Rachel is doing fantastic! She wasn't too sure about all the excitement at Christmas, but she enjoyed the new toys. She had a visit to the cardiologist to evaluate her heart. Her file said that she had a "patent foramen ovale, temporarily" so we went to the cardiologist to make sure it wasn't anything we needed to treat. They did an EKG, which she hated. She screamed the whole time they were putting stickers on her chest and running the test. I wasn't sure it would record correctly, but they got what they needed. We met the cardiologist, and he said she sounded great. Then, she had an echo of her heart (ultrasound). The technician said it was very important to keep her quiet, and the tech had already heard all the commotion from the EKG. Rachel was very quiet and watched Tinkerbell the whole time. She was so good! The Dr met with us again and said that she does have a PFO which is a small hole that is supposed to close soon after birth. He said about 20% of people do not have them close, including his own daughter. It is nothing to be concerned about, and we don't need to see him again. He wrote us a letter of clearance for Shriners just in case they asked. We are still waiting to get scheduled for her amputation.
She sleeps all night and takes great afternoon naps. She has decided riding in the car is pretty fun. She is using more words. She calls everyone in the house by name, and she loves tattling on her siblings. She eats almost everything but only on her terms. She is walking almost all the time, and I wish we had some sort of shoe that would fit her little foot. She loves to put her shoe on in the morning, but she usually is barefoot as soon as possible afterwards. I find socks all over the house.
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