Incase you have not heard...

here is a quick synopsis on Ella...

Ella was born with tricuspid atresia. Tricuspid atresia means that she does not have a tricuspid valve inside her heart. Since the valve is not present the right side of the heart has problems developing due to lack of blood. Your heart is made up of 4 sections that comprise of 2 pumps and 2 holding chambers. One of the pumps provides blood to the lungs and the other provides blood to the body. Ella was born without the pump that provides blood to the lungs. She has undergone multiple open heart surgeries to help create a palliative correction so she can live a relatively normal life. On the 16^th of July at John’s Hopkins University she will undergo what is called the Fontan procedure. This will hopefully be the last staged open-heart surgery required for many years to come. Of the many surgeries that Ella has had performed this one will probably be the hardest recovery to date. Please keep Ella in your prayers and thoughts over the next couple weeks while she undergoes the surgery and fights back during the recovery. We well continue to update this blog with Ella's progress...

Kate is doing Great and getting so big, it has been crazy having a regular baby on a normal growth and development schedule and it keeps Nikki very busy :)

We are all just trying to get through this tough time, we are so glad we have our family and friends around to help ...your support and prayers alone do more then you'll ever be able to imagine and for that we say thank you. We are spending the night on Sunday at the Children's house. This its basically free, non-profit, for the family's of children having surgeries.They are asking for phone cards in the smallest donations or small Safeway cards like 10 dollars or so..If you can swing any donation that's great, just let me know and I can get you the info I have not already email it to you.

Ella is in terrific hands and we're confident with all her doctors. We are truly lucky to have such a great hospital so close.