Prayer's Please!

Well, tomorrow is our big day, Reese's heart surgery. This day has loomed over my head for almost 2 years now and I'm so ready to put it behind me. I'm ready to not think about it anymore, to not talk about it anymore, to say "my sweet girl is as healthy as can be" and mean it. Although looking at her you would never know, her little heart has a 14mm hole in it that needs repair. Tomorrow, at 7am, we have to be at the hospital. She is the 2nd case (dangit), so she will probably not actually go into surgery until around 10 or 11am, which is going to be hard because she can have nothing to eat after midnight tonight. She is still oblivious to all that will take place tomorrow. Joe and I decided it's best to make this out to be as LITTLE of a deal as possible. When we wake her up in the morning, we will tell her we are going to take some pictures of her beautiful heart (she is not afraid of the echo cardiograms at all), and that she is going to get lots of presents and goodies when she is all done. She is still 3, so it's not hard to be vague with her. Please, please say a prayer for my sweet Reese. Please pray that I can be strong for her. She should not get upset at all, once we get to the hospital and get admitted, they will give her a liquid sedative that is supposed to make her loopy and carefree. They will not even start her IV until she is back in the OR and asleep. I'm so happy for that. I pray that I can be strong for her and hold it together when it's time for that "see you in a little bit" moment. I cry thinking about it, I'm crying writing about it, I'm a mess. I will post updates when I can, she has to spend one night in the hospital if all goes as planned, so hopefully we will be home early afternoon Friday.