Great Appointment

Madilyn's apt went great today. It started with the EKG which only took 15 min!! This is because she had 2 wonderful nurses who really seemed to know how to entertain her. The first nurse made a game of putting all the stickers on and the second held Maddy's hands & talked to her & kept her attention the whole time, Maddy was just fascinated by her and just laid calmly & listened to her. They only had to restart the test once, because Maddy decided something the nurse said was funny & giggled.

More good news, because her EKG looked so beautiful, Dr. Dyke decided she didn't need an echo today, and she probably won't need one until she is 3 or 4 yrs old, unless a problem is detected by the EKG. If she needs an echo before this age she will probably need to be sedated.

Her heart mummer has gotten softer, so that means her heart is adjusting well. I did bring up one concern: Her arms & legs tend to turn blueish very easy, especially when sleeping. You can notice it a little in the picture at the top of the blog, but sometimes they are even more blue. He reassured me that is normal in the first year of life. He called it "some kind" of cyanosis, I can't remember the name and said that it happens even with babies whose heart is perfect. He said he would be concerned if her lips, tongue, or torso became blueish, or if her hands & feet didn't pink up when she started moving around.

So, Maddy is doing GREAT! She is up to 16 pounds 4 oz & is 27 3/4 inches long. And we don't have to go back for a visit for another 6 months now.

Next Monday she sees her regular Ped. & I'm sure that apt. will go well also! She'll be happy to see that Maddy is finally starting to gain some weight!