Quite a Day

Ah. We began the day today with high hopes and great spirits. And quite the agenda.

First stop: The Cardiologist

As you may remember, Dylan had open heart surgery back in November to repair an AV canal defect as well as a 'surprise' defect called an A.P Window. Today Dylan had a follow-up appointment which included an EKG and an echo cardiogram to see how his heart was faring.

Dylan was feeling quite optimistic about the results.

As he should have been. Whew. We were told that while he does still have a small hole in his heart, it is apparently nothing to be concerned about. As a matter of fact, the cardiologist didn't even mention the whole "small hole thing". I was the one who brought it up and he just waved his hand away and said, "Oh no. That is nothing to be worried about". Dylan does have a troubled valve which has gone from "moderately leaky" to "mildly leaky". Again, positive news. But you know...never in my life did I think I would be so happy about a small hole and a mildly leaky valve in my baby's heart, but alas, I am!! Very much so.

And guess what? We do not need to go back to the cardiologist for one whole year!!

Next up: Physical Therapy

Because Dylan is not quite sitting up on his own, nor is he too thrilled with practicing this skill, his PT suggested that we put him in a laundry basket instead. Um. Say what?

Yep. We plopped him in the basket with towels, blankets and a pillow. He was relatively stable in there and it worked like a charm!

Last stop: The Pediatrician's Office

With everything else going on, poor ol' Dylan also has had a rash for a few days. I have NO idea where it's coming from and the darn thing is not going away. I wanted his pedi to take a look at, but by this point in the day, I, err...I mean Dylan, had had just about enough.

We left the pediatrician's office with the instructions to change our detergent as well as our bath soap. Hm. We shall see.

For now, Mr. Dylan is up in his crib sleeping soundly. As he should be.

And I am soon to follow.