Surgery Tomorrow

So here is a quick update on little Melanie. After much deliberation, the Dr.s and the Surgeon have decided Melanie's week lung is strong enough for her to have the PDA litigation (we call it heart surgery). The surgery is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning. As of yesterday the surgeon wasn't content with doing the surgery. This morning after many x-rays from different angles they have decided her week lung is ready and her heart is in need of being fixed. This poses a little unrest for mom (and dad too I'm sure). How can that much change in her lung from one day to the next??? Are they just wanting to get this over with or can she really handle it?? These are a few of the questions I have been struggling with today while holding Melanie's feet at her bedside. Taking the advice of Rev. VanOverLoop and the words of Psalm 46...be still and know that I'm God...I was still and listened (as much as can be done above constant beeps and buzzers). The conclusion...the Dr.s and surgeons have Melanie's health as their number one priority. They are not going to do a procedure that they feel she's not healthy enough for. They are going to take care of her as best as they can. They are the ones with the degrees and the experience and they know what she can and can't handle. I do not. I need to trust...trust in God. I need to have faith that whatever happens tomorrow is all in God's perfect plan for Melanie's life and her future. He is the One guiding the Dr.s decisions. He is the one that will be guiding the surgeon's hands tomorrow morning. He is the one that has already decided how tomorrow's surgery will go. I will trust in Him and Him alone! Easier said then done, yes, but our only comfort in times of trial.

Here are a couple pictures of Melanie chilling on her tummy.

Melanie enjoys keeping her hands by her face...especially hanging onto her feeding tube, which is a "no-no"!