One thing that we can always describe Olivia is "smiley" and "happy" no matter what she is going through. Yesterday we had the cardiology appointment and once again Olivia had the biggest smile and the loudest "gu-gu's" as soon as Dr. Lee entered the room. After they got her vidals, EKG and ultrasound Dr. Lee sat-down and told us that there was something different about Olivia this time. First of all he said she looks so happy and content, her blood oxygen had gone up from high 80's to high 90's, her blood flow from her lungs to her heart had slowed down compare to a couple of weeks ago and she no longer has the extra open valve that was dripping fluids from her lungs into her heart(which she developed after she got that bad "pneumonia" 3-4 weeks ago).He couldn't explain it why but he said it was nice to see things not get any worse after what she went through this passed month. Considering all of these Dr. Lee told us that it's time to consider the surgery now in a couple of months and he strongly recommended U of M due to her weight (still at 10lb & 2oz) and the size of her large whole. Hoping and praying that there is no more set-backs like that last one :-( she'll be climbing the 'big mountain' that we have been waiting for so long (it seems) at only six months old. Dr. Lee thinks that she'll handle the surgery well but we still don't know the recovery since she'll be in dialysis due to her kidney failure...
Please pray for our Livi to continue to be strong and grow bigger so her little body can handle this "huge" surgery .
For all of you that haven't met Olivia yet:
She likes to sleep at night time and take naps during the day (just like dadda);during the day every time we turn the mobile on she moves her feet so fast you think she is running; After she discovered her hands a couple of weeks ago Livi thinks that her left thumb is the most delicious thing in the whole world; her hair... well lets just say it's not going down anytime soon... I guess it makes her look taller(she is now almost 23 inch. long). She loves her swing that grandpa and grandma bought her and when she sleeps at night likes to scoot down in her bed and put her feet up (maybe better back support or holding herself down from always wanting to move and run). Olivia likes to be changed (especially her diaper) and stay just in her diaper with nothing on her no matter how cold or warm is in the house. She has been out two times each in both grandparent houses and uncle Steve & aunt Vera house too, one time at the church and one time at the mall with mommy, aunt Tina, her little cousin Briana(that loves to hold her hand) and aunt Vera( I guess six is our lucky number so far :-P ). Livi is always happy and looking at her bright smiley face every morning gives Peter and I strength no matter how rough our days can be...
