the ECHO

Well, this past month has been quite entertaining - from his first tooth to getting closer to crawling with his knees (one bottom tooth and one upper molar...he is a great army crawler) and plenty of help from specialists! He is taking solids a little bit better, and his formula has been modified to get more calories into him as he has basically been the same weight since December. Other than that - He is doing great! Happy as happy can be :) I have decided I am not going back to work as daycare is not a good idea at the moment (not the interacting with other kids part - but the viruses) ... unless I have to go back to work, then I will take Lincoln into work part time.
Friday we had Lincolns ECHO done at sick kids, He was sedated and they took tons of pictures via ultrasound of his heart. After plenty of hours waiting around, we finally met with the Cardiologist. He informed us that he has 2 small holes (ASD). He couldnt tell by the pictures exactly how big each of the holes were, but he estimated that they combined would be about 8 mm in diameter. 1-3mm isnt much of a concern, 3-5mm is a little concern, and 8 would likely be surgery. At first he didnt seem to be to concerned about Lincolns ASD, (ASD = A hole in the septum between the heart's upper two chambers (the atria) is called an atrial septal defect), but when we got home, there was a message on the answering machine saying he had spoken to a few other people, and they decided it would be best if Lincoln got the holes closed because there was alot of pressure on his lungs. The surgery (from what I understand on the message) would take place at sick kids in 3-6 weeks time, but the cardiologist will phone back this week to inform us on more details. All we can do is just pray that all will go well, and that those in charge know what they are doing, so we will be in good hands!