9/27 - The Night Before...

Okay so I'm not going to say much.  Yes we are nervous, anxious, excited, praying, wondering, curious....etc.  I just can't wait to see him.  We were both saying that it scares us too...not knowing what to expect with the defect.  I told Adam we would concentrate on his sweet little face :)  We went down to the NICU today.  Adam said it was a reality check.  I am just thankful that the nurses down there seem so amazing.  They have way more experience taking care of babies like ours than I do.  They showed me Toby's "little" room.  I say little because it is a very small little room with a sliding glass door.  Just big enough for his little bed and a couple of people.  They asked me his name and wrote it on the board in there, which made me feel like he was special :)  You get used to all the little babies and all their equipment quick.  You can hear all the respirators going away.  So here is what I can expect...Toby will have a feeding tube in his nose.  This is how he will get his feedings from birth until after he is doing well after the surgery.  He shouldn't need a respirator until the surgery.  He'll be on one then and then they will take him off when he wakes up.  They also said there could be another line in his umbilical chord but I absolutely can't remember what that one would be for.  I know it will be a long day tomorrow, and I'm sure I'll have my moments.  I am trying to focus on the joy of the occasion and how excited I am and not about everything that could go wrong.  Please pray for us more now than ever.  Night!