On A Losing Streak

O.K the pirates have lost the last two games, but that hasn't dampened our spirits! We are true Pirates fans through and through!

Me and My Girls

The girls and Alex
Aunt Tracey and Mattie

Yippee! I got an award!

Henry's Mommie sent me the award. Thanks so much! How exciting!

According to the rules for the award, I have to pick 7 people to share this award with. Here are my seven people:

4 my 3 suns (Thanks for spreading Down syndrome awareness on your blog!)
Kathy's Life Journey
The Amazing Ella Grace
Lily's Life is Great
Braska Bear
Dan Drinker
Life with Bubba & Chicky

This is what you do to accept the award :-)
1. The winner can (and should, really) put the logo on his/her blog
2. The winner must link to the person from whom they received their award.
3. The winner must nominate at least 7 other blogs for an award.
4. The winner must place links to those blogs on their own blog.
5. The winner must leave a message on the blogs of the people they’ve nominated.

Special Exposure Wednesday

I'm Clapping!

Mattie has started clapping......well, that's what I call it. We started taking video as soon as we saw her do it. On a side note.....excuse my awful singing! It was finally cool enough for Mattie to wear her ECU sleeper and I was singing about her being a pirate. O.K. it is pretty corny but hey she loved it! And the video....well....my 11 year old was in charge of that and that mess in the background.....well that's hers too!

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A Trip to the Heart Doctor

Mattie went to the cardiologist today. They checked to see if the PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) had closed yet. It has not. The doctor said they usually close by her age, but said hers just may take longer. He said there really was no reason for concern and to treat her no different. They want to see her back when she is three.....three? I don't even want to think that far ahead. I just want to enjoy every moment today! :-) BTW.....Mattie weighs 15.5 pounds and is 25 inches long.

Here is some information I found about PFO.

Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a relatively common and often asymptomatic heart defect that is present at birth (congenital). In about 15-20 percent of the general population, however, the foramen ovale remains open (patent), allowing blood to potentially or actually mix between the two atria. Many people do not know they have PFO because it does not give any symptoms. PFO does not have adverse effects on most people and therefore, it does not require treatment. If closure is recommended as treatment, the hole may be closed with an inserted device or, rarely, by surgery.

Special Exposure Wednesday

Bath Time and splashing!

Mattie Update

A real quick update from some of Mattie's appointments. She had her thyroid checked and that came back fine. We took her to the the pediatric "eye doctor". He said her eyes looked great. He did notice the "jiggly eyes" and said she would probably outgrow it. He said it was pretty mild, but to bring her back if it was still happening in about a year. This Friday she goes to the cardiologist to make sure the hole in her heart has closed and at the end of the month she goes for her hearing. Then we should be done for awhile. Her OT comes back in November to do another evaluation. I was a little concerned that she should start seeing a PT, but Mattie's doctor said she was doing well. Once she is a little older a PT probably will start coming out on a regular basis. Her advice was to enjoy the fact that we didn't have all those appointments right now. Sounds good to me!!