Today I had to take Jessica, Nicole and Philip to the heart clinic in Heidelberg for a checkup. Jess had heart surgery at 3months of age, and we follow her up each year. Philip was found in central Thailand as a baby. He had two holes in his heart. He had surgery in Thailand. We also do annual check ups. It was Nicole's first heart exam. She gets tired easily, and sleeps propped up on pillows. I just wanted to make sure everything was OK. We found out Nicole has a valve in her heart that leaks a very tiny bit. It is no problem right now, but needs to be checked yearly. Philip is fine. We were afraid Jessica might need valve surgery. The heart Surgeon who did her original OP said she would need a valve job by the time she was 15 years old. We would not be surprised,but we really did not want to put her through that. Anyway, Nicole and I prayed for her last night. Today the Dr.said she is just fine. I have to continue with the checkups, but she may not need surgery for 20 years! It was a stressful morning, but I am so glad the kids are fine! I never expected the Dr to say she could go with out surgery for 20 years! I pray this is really true!
My niece had a beautiful baby girl named Olivia Rose (Beautiful name). Everyone is very excited and thank God healthy! Congratulations to the whole family! Hugs to my sister Shelley who is now a proud grandma for the 2nd time. My sister Dianna has 6 grand kids (I think). My brother and I are too young for such an blessing. At least our kids are too young. I'm going to have to wait to be called grandma. Here is a cool picture I took off Shelley's blog. It shows Eric (the tired but proud grandpa) Lissa with her first daughter Charlotte, and then a sleeping Olivia Rose. 3 generations in one shot. How fast life goes by! How beautiful life can be!
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