A New Kid

It has been awhile since the last post and things are going well. They kept telling us about an increase in his activity level, which we didn't see for about 3 weeks or so after surgery. Then, all of the sudden, this kid is EVERYWHERE! He runs, climbs, jumps, and moves at 100 miles an hour every waking moment. It is awesome.

We have been released from the surgeon, which is great news. We will see the cardiologist again in a month for another echo cardiogram. They say that he has pulmonary stenosis now where they connected his arteries. This means there is a narrowing in part of the artery. They think it is an easy fix in the cath lab with either a stent or a balloon. It sounds like they might do that early this summer. The doctors are very pleased with his heart function and his progress.

We are really looking forward to some warmer weather so we can start getting outside and doing fun things. We were able to meet up with the Stubblefields, a family from Southern Illinois we went to China with. They were in town for the IHSA tournament this past weekend and we met up with them for dinner. We joked in China about their daughter, Ava, being Gabe's girlfriend. (He actually had a couple girls in our group who were his girlfriends) I am putting some of the pictures on the blog. They were SO cute together. It was so nice to see them. We are planning a little reunion in St. Louis this summer and after seeing the Stubblefields, I am even more excited to see everyone. It will be nice to see how all of the kids have changed over the past year.

I am sorry that it took so long for a post. Chasing a toddler has kept me pretty busy. I will be better about posting in the future. Take care.