Back in Bean town!

I'm flying!

We left for Boston Wednesday afternoon. Emmie did great on the flight and charmed everyone around her. The flight, however, was a disaster. We made it to Baltimore in time to sprint to our connecting flight and then after rolling away from the gate, we had to sit on the tarmac for almost 2 hours while thunderstorms cleared the East coast. Apparently all of the flights in the Northeast were grounded. We finally made it to Boston and to the hotel around 1:30 am. Emmie was a little champ- though a very sleepy one. She couldn't figure out why we were waking her up at 1 am. We finally got to sleep around 2 and then the fire alarm (a talking one) went off around 3:30. We were so sleepy and confused. Liz was telling me to turn off the alarm. I thought someone was talking to me from the ceiling. Truly surreal! The alarm (ours) then went off at 6 and we were off to Children's for 6 hours of preop. Everyone was pleased with her weight gain and np's and fellows saw her name on the schedule and all stopped in for a quick hello. It was great to see everyone!

Nonie flew in because she just couldn't stand it. She was in Baltimore working and it was a short flight. We went to dinner last night and then went to bed early.

We had to check in at 9 and the cath started about 11. It's almost finished and Emmie did great! We just spoke to Dr. Marx and he was extremely pleased. They were able to dilate her pulmonary artery and he said he thought it looked great. They will do a lung scan this afternoon to see how much more blood flow there is to the left lung after the dilitation. They didn't have to place a stent and all of her ventricular pressures were fabulous! This is so much better than her last cath and we are thrilled! We should be able to see her shortly. She'll have to spend the night tonight and then back to the hotel in the morning. We'll be back in NOLA in time for the Saints game on Sunday.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers!

Love,

Amy, Liz, and Emmie