Tummy

Evan and I had both decided to try to sleep at home last night (the last three nights, one of us has stayed at the hospital), and thankfully Brenna slept all night for the nurses. We arrived a little after 6:00, and Brenna woke up about 6:45. She was a little cranky and hungry, but we were able to distract her for the hour that she was awake before the transport team came to take us to surgery.

One last shot of her intact belly...

Somehow surgery was running a little behind, but everything else went smoothly. They ended up placing an IV in her head rather than hands or feet, which I guess is just as good of a spot as any, and maybe more so, since she's used to things on her head and it will leave her limbs free.

We spent about 45 minutes with her in recovery, and though she woke up a couple of times, she is extremely groggy and passed back out very quickly.

Post-surgery

Daddy checking up on his girl

For now, she is getting IV fluids, and she'll get to try eating orally soon after she wakes up. We won't get to use the g-tube for another 24 hours, but hopefully we'll all adjust quickly to this new addition to Brenna's belly and she will be increasing her feeds on schedule so that we can go home in the next day or so!