January 8

It's been nice being home and getting into a routine. Angelica is growing. She unfortunately has not taken off with her bottle so we will be returning to Houston January 16 for a surgery to have a g tube placed. The g tube is placed in the stomach. We will continue to bottle feed but what she doesn't finish will go in the g tube. The NG tube was not to be long term so we will remove the tube in her nose and place one in her stomach. She has been tryin to pull out her NG tube since she got it placed. She has some impressive skills when it comes to grabbing at the tube. It stinks that she has to go back to the hospital and have another surgery but this is necessary for her to grow. We need her to be big and strong for her next heart surgery. This next week we have appointments with ENT and cardio. I have been working on PT, OT and speech therapy. It's taking a bit because we are looking into home health. Dad is off to Asia today for work. Angelica and I have family coming to visit and help. Angelica has continued to grow. She is a great sleeper and when she is awake she is very alert to her surroundings. We are exciting to see the ENT and get more info on hearing. Hope to get her set up with hearing devices soon.

Hope everyone is having a great new year!