Dancing on the Edge

Breathing A Huge Sigh of Relief

Thank you all So much for the prayers and good thoughts - they seem to have worked!!! Although we won't have the final word until tomorrow or Thursday, the tech who performed the echocardiogram felt she was looking at a perfectly normal shaped heart that is doing its job exactly as it should!! Hallelujah!!

I knew it! I just KNEW it!! She is just too darn healthy for something serious to be wrong.

The test itself went well. We were escorted back and Kaylen stood on the scale and then against the wall to see how tall she is. I couldn't' believe it - there was my baby standing like a big girl getting weighed and measured. So cute!! Then we went to the treatment room and we stripped her and placed her on the bed. The tech attached lead wires and we got her into position for the scan. I hopped up on the bed to hold her arms still and Dakota popped in a Barney video for her to watch. She was happy for about 5 minutes and then she melted down. I was getting concerned that sedation would be in her future so in an attempt to avoid that, I asked if it would be ok to nurse her while the tech scanned. So - I got into position and Kaylen happily nursed her way through the rest of the 40 minutes. She actually was so calm it was freaky. I guess that's the power of nursing and having mommy right next to you when you are a little scared of what is happening.

The tech was great - she would point things out and answer our questions. It was very reassuring. The fact that we were at the local Children's Hospital was reassuring as well - they deal with babies and kids all day long - they know what they are doing and they are so gentle doing it.

In the end, Dakota and I are feeling very confident that this is a good outcome and very relieved that this chapter is all but closed. The phone call tomorrow from the cardiologist is all we need.

So thanks again, everyone!! Your support has been the world to me.