Under our Belt

Annika's first surgery is complete, and everything went well. She went into surgery at 8:30 this morning. We were told to expect about 2 hours for the surgery. Those 2 hours turned into 3, but in the end, everything went as Dr. Mann had planned. We hung out with her in the recovery room for about a half hour and by 12:30 we were settled into her room.

Below, you will see a few pictures of her. The first is pre-suregry, and the second is post surgery. Dr. Mann took out her tooth that was on her right side. He then used that area to connect her center gum to her right side gums inside her mouth. This is the part of surgery I didn't know would happen. He also stitched right lip into place. As far as pain goes, he compares it to getting braces tightened. Since she's been out of surgery, she has been sleeping the whole time with some raspy groans and a few rare actual cries.

Annika just hanging out shortly before surgery.


Sleeping after surgery.

Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers, and messages! Ross and I both said we felt more calm this morning than we expected. Pray that Annika has a smooth night tonight and that she won't feel pain.