Not much new on this end. Joey has gained more weight, she is now up to 6lbs (what a heifer!!). She is still getting up every morning around 3 am (what a joy that is!).
Joey had a follow up appointment with the cardiologist, there's nothing new to report there. The Dr said her EKG looked ok, and everything sounded ok, so we didn't need to do another Echo. The interesting thing is that he didn't think the Hypertrophy was due to the Trisomy, he said it could be due to the gestational diabetes or possibly even from the vessel/connective tissue that may be surrounding the trachea/esophagus. If it's from the diabetes, it should resolve itself by her 3rd or 4th month of age. If its from the vessel/tissue surrounding the trachea, it should resolve itself after that is surgically corrected. So all in all it was pretty good news..
In addition to the weight gain, Joey finally made it out of preemie diapers and most of her preemie clothes. She's now into newborn diapers and clothes (although with the clothes it depends on who makes them). She also outgrew the toy Moses Basket she had been sleeping in, so I had to buy her a real one made for real babies (she loves it)..
Joey is starting to get a little more vocal when she's not screaming for food or a diaper change. She's starting to make really sweet cooing sounds, and she is also starting to really smile. It's just a little smile and it's very quick so I haven't been able to get it on camera (yet) but it's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
That's pretty much the past 2 weeks in a nutshell, I love the fact that there isn't anything exciting to write about, I think it's a good sign. We are getting ready to take a road trip back to Michigan so Joey can meet the rest of her family (I am so not looking forward to the car ride with her), we will be leaving Thurs. the 17th (Joey will be 3 months old that day), so we will be having Joey's 3 month celebration up there.
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