On the up and up

Truman had his semi annual Cardiology appointment last week and things are still looking good. He had to have a sedated echo cardiogram, which basically is an ultrasound of his heart, so they could look at all of the arteries, veins, valves and chambers to see how everything is working. It took about forty five minutes to complete the whole ultrasound, so Truman had to be given some medicine through an IV so that he would stay still. He basically just took a nap while they completed it, which is good because he never would have stayed still without the medicine. He gets so anxious when we are in the hospital and screams when any nurse or doctor comes near him. Poor thing probably remembers everything he went through after he was born.

Anyway, the cardiologist told us that according to the ultrasound nothing much has changed and that he is still doing very well. His heart looks strong and shows no signs of working too hard. I was pretty sure that's what we were going to hear, but it was still a relief to hear it straight from the doctor. They will still need to monitor him every six months until he is two years old just because the rate of growth is so fast during that time and they will need to make sure that everything is okey dokey. We just need to keep watching him to make sure he is not struggling to breathe or getting tired too easily.

Truman is at a very fun age right now. He's getting more mobile and starting to get into drawers and banging doors. He loves to be in the kitchen with me when I'm cleaning, especially when I am loading or unloading the dishwasher. He can be on the other side of the house and hears dishes clanging and he be lines it right over to watch me. He is such a cute kid. He's also been a little timid about walking, but he has taken up to 6 steps at one time. He just does it when he feels like it. I hardly ever can get him to do it on command (like when someone comes over to visit). He definitely is his own little person.