**Surgery Update**

Hey Ya'll! I just got off the phone with Erin and we're pretty sure that Harper will have her first surgery tomorrow. Erin & Chad didn't get a chance to talk to the surgeon today and everytime the doctors came around, her mom was in the room and received vague information, so they haven't actually talked to them to see what all they are going to do. We know that the only surgery Harper will have tomorrow will be to fix the problem with her aorta and that they will go through her lung to reach her heart. If they can fix that, then that sweet baby can finally eat!! As far as Erin& Chad know, the open heart surgery will follow sometime in the next few days or weeks. We were hopeful that she could have both surgeries at the same time but don't want to push for that if there are many risks involved. The surgeon's flight is landing at 8:30 in the morning and the earliest Harper will go into surgery is 11:00 a.m. The surgeon will come in, re-check Harper and sit down and talk to Erin & Chad, and if everything is okay, they will proceed with surgery. Again, this post is strictly under the assumption that our sweet girl will have surgery tomorrow. We'll know more information in the morning.

Please continue to lift our family up in prayer. We know that this surgery isn't the "biggie" but it definitely is a risk because Harper will only be 11 days old tomorrow. The surgeon is coming in from a conference and we're all just a little nervous because we're scared that he'll be tired. Pray that God will be right beside him tomorrow through the procedure and that he'll strengthen him. Pray that Harper will continue to have the strength to get through the surgery and that she'll be strengthened after she is able to eat. As always, pray for Erin & Chad and their parents tomorrow who will be at the hospital. They are all exhausted and need to feel God's loving arms wrapped around them.

Until next time...