May 1st Update on Baby Shanna

I got this email from my sister in law yesterday so I thought I would share for those of you who have been asking about little Shanna:

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. We have really felt them. We are all doing really well. Taylor isn't sure why we are gone so much, but enjoying his time with his grandparents. Shanna is doing really well considering. She had a surgery done yesterday that couldn't have gone more perfect. They had to go in and take out dead parts of her intestines, which were leaking into her stomach. They had been draining it for a few days and decided that they needed to do this surgery so that she can begin eating more substantial food. Right now she is only getting food through her veins, which is hard on her liver. The sooner she begins eating the better, and it will help her get bigger. She is doing really well after the surgery. Shanna was 13" long and only 1lb 9.2 oz when she was born. She has lost a lot of weight, but will hopefully gain a lot back soon. Thank you all so, so much for your prayers. It has been overwhelming to have so much love and concern spill over to us at this emotional time. This is going to be a long 4 months. The doctor has told us that she will probably be here until her due date, which was August 3rd. Please continue your prayers and thoughts for Shanna. We love our precious baby girl..She is so beautiful, even if she does have her dads toes. We just can't stop looking at her, she is so beautiful. We can't wait to intoduce her to you all. Unfortunantly only parents and grandparents are allowed to see her right now. We will try to send pictures as often as we can. Thank you all again for all your support! We love you all. Daniel, Sarah, Taylor & our little Shanna

*I couldn't get anymore pictures to post so I guess i will try starting a new post.