~ YEARLY CARDIOLOGIST APPT ~

Mia had her "yearly" appointment with the pediatric cardiologist to check on her VSD (ventricular septal defect or "hole" in the heart) today. When Mia came home in 2007 we immediately took her to the ped. cardiologist to assess the condition of her heart, we were all amazed that a moderate hole (size of a nickel) while in China was now the size of a pin hole! Although the hole is small, it is still ... a hole, so the doctor wants to see her once a year now to see if and when it will close.

Unfortunately, the hole still has not closed; and the doctor doesn't foresee doing "anything" to close it because of it's small size ~ great news! I was hoping since at Eddie's 3 year old cardiologist appt, he was "cleared" with a functional murmur and both of his "holes'" (he had both VSD & ASD), that we would have the same news for Mia...maybe next year?!


I am SO proud of how Mia handled this doctors visit ~ NO TEARS! Not one! I explained beforehand that we would be going to the doctor; and he would be listening to her heart and taking pictures of it (like I did the last two times) and she talked about it all the way there. She sat still while he listened and even "helped" him out by pointing out where her heart was located :) She layed relatively still (for my active girl this was an accomplishment!) during the sono and watched the screen and listened to me talk (distract her).

My girl is growing up in so many ways :)