Norah had another cardi appointment today. It was 98% good.
She's not gaining weight as well as the dr would like (but she is up to 10lbs10oz), so we're going to up her calories by adding some extra powder to her bottles.
She has high blood pressure. 12 week old infants should not have high blood pressure. And, it.is.high. Not borderline or kinda high, just high. Today it was 111/74, babies under 6 months old should be around 85/45. Told you it was high. High bp in infants/kids is typically caused by kidneys.
Speaking of kidneys, I finally got the results of her kidney ultrasound from way back in December, and learned that the hydronephrosis in her left kidney had resolved, but her right was still grade 1. So, basically, her hydronephrosis is to minor to cause hbp. We'll continue to monitor it at her appointments and decide in April if she should see another specialist.
Yes, I said April.
Since things look so good, she goes back in 2 months instead of 1. I told y'all it was a mostly good appointment. The tissue forming near her ASD is still forming and starting to be were it's supposed to be. Her pulmonary stenosis is unchanged, her pulmonary hypertension has finally resolved (typically resolves between 10 & 14 days of life in healthy babies), and her blood flow is all left to right. And, AND there's some tissue off her tricuspid! I KNOW!!!
Yeah, I realize you're reading this like 'wtf does that mean' and so I'll tell you wtf it means. It means, there's tissue forming between her ventricles. It starts by forming off the tricuspid valve and then takes hold onto the ventricular septum. I cannot even tell you how much we were hoping to see that. Now, instead of calling the specialists up at Children's in for her next appointment, we can continue to wait and see.
It's so amazing that her heart is starting to heal itself a little.
I can't even describe how wonderful it is to hear that her body is doing it, or how cool it is to see it on the ultrasounds, or how neat it is that I can see and am starting to be able to identify it on the ultrasounds. Of course, that last part could just mean I spend way to much time checking out her heart on ultrasound machines o_O
Jordan is doing great. She continues to amaze me everyday with all the things she's learning and doing. Jordan is a little Mommy through and through and loves her dolls and her sister like there's no tomorrow. I find myself just sitting back and watching her be such a little girl. I hate how fast she's growing up, but I love watching her grow and learn.
and now it's bath time, so off I go!
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