Oh how I love to hear those words from the pediatric cardiologist!
Natalia had her yearly check-up this morning and I'm so thankful my Mom was with me once again. I needed an extra pair of hands to feed Adam a bottle during the 2 hour appointment AND because since last year's visit Natalia has become Miss Independent. That translates to "if I don't want you to touch me or tell me what to do I'll make this difficult for ya!"
We started with the usual blood pressure cuff, weight and height measurements before going to another room for the EKG. Even though I'd been talking to her since yesterday about how the nurse would put stickers on her arms, legs, and belly and how it wouldn't hurt, she just DID NOT like it one bit! A few elephant tears and as many distractions as I could come up with later, she was done and on to the next room for her ECHO cardiogram.
This one wasn't so bad as there was a flat screen mounted on the wall opposite the technician and Sesame Street was on to help distract her from the gooey stuff on her belly and the scanning wand...oh, and the nurses had given her a candy bracelet. (You remember those? The ones you bite the candy off the stretchy string?)
Then we were in another room and talking with Nurse Julie while she listened to Natalia's heart and asked some questions. The doctor came in after a bit and by that point Natalia had turned on the charm and decided the doctor's office wasn't such a scary place afterall! (It only took an hour and a half to get to that point! HA)
All in all, Natalia's heart looks great. We'll continue to go back once a year, and when she's 7 or 8 they'll also test her on a treadmill to check her function but they don't anticipate any limitations even then. The arterial switch surgery she had at birth was done well they said.
Thank you Lord for a good report and for a healthy growing girl!
:o)
Natalia had her yearly check-up this morning and I'm so thankful my Mom was with me once again. I needed an extra pair of hands to feed Adam a bottle during the 2 hour appointment AND because since last year's visit Natalia has become Miss Independent. That translates to "if I don't want you to touch me or tell me what to do I'll make this difficult for ya!"
We started with the usual blood pressure cuff, weight and height measurements before going to another room for the EKG. Even though I'd been talking to her since yesterday about how the nurse would put stickers on her arms, legs, and belly and how it wouldn't hurt, she just DID NOT like it one bit! A few elephant tears and as many distractions as I could come up with later, she was done and on to the next room for her ECHO cardiogram.
This one wasn't so bad as there was a flat screen mounted on the wall opposite the technician and Sesame Street was on to help distract her from the gooey stuff on her belly and the scanning wand...oh, and the nurses had given her a candy bracelet. (You remember those? The ones you bite the candy off the stretchy string?)
Then we were in another room and talking with Nurse Julie while she listened to Natalia's heart and asked some questions. The doctor came in after a bit and by that point Natalia had turned on the charm and decided the doctor's office wasn't such a scary place afterall! (It only took an hour and a half to get to that point! HA)
All in all, Natalia's heart looks great. We'll continue to go back once a year, and when she's 7 or 8 they'll also test her on a treadmill to check her function but they don't anticipate any limitations even then. The arterial switch surgery she had at birth was done well they said.
Thank you Lord for a good report and for a healthy growing girl!
:o)
8 comments:
Woo Hoo!!! Praise God for that happy report.
That's great!
Yippee!! Way to go Natalia (and mommy) for surviving and perhaps enjoying the doctor's visit. God has had his hand on that little girl from the beginning!
So glad you made it through the visit and are good for another year! I know how challenging it can be to try to distract little ones - of course, I'm the mean nurse doing the EKG!!
Too bad I didn't get to see you guys at the appt. I guess I'll just have to wait until the Tupperware party to meet your little man (and see you again, too!)
Thanks for stopping by my blog! It's fun to "sort of" get to meet you :)
My mom thinks the world of Natalia, I'm glad she has someone to hold in church since her own grandbabies aren't there.
Great news. Those "routine" appointments, though they can feel procedural at times, are such an opportunity to recall again how good and faithful God has been! Rejoicing with you, friend.
Praise the Lord! I'll never forget how scary those early days of her life were.
And please keep the kiddo pictures coming. Not tired of them at all!
What a good God we serve, His eye is on the sparrow and us, too.
Thanking God with you for a good report.
Sherry
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