great news

This will be brief, because I'm feeding Anna a couple of Darvocet and then leaving the room for a couple of hours so she can sleep undisturbed. Frankie's operation went off without a hitch. The doctor started at 2:30 and said he'd be lucky to finish by 6. He walked into the waiting room at 6:05 with a big ol' shit eating grin, and told us that everything went even better than expected. The fistula was closed without a problem, and the esophageal atresia was easily repaired. Frankie's lungs are as healthy as a full-term baby's, and if he wasn't a preemie, they wouldn't even have left his breathing tube in (as it is, it might be out by tomorrow). I'll post a lengthier post tomorrow, but I just wanted to let everyone know that one major hurdle is down, and although he's not out of the woods quite yet, Frankie took a quantum leap forward health-wise today. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated, moreso than we'll ever be able to adequately express. Keep 'em coming.