Waiting

Although she was scheduled for 9:00, Calina didn't go in to the OR until 10:20. She'd just woken up in the wrap (starving) and the nurses came in to get her right before she started really fussing... Perfect timing, really. They knew better than to have her lie on her back on the bed to be wheeled away, so one of the nurses just carried her away, wide-eyed and happy.

We had to leave the house this morning at 6am, which was really rough. I had to wake up the baby at 4:30 to make sure she had a good looooong meal before 5am (her "no more eating" deadline). Thankfully she ate a ton, and kept all of it down!

When we arrived at the hospital around quarter to 7, we figured that, worst case, she'd have to stay asleep in the wrap for 2 hours. And I figured that would be doable. But right around 9:00, when the surgery was scheduled to begin, they told us that the surgery before us was taking longer than expected, and they'd start as soon as they could. So, miraculously, she managed to continue sleeping all the way up till they came to get her!

Colin, gramma, and I are down in the cafeteria, waiting for news. I had a banana and a coffee; Colin's already through a chef's salad, Gatorade, and a piece of cake. We're wishing we had a deck of cards.

One of the nurses in the surgery just called a minute ago to let us know that they're underway, and all is well. We'll hear back from them in another hour, when things should be getting closer to wrapping up, if it's going as planned.