Today was a day of surprises. When we got to the NICU in the morning in time to hear the doctors talk about Milo in rounds, we found out that they wanted to do Milo's cardiac catheter today. Milo's lungs were doing so well, that he was deemed ready for surgery. And if they did the catheter today, then they could do the aorta surgery on Friday and he could go home that much sooner. We were told that the surgery would be around 11:30am, so we held Milo and talked with him for a while. Around 11, they told us the surgery was moved to 2:30. Because there was extra time, I (Amber) ran to the restroom. When I got back, nurses were surrounding Milo saying that they were taking him to surgery! We just had time to give Milo kisses, and they whisked him away to the operating room.
The procedure took about an hour and a half. We got to see Milo as soon as he got back, and they said he had done really well. He didn't lose much blood, and had good circulation. And more good news: They got the imaging that they needed! It turns out that Milo's narrowing wasn't as long as they had suspected, and it should be a much easier fix. We were very relieved to hear all of this.
We also got a tour of the Pediatric ICU, where Milo will be after the surgery. It looks very nice, and Milo will have his own room, instead of sharing with the other kids. We will miss the nurses of the NICU, as we have gotten to know a few of them quite well. But they say the PICU nurses are just as nice. Another good thing about the PICU is that Vivienne can visit her baby brother there! I know that she can't wait.
We are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Tomorrow we will meet with the surgical team to get all of the information, Friday will be the surgery, and after that he will just need to recover and learn how to do normal baby things, like eat. Hopefully soon he will be home and we can start adjusting back to normal.
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