We had our annual cardiology check-up at Texas Children's Hospital this past Monday morning. We drove up Sunday afternoon and had a fun dinner with sweet Houston friends. Thank you to those of you that joined us for dinner. So fun!
College buddies and their babies
The dads
Sweet friends
Yes, he threw his shoe in the fountain.
Little friends checking out the fountain!
Monday morning came and we checked in at the Heart Center bright and early. We went back to the sedation area and they gave Field his first dose of sedation med so that he would be asleep during the echocardiogram. In typical Field fashion, the after-math of the sedation med was a disaster! Sweet Field was so upset, but so tired at the same time. The sweet nurse kept asking us to rock him to sleep and it just wasn't happening. Field isn't much of a cuddler and we do not rock him to sleep. He likes to fall asleep on his own in his crib and he doesn't really ever sleep anywhere other than his crib (i.e., no sleeping in the car, stroller, etc.). Anyway, after lots of crying, kicking, and thrashing about we got him settled in the echo room in a bed where he watched Baby Einstein videos and slowly nodded off to sleep. If only it had been that easy the entire time. The echo tech got all of the pictures she needed of Field's heart and he stayed asleep during the entire echo. He woke up happy and ready to drink some water an hour later. Once we were discharged from the echo, we waited in the waiting room to see the cardiologist for 2.5 hours! Ugh, it was awful and so very frustrating.
Watching videos while waiting
Sweet boy patiently waiting to see the Dr.
We finally saw the doctor later that afternoon and we got an overall FANTASTIC report! Field's heart and heart function look great with no major issues or concerns at this point. His chest x-ray was clear and his EKG looked good.
Brave boy during the EKG
His sats are still in the low 80's and his blood pressure has come down since the last appointment and is actually normal now. Praise God! We were so blessed with this overall amazing report. TCH does not want to see us for another year when we will come back (Spring of 2013) for a cardiology check-up and catheterization procedure to help us decide when the next surgery will be. Most likely, we won't be having surgery for another year and a half. Woo Hoo!
Passed out in the car on the way home from TCH.
And here is a little video of our little man the morning after a long day at TCH. He never missed a beat and was active as ever at The Little Gym with his friends. Love this boy!
Berkeley and Field like to do their own thing at Little Gym. As you can hear, everyone else is sitting in a circle together and these two are off doing their own thing.
Hmmm, I am already praying for their teachers. ;)
