We recently celebrated Austin's baptism. What a special day it was! He's a very smiley little guy; easy going and in love with his sister. I always prayed for an easy baby while I was pregnant with him and wow, is he ever! Audrey is quite interested in Austin, sometimes petting his head -- but still has moments of screeching and turning her head away to show him (and us) that she's the one in charge! Audrey has been growing great and exploring her environment like crazy. She loves to crawl around and climb up the furniture and our legs.
We've been to the cardiologist quite a bit recently and it's been determined that Audrey needs open heart surgery. The VSD in her heart has grown and she's pumping twice the amount of blood into her lungs as she should be. The Heart Catheter she had this last week required one night's stay at Children's Hospital. It was a big challenge to keep her laying flat on her back for 4 hours after the surgical procedure (see picture of her daddy holding her). The heart surgery will require five nights at the hospital and about two months of recovery at home. I'm not sure how we're going to keep our ACTIVE bouncy toddler from moving too much, so this will be quite interesting... While we are feeling anxious about this procedure, we are also thankful for the good healthcare we are blessed with and the strong potential that this will 'fix' Audrey's heart for good.
We're also so grateful for the family and friends (all of you) that are going to help us through this with moral support! I don't know what we'd do without both sets of grandparents, who will be traveling here to help with baby-care and meals.
We'll send out a quick update when we get our surgery date, and afterwards to share the progress.
Thank you all for your prayers and love!
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