Blessed

Yesterday we took Aidan to CHOP's Voorhees Cardiology unit to follow up on the mumur that was heard by the pediatrician at his 15 month appointment. Not only were we nervous about the outcome of the testing, but we were worried how Aidan would react to it all.

When we arrived I filled out the paperwork and Sean and Aidan checked out the waiting room. Aidan made himself at home and starting doing puzzles, playing with a truck, and looking at books. We got called back and had to undress Aidan and put him in a blue gown with the opening in the front that tied at the neck and waist. It was a little big and stretched all the way to the floor but he looked absolutely adorable! Once he was changed we took him over to the testing room and laid him on the table. The tech was awesome with him. She put the EKG stickers all over him and he just watched and listened to her talk to him in a very soothing voice. He loved the fish mobile above him while the test was going on. She needed him to stretch his arms and legs straight and since he wanted to keep his arm folded she held his hand, which he didn't like until she started lightly rubbing his arm. I was standing right next to him and thankfully both of us were at ease during this whole time thanks to the tech. The test was quite short and as she was taking the stickers off Aidan was playing with one of them. He loved that silly sticker.

After the EKG and since he was laying so still, the tech put the blood pressure cuff on his arm. She continued to soothe him with her voice and rub his arm while telling him it was "giving his arm a hug". After the machine was done taking his BP and she took the cuff off, he lifted his left arm for her thinking he could get a hug on that one too. Too cute and so cooperative. Next she laid a measuring stick on the table and I laid him down on top of it. He is 33.5 inches now. A half inch taller than his 15 month appointment. Since he was being such a good big boy she let him stand on the scale on his own. He looked at the Elmo sticker while the scale did its job. He weighed in at 25 pounds, less than his 15 month appointment but this scale was digital, so maybe more/less accurate. We went over to the exam room and overheard our tech tell another worker that Aidan was "so good". That was music to our ears, but we were still nervous to hear what the doctor was going to say when she came in the room. Until she came Aidan walked around the room in his socks and little blue gown as happy as could be.

The doctor came in and said he looked just like a little blue angel. He did. She also commented on how healthy he looks. She went over the EKG with us and told us he has two different kinds of murmurs. A Still's, which is very common and heard mostly when he is laying down, and a Venous which is heard mostly when he is sitting up and is often seen in toddlers with larger heads. The larger head means more blood rushing back to the heart and making the murmur. (info on the murmurs) Both are INNOCENT!!! This means that there is nothing to worry about and they won't affect him in any way. Whew. That was music to our ears for sure! She checked his pulse oxygen levels which were perfect and gave him a little once over. She said he's good to go and come back in a year or two to check it again for follow up.

We really feel blessed. We are blessed. Health is nothing to take for granted. Thank God Aidan is okay.

We treated Aidan to a trip to Babies R Us and Target where he got a new Eagles jersey and sweatshirt for being such a cooperative and healthy little guy.

My Thoughts On Life Right Now:
Health is important.
Aidan gets even more awesome every day.
CHOP is fabulous.
I love my family.