What a month it has been! I finally started Ike on solids (I was being lazy...bottle feeding is so much easier!) So far he seems to like everything, but he's still not quite sure what to do with his tongue. Needless to say there's a lot of cleanup involved. Ike is also the proud owner of his first tooth! It appeared at age 6 months...right on schedule! As far as Ike's health is concerned, we have good news to report! At his last visit with the neurologist, she informed us that his soft spot is finally starting to shrink. His head is still on the large side, but it is following the growth curve and is also rounding out nicely. Now, instead of visits every 6 weeks, he only has to go once every 3 months! This is good for my sanity as well as our family wallet! :)
Noah's health update is, unfortunately, not as positive. She had her annual echocardiogram (basically an ultrasound of the heart) this month and the hole in her heart (a.k.a. "ventricular septal defect") has not shrunk in size. This means that she will definitely need surgery. Our cardiologist has referred us to a surgeon and we will be meeting with him on December 3rd. It is pretty much up to him when he wants to perform the surgery. It could be some time in December, or maybe not until she's closer to age 4. Since her condition is asymptomatic, it doesn't need to be rushed, but as a mom, I'd rather just get it over with so I don't have to think about it anymore. The waiting is the worst part! Other than that, Cheeks Magee is doing great. She's getting to be quite the artist. Her coloring projects are definitely good enough for the Museum of Modern Art...have you seen the crap they put in there? Good grief!
Despite the disappointing news about Noah, we have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. This time three years ago we were recovering from our second consecutive miscarriage and in and out of specialists' offices. We weren't sure if we would ever be able to have children of our own. Who would've guessed that 3 years later we would have two little rugrats? Hey, I'll take a big-headed son and a daughter with a hole in her heart over no kids at all any day!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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