The Chest is Closed!

Hi all!

Sorry it took me a while to update you on Ella's chest closure...

Ella was a champ and the surgeon, Dr. Watanabe, was able to close her chest fully last night. They removed the clip in her shunt and her body seems to be responding well. This doesn't necessarily mean that it won't be re-opened if the need arises, but for now it is closed!

She went through the whole night being monitored closely by her nurses, surgeon, and doctors and seems to be doing well!

We arrived to the hospital this afternoon and checked in on Ella and she is moving her hands, feet, and lips again! It is a really weird thing to see your baby paralyzed... So this movement is so encouraging. I cannot wait to hold her feet and bump her bum again!

Ella's liver enzymes have continued to fluctuate, but are overall better than yesterday.

As you can tell, the tone of this post is much more positive. God has gifted us with the progress I yearned for! Thank you all for praying for that. I am so grateful for your intercession on our behalf. I assume the blog posts will probably slow down for a bit as we wait for her to recover, but I will keep you posted as much as I can!

-Jillian