Waiting Room

Right now we are in the waiting room. We got here at 7:15 this morning and she is in the OR, but they are still trying to get a central line in her. When they get that taken care of, they will start the surgery which will take about 5-6 hours. So we will be here for quite a while. We walked to the hospital this morning from the Ronald Mcdonald house and the weather was beautiful. That is our favorite way to get to the hospital because we walk through the University of Pennsylvania campus pretty much the whole way here. The campus has very old buildings and walkways covered with trees. Ava was very happy. She was making a lot of cute sounds and pleasantly looking around at everything. Last night Grandma and Grandpa Smith drove here and Grandma Linda has been here since Monday, so Ava was more excited than we have ever seen her. She had 5 adults standing around her clapping and cheering her on as she performed her little tricks and sounds and baby things. It was pretty much a We love you Ava party. I have never seen her so happy. She was squealing so loud and laughing and smiling from ear to ear. It was a great night and I felt a lot of peace about today.