Update on Bennett's Cor Triatriatum and Heart Surgery
We met with Bennett's heart surgeon Monday. Here is what we know so far....
Dr. Kavarana is a Very nice and knowledgeable man! Bennett will be on heart/lung bypass, she will have 1 drain tube. It will be a 3 hour surgery. She will be in PCICU 1-2 days with average of 5 day over all stay. They will put an IV line in her neck that will allow the doctor to check pressures etc in her heart..
He drew diagrams and went over complications that could arise. Pulmonary hypertension would be major risk if surgery is not done. Her pressure in her lungs is slightly elevated according to echo done by Dr. Trant. It would be a Riskier surgery if we wait and pressure builds......the right side of her heart is working harder than it should be and over time could cause congestive heart failure if not fixed. He has done five of these surgeries with patients ranging in age from infant to 26. All successful. He was confident Bennett would do well! He is mostly concerned about elevated blood pressure in her lungs immediately after surgery but said they would give her nitrous oxide and a drug with the same active ingredient as Viagra to lower pressure if that happens.....he said 5% chance of it happening in Bennett's case.
She will be on morphine for pain and then Lasix and Tylenol with codeine once discharged home with follow up 10-14 days post op.....4-6 week time before returning to full rough house play/school.....
The Frog!
Bennett got a sticky rubber frog in one of her Easter eggs. I left her in the nursery playing to put a load of laundry in the dryer. She comes running into the laundry room yelling something about a frog and then says, "I need show Bennett" (let me show you). She leads me into the nursery and this is what I find!
I then ask her how I am supposed to get the frog down and she says, "We need a letter(ladder)in mommy's room" and leads me to my closet to get my step stool. Stinker!
I then ask her how I am supposed to get the frog down and she says, "We need a letter(ladder)in mommy's room" and leads me to my closet to get my step stool. Stinker!
Quitting Work! (and other updates)
So I had some major New Year news! Chris and I decided over the Holidays that I am going to stay at home with the girls! You could have knocked me over with a feather when he finally gave me the okay! I had not been happy at work for a while and there were SEVERAL things that occurred right before Christmas that pushed me AND CHRIS right to the edge.....so we decided to jump! :) Wish me luck in my NEW JOB!
Hopefully now I can update the blog a little more often....or not, I have been trying to put them both down for a nap for the last forty five minutes and they are both still fighting it!
Jameson will be six months old on the 29th and is growing like a weed! We recently had to take her out of her baby carrier and move her into a "big girl" car seat. Bennett is now in a booster and thinks she is something! Jameson is still not sleeping through the night and Bennett is SO sassy and loves to dance and sing at the top of her lungs. She is OBSESSED with Dora and Diego and we have to bribe her to get her to watch anything else. She has started calling Chris by his name instead of Daddy and he hates it. I think that is why she continues to do it, because she knows she is getting to him. I told her to go tell daddy breakfast was ready yesterday morning and I heard her go in the bedroom and tell him, "Chris come eat." Last night when it was time for bath and to be tucked in to bed she said "I want Chris to do it." Gotta love her! She got a kitchen and power wheel for Christmas and had a blast when it snowed here last week! We pulled her in a wheel barrow that Israel had taken the wheels and handles off of and tied to the back of the golf cart. Chris rode with her but I don't think she was impressed. She had a better time playing on the swing set and slide with the neighbors. I have not had a chance to download Christmas pictures and snow pictures from my camera but will upload them as soon as I can.
Here are some recent pictures that my dad took....
Hopefully now I can update the blog a little more often....or not, I have been trying to put them both down for a nap for the last forty five minutes and they are both still fighting it!
