Little Wiggler

We had a pretty good visit with the cardiologist today.

The doctor is once again satisfied with her weight gain, but we have to do a weight check again at the end of the month. Because of her heart condition it is normal for her to gain half of what a ‘normal’ baby would gain in a month, so she’s technically doing fine on the charts, but they would love to see her be on the higher end of the scale.

Her heart murmur has graduated from a Grade 3 to a Grade 4. Murmurs are rated on a scale of 1-6 with 1 being the quietest and 6 being extremely loud. During the echo he saw that there is evidence of some repair work trying to be done on the hole, which is fantastic. Unfortunately he does not feel it will be successful, as in his experience he has never seen an infant with a Grade 4 murmur heal itself.

The conclusion of the meeting was very positive. She is still compensating perfectly, showing no symptoms of being out of breath or having her quality of life affected in any way. She does not need immediate surgery and we are still looking at being able to put it off as long as possible for her to mature. No impending need to do anything about it at this moment. He increased her dosage of heart medicine and we will see him again in April for another checkup.

Veronica took her first long car trip this weekend! She visited Grandpa Turner in Green Bay and got the delight of listening to her father on tape from when he was 4!

Play the video to get a listen:

First a grin…

then a laugh!

A wee bit on the grouchy side.

I don’t know about you, but I look at this and all I see is Chris:

Up till now bathtime has not been Veronica’s favorite activity. On a scale of 1-10 the screams are usually at a 99.9.

Today wasn’t so bad though! She didn’t cry at all during the bath. Only afterward when she realized what had just happened.

(before pic)

(after pic)

Then later she remembered how cute she looks in her adorable robe from Aunt Sarah & Uncle Aaron and she got a lot happier.

Chris and Veronica enjoy medicine time.

she ends up in a belly shirt and pants that are three sizes too big.

Found out today that we might get reimbursed for our $300 copays for synagis! This is such a blessing, especially because she also has to have it from September to April until she is 2 and they will be $600 copays every month at that point. Huge thanks to Bridgette at our pediatrician’s office for being our mediator in this project and looking into resources which reimburse people who have to pay out of pocket for this injection. Love her!