Gracie
This is her referal picture and only 1 of 3 pictures that we have.
Monday, August 27, 2007
GRACIE'S HEART CATHETERIZATION 8/27/07
Well, Gracie did amazing and waaaay better than we could have hoped for! Apparently, very often children who have Tetralogy of Fallot have their left or right pulmonary arteries that are not connected to the main pulmonary artery but thankfully hers are. This is good! It turns out her left pulmonary artery is half the size of her right one though and this is definitely not good. They will repair it during her open heart surgery. They will do this by cutting part of it straight down the middle and then put a patch over it to enlarge it. As more blood flows through it then it should continue to grow over time. The doctor did say that they will monitor it very closely after surgery and that almost definitely it will need more procedures and/or medication to treat it. We don't understand this completely and will need to ask more questions for clarity. We were definitely "sidetracked" by the repair the doctor ended up doing that none of us knew would need done. The doctor came out of the operating room to request our permission to carterize (by implanting a tiny coil) in a blood vessel that had enlarged. It had enlarged due to trying to compensate for her pulmonary arteries not pumping the amount of blood to the lungs that it should be. We are still unsure whether they will be able to do all the repairs during her surgery in a few weeks but we are hoping to get a call tomorrow. We will try to post some pictures from today soon but I need to get to bed since I have to get up early in the morn to take the boys to their first day of school. Thank you for all your prayers.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
We have had a very busy last few weeks of summer! Scott went to Spokane 8/9-8/11 for a Leadership Conference so I had my hands full with holding down the fort here. I did brave taking all four of them to my first YaYa Mommyhood gathering while he was gone (this is a group of families in the Tri-cities area that have all adopted from China). We had a really good time and it was so nice to finally meet many people I've talked to online for months! The next weekend we headed to Spokane together to introduce Gracie to all our family and friends there. My friend Jessica organized a big get together for us Thursday night, we spent all day Friday at Silverwood Theme Park with our friends Aaron & Kelli and their 4 kiddos, had a picnic with Scott's family Sat. afternoon, had dinner with the Buckleys Sat. night, and then headed back to Kennewick that night. It was a 3-day whirlwind but we had a great time! This past week I got the boys officially registered at school & they got to meet their teachers. We found out Chloe got a spot at the Montessori Preschool we were hoping for! Yahoo! Gracie had her first Pediatrician apt. & got 3 shots--she was not happy about that but she did get a sucker so then she was good!! We enjoyed spending the day on Friday at a local Aquatic Park with our Pastor, Jerry, and one of his son's, Remi. I've tried to squeeze in some "catching-up" and trying to get somewhat organized for school to start. Our house is coming right along. The interior got painted and the cabinets installed this past week. I'm planning to get a head start on packing this next week while the boys are in school. Well, just wanted to write a quick update and post some pictures before we head out in a few hours back to Spokane for Gracie's heart cath procedure she is having done in the morning.
Monday, August 20, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG SISTER!!!
Gracie lovin' the whip cream Scott shot in her mouth!!!
HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY PRINCESS, BIG SISTER CHLOE LINN!!!
HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY PRINCESS, BIG SISTER CHLOE LINN!!!
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