Just a quick note since I mentioned we had a cardiology appointment in the last blog entry. We saw Dr. Johnson here in NH on Thursday and he checked Annie out. Dr. Johnson hadn't seen a copy of the report from our last visit and echo in Boston, so we updated him on the latest echo numbers. He thought Annie looked great and was glad to hear we started her beta blocker and she seems to have handled the additional med relatively well. (She's spitting up again, which we learned can happen with beta blockers. The GI increased her reflux med a tiny bit to see if it helps; otherwise, we may have to try another beta blocker. We don't want to see her lose ground after the past few weeks -- when she seems to have gained weight more easily than she has in the past. Not exactly quickly, but at least more easily.) He opted to increase her doses on the other meds to keep up with her weight as well. She was 16 pounds, 14.4 ounces and 27.75 inches by their measurements.
Dr. Johnson won't see us again until December -- and they weren't even able to schedule the appointment that far out. That was a first ... a happy first! We're back to Boston on Sept. 11 to see the ENT and then on Oct. 12 to see Dr. Smoot again. As it stands now, October will be Annie's only other echo for the rest of the year.
Oh, and she's ten months old today! Can't forget that. She had a great time both days at the beach this past week. My mother's response to this photo, though, was "please don't feed my grandbaby sand!" We don't feed it to her, Mom. Quite the opposite. I can't keep her away from the stuff!
Happy holiday weekend, everyone!
2 comments:
Amy... such a lovely picture of the four of them together... warms the heart...and it still looks like she is eating sand, but I'll take your word that you aren't feeding it to her.
We are all excited about Annie's progress and pray that it will continue.
We are proud of you and Scott for the wonderful parents you are and for Jamie being such a great big sister.
Love ya! Dad
Just wanted to tell you that we are all excited about Annie's progress.
And I wanted to tell you guys how proud we are of you as parents and how well we know you are doing under most difficult circumstances.
The photos of the four children that you posted a few days ago is simply precious. In today's photo Annie is looking great, but it still looks like you're feeding her sand. Actually, it is obvious that you are indoctrinating her properly on the values of beach sand.
So proud of you guys and prayers for all.
Dad
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