Matthew just started cereal this week as a recommendation from his pediatrician (Dr. Christison) to help with his reflux. He is doing great and loves it more than his bottles.We had appointments with his surgeon and cardiologist last week and left with wonderful reports. Matthew is gaining weight and has reached the 11 lb mark so he's now in the 25th percentile. He is doing so well that the heart surgeon asked told us we could skip the next appointment and just meet again at the end of the month. We'll still meet with his cardiologist again in 2 weeks. This is exciting but scary because we are so use to seeing a doctor every week.
Matthew's saturation levels are starting to take a downward trend which is typical at this point. This tells us that Matthew is on pace to be ready for his 2nd stage surgery sometime in March. At his next appointment we will discuss the scheduling of his heart catheterization. His cardiologist will use the catheterization to determine when to schedule surgery. We are nervous yet ready to keep moving forward because we know that he needs the next stage in order to be more stable. God has really blessed us and has answered a lot of prayers with his heart being so strong. His surgeon said that if all goes well, Matthew's hospital stay will be 5-7 days. This is truely amazing.
Also, please pray for my sister, Kim and niece, Alyssa. They received news today that Alyssa's echocardiogram showed a heart defect called Patent Foramen Ovale. She will see a cardiologist within the next few weeks. It is our understanding that this is a very common defect and can be left alone or fixed by heart catherazation instead of open heart surgery (depending on the severity). We have no idea if her airway obstruction is related to this defect. This is scary for our family as we have been through so much in the past several months so please pray for our strength and that her defect is easily fixable.
Thanks for all your support. I will add more pictures later (due to several requests).
Love, Amy
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Boy, that Matthew really likes to keep his mouth open. I think he likes the "real food" better. It looks like he is saying give me more. :) Tell Taylor and Matthew I am wearing the necklace they gave me for Christmas and it is very pretty.
----Gwen
Just leaving a message. I am letting Gwen talk me through this. Tell the kids I love them and Grandma wants a new picture on the blog! From Grandma
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