We had surgery today!

It's been a crazy 48 hours. Yesterday the docs came to us with the news that little Solomon needed surgery on his PDA, a valve that normally closes in term babies so that the blood flows the right way. We'd tried treating with medicine, and the valve closed for a day, but opened back up the next day. The docs all recomended surgery since Solomon's kidneys werent' getting enough blood and his lungs were getting too much. He had the surgery this morning at 10 am, and came through like a trooper. They also put in a catheter so that they can give his poor veins a rest in the rest of his body. He lost a little blood and is getting a transfusion as we speak to help with that. Solomon is sedated, and sleeping peacefully at present. He'll be that way for the next couple of days and will be completely dependent upon the ventilator. He will hopefully be able to resume feedings tomorrow or the next day. In the meantime, he is being nurished via iv's. We've been told it'll be a very rough ride over the next few days, but after coming through this, the three of us feel we can survive anything.
I am doing better over all. My wound is healing wonderfully despite the horrible infection I had, and I hope to be discharged tomorrow. My wbc count is up, which has the docs puzzled, but hopefully all will resolve itself in time - and with a litle sleep. :)
Please keep praying for us, we desperately need it and appreciate all that you have done for us thus far.
Love,
Sami, Tracy and Solomon