It's been fairly crazy at our house these past few weeks. When I lay my head on my pillow at night I exhale and thank God that we made it through the day. It just seems like our calendar has filled up with doctor appointments and life.
Mia had an appointment with her orthopedic doctor a week or so ago and that went really well. There is no significant change in her hips or her back (mild scoliosis), so the plan is to recheck in a year and go from there. Because her muscle tone is on the limper side, her hip bones aren't completely in the socket...down the road that could lead to some hip problems, but it could not also...so we are just watching it at this point. She also has some mild scoliosis, which could be related to the tethered cord or her lack of muscle tone also...in any event, it is stable, so we will just watch it at this point.
A few days ago we also went to LA again for her yearly echocardiogram. Her heart looks the same, and it was so comforting to hear her cardiologist say that her heart is completely comparable to a normal person's heart. She has some mild regurgitation, but even normal hearts get that, so as long as it remains the same...which it has for 5 years now, there isn't anything that needs to be done.
Great visits, Praise God! We love positive reports and I realized that we are down to 4 specialty doctors...that is it, just 4 extras at the moment. And 2 of those are yearly visits, so our trips to LA are so infrequent, it is so nice. Thank you Lord!
Calvin is excelling at reading...I'm always slightly shocked when he will read things when we are out and about, but he loves learning, just like his sister. He might just love inflatables a little bit more though...and at the moment, his favorite store is Walmart because they have Christmas inflatables in the store that he can see...every day he asks if we can go to Walmart. Hehehehe.
Asher is just growing up so quickly. He now loves to climb on everything and if I don't watch him close enough, I will find him on end tables and small rocking chairs...very proud of himself for getting up there. Of course, a day without falling and bumping would be abnormal, so he's got plenty of bruises and scrapes...but a tough kid because it doesn't stop him from trying and trying.
One more...a cute Mia story, so when we were on our way to LA for her echo she was asking where we were going and for what. I told her we were getting an echo done. She said, "what's an echo?" and I said, "it's a picture of your heart." And she said, "no mama, an echo is when sound bounces back to you." What?!?!?!?! I said, "where did you learn this?" "From Guess with Jess, Mom." An adorable British cartoon with animals in it...too cute.
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