Yep - here I am again, late as ever getting back to the ole' blog! Thank you for those of you who so patiently still pay attention to it:) Over the last few weeks, we have suffered through H1N1 - though without much fanfare thank the good Lord - continuous sniffles/runny noses/coughs (welcome to the first year of school), an ear infection with Brayden, and Kaylin's cardiology appointment! Life has been busy, but we can't complain.
Fortunately, Kaylin's cardiology appointment went very well, but it was only the first step in a two step process. The first step was an echo which revealed no change in either the gradient in her valve or the gradient in her aorta where her stent is! This is GREAT news and her doctor says she looks really, really good and can still never believe this is the same heart that was so sick when Kaylin was so little.
Step two will take place on Monday, November 2 and it is a CT angiogram at Dell Children's. She will be sedated for this as they will shoot dye into her veins and take pictures of her heart to get a good idea of what is happening to the tissue surrounding the stent in her aorta. If you remember, they fractured the stent open with a balloon back in March of this year and this is our first check up to make sure that fracturing it open didn't cause any damage to the tissue or cause any aneurysms to form. We don't expect this to be the case, but you never know since this was such an innovative procedure. We are optimistic, but of course a little anxious as well. We also do not like having to put Kaylin under anesthesia given the complications she has experienced in her past, but our understanding is that once they shoot the dye in her if she moves AT ALL they lose the image and she would have to come back on another day to repeat it. Exposure to the dye and to the radiation are both things we all want to minimize as much as possible as the dye can lead to kidney problems and radiation isn't good for anyone, so we totally understand having to use anesthesia here. I will be sure to update again once we have the answers to the CT angiogram. I don't expect we will know that day, but hopefully by mid week next week we will know more.
Aside from that, we are looking forward to Halloween with both our kiddos this year. Last year Brayden was still hanging on in my belly and I was pretty much restricted to bed rest, so it will be fun chasing our little Ariel (Kaylin) around and her best pal Sebastian the lobster (Brayden). Brayden is not walking quite yet so he will probably be pushed behind in a stroller, but he is definitely a boy that is on the move and as determined as Kaylin. He is doing a pretty good "scoot" as we like to call it b/c it certainly isn't a prime example of a crawl - but it gets him where he's going! And he is cruising everywhere, pulling up onto everything so we expect the walking to come in the not too distant future. It's hard to believe he is almost 11 months old! Ahhhh! And right around 20 pounds too:) That took Kaylin til 18 months to reach that milestone. A little over a week ago, he was 19 lbs 12 ozs but unfortunately still has his mama's short little legs. Oh, I certainly hope he gets Daddy's long legs sprouting soon! It's impossible to find pants to fit this boy! He is also starting to wave when someone says "hi" so that's pretty cute too.
I guess that's about it for now. Business with Thirty-One Gifts is going well, too and we have some adorable purses, totes, note cards, etc. for the upcoming holiday season so be sure to check out www.mythirtyone.com/nancyb for our latest catalogs, gift guide, and customer specials! If you'd like to host a party, email me and I'll be happy to donate 10% of my earnings to the charity of your choice during this holiday season! This way you get to celebrate your friends with a party and celebrate a meaningful cause as well. Love and blessings to all!
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