Cancelled

Thanks for all the prayers, but the surgery was cancelled. In no way are Pat and I upset or disappointed. Emma let the docs know that she just wasn't ready, and we are so thankful that they listened. The day just didn't seem to be going smoothly. She was scheduled for 2:00 and it got moved up to 1:00 due to the surgeon having an emergency surgery somewhere else. I was holding her before they reintubated her, and her heart rate dropped from 140 to 76. That is really unusual for Emma, and it set my mind to thinking something wasn't right. After they intubated her, they checked her sugar level and the number had increased. They rechecked it a little later and it was still going up. High sugars are a sign of stress. They also were taking her blood pressure, and it was low. They did get a good one, but we think it was due to the fact that they had just stuck her for the blood sugar test. They finally got her down to surgery, and once they got some anesthesia on board, her blood pressure dropped. The surgeon and anesthesiologist both agreed that she was enduring too much stress and surgery would only cause more. They decided to cancel the surgery and put it off until next week. We are so thankful that they put Emma's well being ahead of anything else.

Abby passed her car seat test today so we will be rooming in with her tomorrow night. Antepartum is full so we may just be staying in Abby's room for the night. We don't really mind since we will be right there with Emma as well.