Night before surgery...

Today began very early. We checked in to TCH (Texas Children's Hospital) cardiology unit at 7:30 a.m. for a FULL day of tests, tours, and talks....Bear was thoroughly tested to make sure he wasn't sick and I was grateful that I had worked so hard to keep him well and away from "germs." He definitely did not like all the blood that was drawn but after it was over told us it "didn't hurt a bit." Bear will be completely put to sleep before IV's, lines or ANYTHING else is done and for that I'm very thankful. When we arrived this morning they ask us immediately if we could do the surgery TODAY. The surgeon had to cancel another child's surgery and wanted to bump Barrett up. Since he had eaten breakfast it would be well past noon before they could begin so it was left to be tomorrow. We will check in at 10:00 a.m. and Bear's surgery is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. Alfred and I talked to nearly everyone involved in the surgery and those we didn't we will meet tomorrow. We are at peace with our God in control and am MORE than confident that Bear is in PERFECT hands, at a PERFECT  time with a PERFECT Heavenly Father in charge! 

Many have asked about coming to visit. Please understand while we are thankful for your willingness to share in this time with us, the next 2-3 days are very critical and physically and emotionally exhausting. We will be updating the blog off/on tomorrow as we are receiving updates to allow you to know exactly what part of the journey we are on. The most important thing to do is PRAY! Prayer is the main thing that is keeping us at PERFECT peace during this time!