Evie Update and New Clothes

We talked to Evie's cardiologist, Dr. Gulecyuz, this evening. He told us that although he feels some action needs to be taken to address Evie's pulmonary hypertension, the surgical team at Hope Children's Hospital does not agree. They feel that as she grows, the conduit that was implanted in February (bringing blood flow to the left lung) will supply the correct amount of blood flow. Basically, she will "grow into" it. So we still need to speak with her surgeon and make a decision. We also will look into getting a second opinion, to see if there are any other ideas out there.

Evie has been off of one of her three diuretics for about a week now, and she has gained several ounces. I weighed her today at 17 pounds, 7 ounces! However, she has also developed a thick cough that comes and goes, and Dr. G recommeded starting the diuretic again.

On another note. Auntie Clare and Nana Cermak scoured the summer sale racks at the malls last week, and the twins ended up with some GREAT clothes! Here are our "baby models!"

Gavin LOVES these shorts -he wanted to get them out of the hamper and put them on again:

Drinking what's left of the ice from Dad's iced tea:

For Evie, it was one of those days to stick out her tongue:

Typical silliness: