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Update:

Whew, what a whirlwind of a last few nights. Mommy has hardly gotten any sleep because my lil rugrat has decided to throw up all of her food! She is on Enalapril now, because of her heart getting slightly enlarged and we were hoping this would slow down her respiratory rate thus allowing her to eat better. Well, she hasn't been eating better and has been eating only half of what she was eating in the last couple weeks. So, we brought her into the cardiologists office today to see if the medicine was making her vomit- or if it could be something else. We just didn't want the medications she is on to get thrown back up and not help her do what she needs to do. Looks like we will be going for an Upper GI tomorrow. Poor thing! We think she is just throwing up (not every feeding) because her heart is working very hard but just to be on the safe side....

I am praying all goes well with it, and hubby can get home with her and get some rest. Hubby has been so wonderful in caring for her... I wish I could be there but the bills are calling my name. (BTW- my insurance doesn't cover the meds because they are compound.... what kind of BS is that!?!?!) Anyways....

She is holding her head up well, and has started to sit in a Bumbo chair. I think she thinks its pretty cool if I do say so myself! She loves her bath and smells SO good. I love the baby smell. That is, until she gets formula under her neck. Ick!

After a crazy day at work, and a crazy day with the baby being poked 5 times for blood work... I am ready for a massage. Or, just being a bum on the couch snuggling with my "Belly" will be just perfect.

EAT Bella, E-A-T !!!!

Whew! What a week!
Logan's birthday party, getting back into a routine that includes work, a crazy household and a newborn!

Isabella has been doing very well up until a couple days ago. She was getting real sleepy and not wanting to eat. I thought maybe it was a growth spurt, she even slept thru the nite! YAY.
Come to find out, that was not good news! She had a nurse check last week and she hardly gained any weight in the past 2 weeks =( and with the news of the left side being slightly enlarged at the last echo, she was put on another medicine to try and make her heart rate slow down... thus allowing her to breath slower (she was breathing a little too fast last week) thus allowing her to eat better and gain weight. It takes a lot out of her to eat. Hopefully, it works. Had a few problems w/ keeping some of the meds down but we are woking on it. I am hoping her lil body continues to hold out as long as possible until we absolutely need the 1st surgery. For many reasons, most importantly being she will be bigger and older. I just need to fatten her up =) Anyone ever put lard in a baby bottle?!?  (Kidding, of course) but she needs to be as chunky as she can be.
I am still amazed at how strong she is already, and what a great baby she is. She will let you know if shes upset thats for sure, but generally speaking she is a good girl.
She just found her hands a day or two ago.... and they must taste pretty good!! Will see the cardiologist soon.... eat Bella...EAT!!!

Love my kiddos!

My 2 sweethearts!!

Cardiology appt. today!

Logan had an ECHO & an EKG done to check his heart murmur just for a piece of mind. All is good with him! (YAY)
So did Bella. She did SO good w/ the Echo- not so much with the EKG lol.... poor thing.
Isabella's heart on the left side, is slightly enlarged so we are keeping an eye on it still. This is new news, but then again they haven't done an echo since she was released from the hospital (just EKG's) so maybe its been that way for a couple weeks? Anyways, we are just going to keep on watching it! Tentatively, We are looking at a heart cath around Thanksgiving, and our first open heart surgery around Christmas. Until then, I am going to ENJOY every minute with her.... and continue to say my prayers! She is such a strong lil girl, with such an interesting complex heart. It amazes me! I am learning so much about our heart and I must say, its pretty interesting! Her oxygen sats were good... not too much, not too little. Overall, happy mommy today! Bella, not so much =/

Since we didn't win the lotto last night, I start back to work Monday. One can hope, right!?!?! =p

5 wks! Whoa!

The past 5 weeks have FLOWN!
I can't believe my little girl is growing so fast!
I have noticed more hair on her lil head, longer eyelashes, she definitely has DADDYS toes (for those of you who don't know, my darling hubby has size 15 shoes!!! ahh) and she has quite the personality!! But, I love it more and more each day!

Looks like I will be going back to work early per the bosses request.... and as much as I hate to go back to work at all... It will be nice to be back in a routine.  I just worry so much, that I will miss something-- or not see something I need to. I have to watch her VERY carefully. The other day, Bella was struggling a little to breathe and her leg was blue. She gets blue when she cries (thus spoiling her by picking her up each time- but I don't want her to loose her breath!) and we have another Cardio appt. on Friday to talk to the DR about it. My other baby (almost 8 yr old baby) will get and echo done as well.... just to put my mind at ease. I know he (and myself) have a heart murmur I just pray its innocent like mine!

I also know as wonderful as my husband is... no one can take care of my baby like mommy. Guess he will see what a stay at home dad's day is really like =)  I have faith he will do well.... I just don't want to miss a thing!

It has been an emotional, demanding, exciting, sad, unsure rollercoaster of mixed emotions these past few weeks. (Still kind of are "baby blues" really do stink! I am sure all the people I have looked at in the cafeteria, Publix, gas station...restaurants probably think I am some wacko emotionally unstable woman!!! Hate to say it, but they are partially right. Cant wait to get thru all this & back to my own self SOON! I think a lot of it came because I do feel a little cheated that I didn't get those "extra" days with her while on maternity leave because we were in the hospital but I will get over it.

Reading thru some of the blogs on heart babies, and thru some heart baby communities I am reading thru on various FB sites, and websites.... I seem to find the saddest ones =(  I pray every night for all the heart babies in the world... and I just ask God to keep Bella's heart strong & getting stronger. Good thing, there is quite a few resources for heart families out there... cause this is all SO scary! I freaked when my son had tubes put in, I don't even want to think about how I will be when my lil girl has open heart surgeries. =*(   <<sigh>>

Will end this on a positive note though..... we.are.so.blessed. <3 amen!