Olivia

Olivia is having a cardiac catheterization today. Basically, they cut into her leg and insert a tube in her femoral artery to run a bunch of tests on her heart, like testing the various pressures between each valve and the volume they are pumping, as well as a 3D diagram of the chambers, aortas, etc. They are trying to figure out which kind of surgery she can have and how soon.

There are two types of surgery being considered. The first type will completely repair the hole in her heart so she will be "normal"; it's the best type she can have at the moment. The second type won't repair the hole, it will just reroute all the bloodflow so it will go in the top and out the bottom to the rest of the body, instead of making a figure eight while using both sides of her heart (one big chamber instead of two).

Amy and Olivia are at the hospital and I am at home with the girls since we couldn't nab a babysitter in time. One of us may have to stay overnight if they don't release her, but since it is a straightforward procedure, we're hoping to bring her home this evening.

We want to give a shout out to Lindsey, Olivia's nurse at St. Luke's. She was amazing. She wrote us yesterday to see how we all were doing ... she's just that kind of person.

We'll let you know how it turns out today. Thanks for all your prayers for Olivia.