12 weeks old now...
Sam had a pediatrician appointment today. His ear infection is gone and he now weighs 12 lb 10.5 oz for a 7 oz gain in 15 days. Not bad for any kid, much less a kid with vsd.

Eleven weeks old:
Update on previous entry-- Sam had a terrible cough for a few days and got blow-by albuterol and pulmicort nebulizer treatments for a few days. He's fine now-- back to his usual self.

Sam is able to roll over about 3/4 of the way. Once he figures out how to get his arm out of the way, he'll be all the way over.

Sam had another echocardiogram (doppler type) at Johns Hopkins today. He was anesthetised (orally) for the test-- went down for about 45 minutes into a nice nap. The VSD is still there and termed "large" while the ASD is termed "tiny". Our cardiologist was in Western Maryland today, so we'll talk to her early next week about results and what the next plan is. After a short recovery period and feeding frenzy (Sam was off food since 0820, so was very hungry after 4-5 hours of no food), we went over to the pediatrics surgical ICU and got a very informative personal tour by nurse Amy. We got a good idea what to expect on the day of surgery and back at ICU with progress points necessary to move to the next stage... (like breathing tube out, stable blood tests, pulse, electrolytes, etc.) Sam will most likely be 1-2 days in ICU before heading to a regular room.

Overnight hospital stay:
Late last night we got word that Sam wasn't ready to be discharged, so stayed overnight. He came home fron the hospital (JH) mid afternoon today. He has a terrible cough and will get blow-by albuterol and pulmicort nebulizer treatments for a few days.

Sam's rough Saturday:
Sam is having a tough day. He's been coughing in the last day and doesn't sound good. Sue called the doctor and took him in this morning at 9am. The doctor sent them to Howard County General Hospital where they took blood to do an RSV test and try to get his oxygen level back up. After a few hours, Howard County decided to send him to Johns Hopkins. He was transported in a Hopkins ambulance and Sue followed in her car, hearing that they probably won't be keeping him overnight.

Two month pediatrician checkup:
Sam had his 2 month checkup yesterday with Dr. Reilly. He weighed in at 12 lb. 1 oz. and is 24 1/4" long/tall. Head circumference is 40 cm. He got 4 shots and came home sore. We're a little concerned that he might be getting a touch of bronchitis that Janna has and is being treated for this week. He was given a precautionary prescription, but won't swallow it--it just ends up all over his face after he spits it up.