Update at 7:30am

Hi sweet friends,

We are here at Duke.  Our morning started at 5:30am - 30 minutes later than we had planned as we slept through the alarms.  Thankfully we woke up then!  We quickly got ready and said good-bye to Rebecca and my mom.  Our 2yo woke up as we were leaving so Rebecca went to be with him.  I think that this may have been a gift from God to her.

We made it to Duke at 6:17 - a few minutes late.  It was fine though as we had to wait to be checked in.  We went back to the pre-op.  Eliana was checked - oxygen (96%), bp, temp (low and hard to get a good reading).  They were concerned about her temps so we had her wrapped in warm blankets after dressing her in a tiny hospital gown. 

Then one of the anesthesiologist (sp) came in to meet us.  He is very nice.  Shortly after the attending anesthesiologist also joined us.  He is also very very nice.  They explained what would happen.  They told us that they would lower her temp to 30 so her temps weren't a concern.  They are also going to try to use some adhesive that will hopefully not irritate her skin any more than it already is.  One of the drs said "we'll fix her heart today."  The other doctor thanked us for letting them have her.  I could tell that they both enjoyed children.  So very nice.

We handed her over and they carried her down the hall.  I watched the two of them talking and could see Eliana's sweet head - with her hair sticking straight up - as they went to the OR.  We weren't allowed to go with her to OR due to her age.  She was fine being handed over to them.

We are out in the waiting room now with 3 of our friends.  God's peace is so very evident.  Thank you all for your prayers.  Will update again as possible.

Love,

Leslie