Surgery Tomorrow

Well, the day has just about arrived for Lyla's surgery. My parents are flying in today--yay!--and staying for 6 days. They will be a great support for us. :) Tomorrow at 7:30 am Lyla will be having her right ureter re-implanted into her bladder to hopefully solve the urinary reflux problem. She will also have the large diverticulum (pouch) removed from her bladder so urine and bacteria can't pool in there anymore and cause infections. The surgery is expected to take about 3-4 hours. We are praying that it is a huge success and that Lyla will come through it without a hitch. More specifically, we are praying that the Lord will give her surgeon and surgical team (who, by the way, have been hand-selected by Joel's dad who is an OR nurse) wisdom and that her surgeon's hands and mind will be calm and confident. We are praying that her anesthesia works exactly as it should and that Lyla will be pain free. We are praying that the surgery will be as sterile as possible and that Lyla will not get any infections from it. We are praying that her IV and catheter and breathing tube will go in effortlessly, and that God will watch over every detail. Most importantly we pray that Lyla will heal quickly and painlessly and that her urinary problems will be solved. And even more we pray that God will be exalted in all of this. Lyla is in His loving hands, as always. Thank you for your love and prayers.

Here are a few random pics from the last week or so...

We discovered yesterday that Lyla LOVES her sippy cup!

Auntie Bryana time--Lyla fell asleep in her arms :)

Joel caught a tree frog in our back yard and took some pics of it--

I think he's kinda cute

Found Lyla sleeping like this the other day--all stretched out!

Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.