We are so excited to welcome her to our family! However, we will have to wait a little while to take her home as she was born with a saccrococcygeal teratoma which looks like it will require surgery to remove. She's in the NICU for now, and is sedated so that she doesn't hurt herself by flailing too much - apparently she makes very vigorous movements otherwise!
I am sad that I can't hold her or nurse her yet, but am thankful for the technology that is available to help and most of all for the God who has brought her this far and will see her (and us) through the rest of this process. Pumping is going well so far - it's weird to see the small amounts of colostrum in the bottle, but every little bit will help! I was just surprised I was able to get any so soon - another example of God's excellent handiwork! The human body is truly amazing.
Well, I should probably go back to sleep for a while. All of the strange noises (leg cuffs, etc.) aren't really helping, but I need to rest and recover quickly! :) I've already been able to walk around some, which is crazy to me as I remember how it took me 24 hours to do that last time! Again, God at work, and the strong motivation of getting to go see our daughter!
Looking forward to posting some good news soon. Until then please keep Lily in prayer, and may you and yours be blessed!
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