Update on Noah's Heart

We got great news yesterday at the Cardiologist (or at least as great as could be expected given the situation) Since he had seen the pediatrician on Monday, we knew that the heart murmur was still there and hadn't closed yet, but the appointment yesterday gave us answers to our many questions!

After getting his blood pressure, weight, and height, they took us to a room and gave Noah an EKG. He did so great! He just laid there watching us a little confused as to what was going on..
Once they were done with that, we went for his ultrasound. It was really fascinating to see all the chambers of his heart and the blood flowing all through it. At the time it was slightly nerve racking since we were still unsure of what they would find, but I'm so thankful for the technology we have!
Once all of the tests were run, we ended up back in our room where we waited..and waited..and waited...I think we were there 2 hours!!! That left some time for playing and taking pics at least!

Love this little trooper!! He waited WAY more patiently then we did!

The Doctor finally made it in to see us and she was *wonderful*!! She did a great job of explaining everything and putting us at ease. What they found was that Noah has a VSD or Ventricular Septal Defect. Basically if you look at the drawing below you will see the four chambers of the heart. Noah has a small hole between his Left Ventricle and Right Ventrical. When they listen it has a whistle to it because it's under such high pressure. That's good news because it means the hole is very small. Also since the blood is leaking from the Left to Right that is better than the opposite happening. The Doctor said that she is highly confident that it will get smaller. It may even close completely. Either way, she said that even with no change at all, he wouldn't need surgery to correct it. Thank God!! She said he will be fine for running, sports..all that boyish stuff I was afraid he may miss out on. He will still have to make a yearly visit to the cariologist, but it's just to monitor it and keep an eye on it...


We are so thankful to have this little guy in our lives. What a relief to know he's healthy!