Just had Ben's 3 year cardiology report.
His heart repair from 18 months old still looks good!
There is some valve leakage, but doctor is not concerned.
Return for heart echo again in 3 years.
Cardiologist did note Ben had a slow heart rate for an active boy, 58 bpm. So he ordered a 24 hour holter monitor to get more information on this.
If it is an issue, it might be related to his thyroid so perhaps a medication dose change is needed.
I know I have mentioned this before, but I cannot minimize the courage and bravery of our little Ben. He had major heart surgery (VSD repair) at 18 months old which was while he was living at the orphanage in Vilnius. This means he was all alone at the hospital, no mom or dad to walk him to the OR or greet him in the recovery room. No mom or dad to hang out with him in his hospital room during his stay. No mom or dad to comfort him when he was scared or in pain. Hopefully there were kind nurses helping care for him, but that still isn't the same as a parent.
This boy- he is tough. He knows how to do life alone. Our constant prayer is still that now he would be willing to do life together....
When I found out my mom had passed away, I started to cry. Ben called me over. He put his hand on my face and said, “Don’t cry momma, Jesus will come to you.”
Our dog Tucker turned 15 yesterday!
Stephen took him for a very short run. He hasn’t ran with Stephen since his 14th birthday.
We love Tucker!
Annual tradition of picking out pumpkins, one for each member of our family.
This year was a new experience for us. We actually went out into the field and PICKED the pumpkins which the boys thought was pretty cool!
Aren't these guys handsome?
