Cardiologist Update

The cardiologist said that Mason's echo looks the same as last time so that was good news! Appears that Mommy was worrying for nothing.

The appointment was rough - and that is putting it lightly! The first thing they do when we get there is get his weight, height and head measurement. He screamed the entire time! Then we are taken to the smallest room ever to get an EKG, blood oxygen saturation and blood pressure. Well, we only got the stickers on for the EKG. He screamed the entire time! Dr. Battiste came in and told the nurse that we would try to get it all in the Echo room where we could put his favorite DVD in the TV and hope that he calmed down. So, the doctor still had to do her physical assessment. He screamed the entire time! Off to the Echo room where we get a blood oxygen saturation of 84 which is a little low for him but are we surprised because he screamed the entire time! (starting to get the picture?) Next was the EKG. So, I laid him back on the table and she successfully got the reading. He screamed the entire time! We tried to get a blood pressure but no luck because he screamed the entire time! More screaming but he finally settled in and watch the Mickey Mouse DVD that we brought while Mommy sangs to him. I'm sure the doctor and nurse loved it! The last thing was the blood pressure. After a couple of tries, we finally got a good one with only a little response from Mason. I think we had finally broke him down. We had a few questions for the doctor and when she walked out of the room, Mason said "Bye!" with the biggest grin. Mom and Dad were worn out. Mason's next appointment is in four months. We do need to go by the pediatrician's office to have some blood work drawn. I'm sure that will be lots of fun because he will be screaming the entire time!

We are headed to Missouri to see my family for Thanksgiving. This will be the first time that a lot of my family has met Mason. I am very excited and hope that everyone is healthy enough to meet our little guy. Saturday, we will head back to Kansas with a stop at Randy's brother's house for another Thanksgiving get together. What a difference a year makes! We are very thankful this year.

On a related note, I volunteered to drive for Mia's field trip last week and noticed a craft project on the wall in her classroom. Each child was given a feather of the turkey's tail and asked to put on it one thing that they were thankful for. Mia's said, "I am thankful for my Mason." I also learned another interesting thing about Mia during parent-teacher conferences. Each morning at Mia's Christian school, Mrs. Primm goes around the room and asked each child if he or she would like to pray. Mrs. Primm said that Mia always prays for her brother to get better. She said that Mia has even told some of the other kids about Mason and they sometimes pray for him, too. I am so proud of her!

Hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!