1:15 p.m.

There is a phone in the waiting room that the nurses in the O.R. use to update families. It rings REALLY LOUDLY and there is always the suspense of WHO IS IT FOR? Also, there are nurses and doctors coming and going from the O.R. area to talk to families who are waiting and they sort of burst out of the doors looking---and we keep wondering, is this for us??? We need to eat lunch, but my stomach is jumping every time one of these things happens!

Finally a few minutes ago OUR nurse called from the O.R. to report that Dr. Perry had finished removing the bones and that now Dr. Van Aalst (craniofacial surgeon) is working on reshaping them. They said Amelia is doing fine, and we have to take their word for it. Praise God for the safe completion of this first part of the procedure...the rest could take up to another 3 hours. Very delicate work. We'll update when we have anything to report....