Echo on Oct 30

Today was a WONDERFUL day of nothing but GOOD NEWS! First my echo showed no changes...that is good. The artery did NOT get bigger! Then my meeting with the surgeon...WOW, where do I start. He said most of these babies go home after about a week of monitoring and putting in a shunt(not open heart yet) and allow them to grow before they come back for surgery about 6-8 months old. Ok, so you are saying she will most likely survive? Yes! (Only God really knows) But the other doc says the opposite. He never wanted us to be hopeful. But this is the surgeon for Children's Hospital New Orleans who has worked there for 40 years. He did Andrew's newborn surgery. He said they can almost ALWAYS get these babies to surgery and the ventilator will ALMOST ALWAYS be enough for these babies. He said "Worst case scenario...She will have to be put on the ventilator, which in most cases is for only a short time. She may have to open heart surgery at 2 weeks or so, but these babies mostly do fine!" We have not heard this! I was shocked! Honestly just last night Don and I were discussing about if she did not make it what were the plans. And I am glad we did, but we have so much more hope now. Anything can still happen, we still need ALOT of prayer! He actually said he would rather a baby be born with this than what Andrew has! That is also good to hear, Andrew lives such a normal life. Thank you for praying for Averie!!!!!!!