Today was Justin's 6 week follow-up from his PDA closure with his Pediatric Cardiologist. We have been anxiously awaiting this day. They were really hoping that they could get an accurate echocardiogram with him awake and moving.... and so were we! They needed to make sure the closure worked and that he was no longer leaking blood. They also needed to check his oxygen level. Lucky for us, he cooperated! He stayed amazingly still! (Smart boy.... he knew he didn't want to have to be put under again!) They did the typical height and weight measurements and he is currently in the 40th for weight and 68th for height on the Down syndrome chart! Next up was an EKG. That was new for him! He was loving all the wires hooked up to his body. Brynn thought it was pretty cool to see Justin become some what of a Transformer for a moment! Finally.... in came the Cardiologist! She took a good look at everything and listened carefully to his heart. "He sounds and looks PERFECT! You may take him off of his oxygen now. We'll only need to see him once a year or so just to keep a good look at him." Wait.... did they just say NO MORE OXYGEN AT NIGHT! WOOO HOOO! We were told he could be on oxygen up to ONE YEAR! It's only been 3 months! That is what we were hoping for! We were so thankful that his closure took and is healing beautifully. But to not have to deal with oxygen anymore is wonderful! He is quite the trooper!
Sorry about the blurry pictures.... I'm not professional! He sure was one happy boy today!
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11 comments:
That is great news! These pictures are adorable!
The progress Justin has made is so impressive!!
He is such an amazing little boy. I can't believe he's off already. Great job Justin! We love you!!!
Congrats to you guys. That's such a relief, I'm sure.
What a blessing! As parents I think some of our greatest joys come from when our children excel or when things happen to help them feel better and happy. The medical technologies these days are amazing. We are so happy for your good news!
yay!!
That is so fantastic! You take for granted having a healthy baby. Than having a sweet little one like Justin with health problems, every little step is such a big miracle and a great blessing. It's amazing how you don't take little things for granted anymore. Congrats! What a relief!
That is so great to hear! He is awesome and his smile is just amazing! =) That smile would light up a room.
My Mom has season tickets too...that is so funny! =)
I agree with doing a cousin get-together. I have been thinking the same thing and was wondering the best way to go about it. At first I thought of inviting each of the cousins and their families out to our house at different times so that we really got the chance to visit - but maybe an outing at the park with the mom's and kids would be fun too if spring ever really decides to come and stay - what do you think! We can pick a day and time and see whoever can make it!
I'm so happy for you guys. Also, I LOVE Justin's pictures. He's so adorable.
Oh man, I didn't even know he was on oxygen at night. What a little trooper!! I'm glad he doesn't have to have it anymore, hopefully he'll sleep well! Glad he's doing well.
Congrats Justin! He is so adorable! And getting so big!
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