surprise surprise

just when you thought you were completely stressed out, there's more stress. just when you thought you couldn't be any more tired, there's a whole new level of tired. and just when you thought it couldn't get any more depressing, it does.

looks like mom will have to receive tracheotomy surgery tomorrow. removal of the ventilator didn't go well and this is the best option for her, long-term. so we've been told.

i feel disconnected to the outside world. not used to feeling so ... upended.

baby girl seems fussier than usual. don't think she likes the 112 degree heat. i almost forgot what this intense heat feels like (over 12 years since i've lived here) ... it's amazingly oppressive.