Surgery Tomorrow

Thanks for all of your prayers. Daniel’s surgery has been scheduled for tomorrow at noon. Here are some new pictures and an update from Andy and Beth Hello All!


IT'S A BOY!!! Daniel Steven Emmitt, born 6 lbs 14 oz, on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 11:48 pm. He is healthy! He is handsome! He is an Emmitt!

We'll update the details of our adventure this weekend but here are a few of the highlights. We checked into U of M, Monday October 29th at 7:00 pm, due to some unforeseen complications with other patients Beth didn't start he pre-labor treatments until 1:30 am, Tuesday morning. Beth's water broke at 12:45 pm on Tuesday and she fully dilated about 10:00 pm; around 11:00 pm she started pushing and by 11:35 it was apparent that Daniel's heart was in distress and that natural delivery was no longer an option. Once the decision for the Emergency C-Section was made Andy was rushed out of the Emergency Delivery Room, Beth was put under general anesthetics and at 11:48 pm we were proud parents.

The after effects of general anesthetics didn't sit well with Beth and recovery has been slow going, but she is now doing great! The pain is being regulated, trips to the baby are frequented and spirits lifted. Today, Beth got to be the first person to hold Daniel since delivery doctors placed him in his incubator and while we were sitting there with Daniel our Surgeon; Dr. Hirsh came and brought us up to speed.

Daniel Steven Emmitt has a prominent Coarctation of the Aorta and a VSD, but he does not have a hypoplastic heart, we repeat there is no hypoplastic heart, the left side of the heart is smaller but functional, this is great news! In addition to giving us the final prognosis the surgery was also scheduled.

Tomorrow, Friday November 2nd at noon, Daniel Steven Emmitt will undergo a four-hour open heart surgery. Please pray for the surgeon's hands, Daniels heart, the family's nerves and overall success. We are so very scared, so very nervous and so very excited for everything that has or is going to happen.

We will keep you updated as frequent as possible, but be assured that Andy is holding strong, Beth is recovering wonderfully and you will all get to meet Daniel before you know it.

Thank you so much for your prayers, Daniel growth since the initial diagnosis is living testament of God's Greatness!

God Bless,

Andy, Beth and Daniel Steven Emmitt