Today was just a very nasty day. It has poured down rain all day long. It didn't help that I had to drive to Pensacola today for Avery's appointment with the pediatric cardiologist. It made for a very long drive. It didn't help that I had to take Jackson with me to the appointment. I do have to say though he was a very good boy. He was very patient during the car ride which I didn't know if he would be or not.

The Nemours Children's Hospital is a really nice place. It is attached to the Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. I really liked Dr. Davenport but I honestly didn't care for the nurse too much. I guess it is how she talked to Jackson. It wasn't the nicest way and he wasn't bothering her at all. They did an EKG on Avery and will do one each time they see her. Right now they cannot determine what course of action if any will need to be taken with her condition. She will need to be seen every month for the next few months so that they can see #1 if the hole is getting smaller and #2 if it is causing more of a strain on her heart.

He said that they don't really base the severity of this kind on the size but based on if it has as small, medium or large impact on the heart. This can only be told over time. Within 3 months we should have an idea of what we are looking at. He said that there is only a small chance that she will have to have any type of surgery. If her heart is working overtime then the signs we need to look for is if she is not gaining weight and if she isn't eating as much as she once was. The weight loss/lack of gain would be to her heart working overtime and burning more calories. The lack of eating is because she will be tired because of the heart working extra hard.

So overall I think everything will be okay in the long run. I am very thankful for her and how healthy she has been so far.

Yesterday I got to go to the wonderful Dr. to get sewn back together. She couldn't put me back together because there is still some infection there. So I get to stop having the hole packed and let it just close up on it's on. In other news I got another type of infection on the other side of my incision. So more medication for me. I can't stand this. I am just ready for my body to get back to normal. I am still wearing my maternity jeans because I don't want there to be any pressure on my wound. I cannot wait to put on my old Gap jeans. I *think* they'll fit and just hope they will!

I am so proud of Mackenzie. She brought her progress report home on Friday and she is doing so good! I think she's doing a great job especially with all of the things that we have had going on lately. Between us moving out of the house for a while to me being in the hospital and then having Avery early it couldn't make things easy for her. Her world was turned upside down. She has been a trooper!

All and all things have been going pretty well. I am a little sad because two of my favorite shows have been canceled. It's so depressing. The only two shows that I enjoy and watch are gone forever. Boo hoo hoo!