As the weather gets better (was it every really bad???) we find ourselves out and about a lot. This month has been full of weekend festivals and backyard fun. Elijah has definitely come into his own and has a great personality. He adores Noah and follows him everywhere. Elijah has no idea that he is not a "big boy" like Noah. Elijah now goes to school with Noah and the teachers report that Elijah is fitting in very well. However, he is constantly harassing Noah. I guess that is what little brothers are for!
Noah played on his first T-ball team. He liked the game, but not the amount of time it took to play. I think Dion and I have decided to let sports wait for a few years. When they are only four, they lack the maturity and stamina to play a two hour (yes that's right) game. Elijah hated every minute of baseball because he did not understand why he wasn't allowed on the field with his brother and his dad. Yet another reason to wait a few years.
Elijah had his first holter monitor a few weeks ago. Although not a painful thing, it was really annoying. For those of you who do not know, a holter monitor consists of little sensors that attach all over your chest or back. The sensors are attached wires that connect to a small machine that records your heartbeat for 24 hours. Keeping that thing on a two year old is a feat in and of itself. We visit the cardiologist next month, so hopefully we will hear the results of the test then. At his last appointment, the doctor was concerned that his heart wasn't beating as fast as it should have been considering that he was crying. Hopefully that was just a fluke.
Elijah goes in for another cath on June 12th. I'm hoping everything is fine, but I have a feeling that they will need to coil a few more arteries. His breathing has been fast and heavy. I think they will also need to expand his stent a little. If everything checks out between the holter monitor results and the results of the cath, we should be waiting until next spring/summer for the Fontan. Keep the prayers coming!
