So today we headed to the Childrens Heart Hospital @ St. Vincents. Eli was the perfect little boy [[and I was way freaking out about how he would act because yesterday he was the fussy little boy you have ever known in your life....I was looking for a hole to hide in.]]. They put some stickers all over his chest and hooked some weird hooky things onto the stickers and printed off the results from that, took his blood pressure on his leg [[weird]], and took his oxygen level on his toe [[memories of when he was in the NICU.]]. He was perfect. He just stared at the woman doing that. Then we headed into a dark room with an ultrasound machine and they popped in a Baby Einstein movie for him and did an ultrasound of his heart. He could've cared less about the movie, he was much more intersted in what the Dr. was doing do him. He watched the ultrasound screen the entire time. I wanted to take pictures or video of it for my blog and for his baby book, but didn't want the Dr to think I was a freak...so sorry for no pictures!
ANYWAYS. She took over 50 pictures of E's heart and said that everything is PERFECT. The noise is just that, a noise. She said that it is just the way his heart beats, and although he may grow out of it at adolesence, he may not ever grow out of it. So PHEW. Thank God for such news!!
Eli is growing everyday! He is so funny, and loves to be entertained....a bit spoiled I must add. I can't leave the room without him screaming. I had a slight breakdown about this on Sunday and my mom ONCE AGAIN came to the rescue. [[i'd die without you mom]] We missed her birthday, Saturday, because Zachs cousin got married (a few pictures to follow, in another blog)...so Sunday Eli and I met Pay, Mom, and Dad at Jim Dandy for lunch...then Mom took Eli for the ENTIRE day. Although we moved in with Zach 2 months ago, it was all a s l o w process. I still have boxes of crap at my parents house, in their garage (we had to clean the condo out b/c its for sale). Eli's room was like a storage room..but we finally got his crib up and he is sleeping in there, but it was like tip-toeing around everything because there was crap everywhere!!! I was so overwhelmed, I couldn't get anything done. So mom was so awesome and offered to take him for the rest of the day so I could get it all done...and I'm proud to say I DID!!!!! Eli's room is completely done! It is so freaking adorable too :) I will take pictures and post them soon...along with Zachs cousins wedding pictures...none of which I'm in! haha!
Back to Eli growing..sorry. He is 17.5lbs, 26.5 inches long....and in the 30% of everything...as if you thought he was going to be 7 feet tall...lets be real, please. hahaha! He REFUSES to sit up on his own, and becomes an "ironing board" when you try to make him sit up. . .absolutely stiff. He is army crawling like it is his job, and sometimes gets up on all fours and crawls backwards. He loves to laugh and is sooo ticklish! The rash we are still dealing with, but its getting better as we are weeding out certain possibilities of what could be causing it.
But for the most part, he is perfect. Life is good. Overwhelming at times, but good. I dont know how my mom did this, and I don't have ANY clue how single mothers do it. I want to go crazy sometimes, but I am so thankful for my little "rash face." He brings more joy to me than I ever thought possible.
@ Old Navy with the new hat I bought him, and Pooh of course!
on vacation in the swing!
xoxo
Tay
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