Jameson will be six months old on the 29th and is growing like a weed! We recently had to take her out of her baby carrier and move her into a "big girl" car seat. Bennett is now in a booster and thinks she is something! Jameson is still not sleeping through the night and Bennett is SO sassy and loves to dance and sing at the top of her lungs. She is OBSESSED with Dora and Diego and we have to bribe her to get her to watch anything else. She has started calling Chris by his name instead of Daddy and he hates it. I think that is why she continues to do it, because she knows she is getting to him. I told her to go tell daddy breakfast was ready yesterday morning and I heard her go in the bedroom and tell him, "Chris come eat." Last night when it was time for bath and to be tucked in to bed she said "I want Chris to do it." Gotta love her! She got a kitchen and power wheel for Christmas and had a blast when it snowed here last week! We pulled her in a wheel barrow that Israel had taken the wheels and handles off of and tied to the back of the golf cart. Chris rode with her but I don't think she was impressed. She had a better time playing on the swing set and slide with the neighbors. I have not had a chance to download Christmas pictures and snow pictures from my camera but will upload them as soon as I can.
Here are some recent pictures that my dad took....
Two Month Check-up
Jameson had her two month check-up on September 30th. Where does the time go? She weighed 10.4 oz. and was 22 1/2 in. long. She has outgrown her newborn clothes and is filling out her three months outfits....she is going to her first tailgate this Saturday and Bennett is going to her first GAME! I am sitting out with Jameson and Bennett is using my ticket to go in with Chris and my mom and dad....I hope she behaves!
Will Power
Why is the last ten pounds of pregnancy weight the hardest to lose? They must be from the Townhouse cheeseburgers and onion rings and not Jameson! :) Hopefully going back to my routine of Smart Ones and running will solve the problem quickly because I have a ton of cute fall clothes I would like to fit into! :)
Two Year Check Up
Bennett had her two year old check up on Wednesday. She is 35 inches tall and weighs 33 1/2 pounds. She had to get her finger pricked which did not phase her in the least but boy did she scream when she had to get her Hepatitis shot! Not fun! She has also moved up to the two year old room at daycare and they are taking bathroom breaks during the day so hopefully we are on our way to becoming potty trained! It will be nice when we only have to buy one set of diapers! She is definitely in the terrible twos and can throw some mean temper tantrums and LOVES to tell mommy no but she is so cute when she does it, it is really hard to punish her but we try to be consistent! We love you Miss B!
Bennett's Second Birthday
Bennett turned 2 Monday! Time sure does fly by! We just had family and some close friends over Sunday night for ribs, pizza, and cake. Chris was in charge of videoing and unfortunately the videos are too long to upload onto this website. My dad took some still photos and I will add some when he emails them to me! Bennett was so excited about her new slide from mommy and daddy, as well as....
*her tea set and table and chairs from Noni and Pop
*dress up clothes and trunk from Mimi and Monkey
*shoes from Monkey
*stroller for her baby doll, peek a boo book, and Little Peoples school bus from
Aunt Holly and Uncle Rob
*Pillow Pet from Aunt Jessica, Uncle Michael, and Cullen
*and her cow bubble machine from Amie and Israel
We all just sat around and watched her play the rest of the evening! Chris and I took her to Edventure on Monday and she was TERRIFIED of Eddie! I have to say that the place looked a lot more fun on the internet than it was in person. I was very disappointed, but we had a good time being with our birthday girl none the less. We stopped off for a happy meal on the way home and was hoping to let her slide some more when we got home but it was pouring down rain, so we had a tea party and watched Shrek 2 instead! Life is good!
*her tea set and table and chairs from Noni and Pop
*dress up clothes and trunk from Mimi and Monkey
*shoes from Monkey
*stroller for her baby doll, peek a boo book, and Little Peoples school bus from
Aunt Holly and Uncle Rob
*Pillow Pet from Aunt Jessica, Uncle Michael, and Cullen
*and her cow bubble machine from Amie and Israel
We all just sat around and watched her play the rest of the evening! Chris and I took her to Edventure on Monday and she was TERRIFIED of Eddie! I have to say that the place looked a lot more fun on the internet than it was in person. I was very disappointed, but we had a good time being with our birthday girl none the less. We stopped off for a happy meal on the way home and was hoping to let her slide some more when we got home but it was pouring down rain, so we had a tea party and watched Shrek 2 instead! Life is good!
Cullen's First Birtday
My nephew turned one on August 16th. Here a few pictures from his beach blast party! 
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