Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Lizzy's medical update


I will start at the beginning for those of you who don’t know the story. Our baby Lizzy was diagnosed with something called VSD (ventricular septal defect). This is basically a hole between the ventricles of the heart. The echocardiogram showed that it is a much larger hole than usual. We discovered it because the pediatrician heard a loud heart murmur and sent us to a cardiologist. We are hoping that the hole will close on its own because if not, Lizzy will eventually need open heart surgery to repair it. For now we are just trying to keep her eating well so that she will continue to gain a healthy amount of weight. Eating is hard work for a baby and because of her heart defect, extra fluid builds up in the lungs making it hard to breathe. This causes her to get tired and sweaty while eating but it is not bad yet and she is still eating really well. At her appointment a couple days ago she was started on a medication called Lasix which will help get rid of excess fluid in her lungs making it easier for her to breathe. This will hopefully prevent her from getting winded while nursing and she will continue to eat a sufficient amount of breastmilk. Her chest x-ray showed that her heart was only mildly enlarged and she gained a good amount of weight. Because of this good news Dr. Samyn (the cardiologist) thinks she does not need surgery right away. That’s all for now, her next follow up appointment is the Monday after Thanksgiving. Thank you so much for all the phone calls and support you have shown us since this all started. We ar so lucky to have such great family and friends. Please keep Lizzy in your prayers!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Pumpkin Pickin'

We had fun last weekend picking pumpkins at a cute local farm. We went on a hayride and then picked a pumpkin for each member of the family, even a little one for Lizzie. Lizzie slept the whole time in our cool new sling (thanks Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Gary). Afterward we went to Oscars, our favorite local hamburger and frozen custard place.
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Siblings

After church I was taking pictures of Lizzy because she looked so cute in her dress. Tyler got a little jealous and went and got his simalar blanket (Grandma Jackie gives one to each her grandchildren). He is always wanting to hold and play with her.
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Friday, October 19, 2007

Tyler's Self-Portrait


Tyler drew this today totally on his own and proudly presented it to us, highlighting such features as "mine eyes, mine nose, and mine legs and mine shoes!" We are very proud, as this is his first drawing of any human figure.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

No catching up!

Okay everyone I'm sorry I am the world's worst blogger. I have decided to stop thinking about all the pictures and things I have to do to catch up because that is why I keep putting it off. I am going to start fresh today without posting all my pictures from last summer. That makes it seem more do-able. I vow to be a more consistant blooger from now on!

Lizzy



Lizzy is sleeping on the beautiful quilt that Marilyn made, if you look close you can see the embroidery on it. It is an amazing quilt!
Last Sunday Andy and Tyler made orange cookies for Halloween.
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