Cardiologist Appt.

On Friday, we went to check in with Dr. Jedeikin for a post-op visit. We didn't have an echo because they said her echo she had at the hospital before they discharged her looked pretty good. He did a thorough physical exam and she had a EKG done. He said she looked good. Lexi and Dr. J talked a lot about Santa at the visit. He said she could be weaned off of her two remaining medicines (Lasix & Ibuprofen). We've been doing that as ordered this week and Lexi is excited that she doesn't have to take any more medicine. It's so weird because she has been on Atenolol since she was 9 months old so we are establishing a new morning and bedtime routine without medicine. I still find myself reaching for the syringe to dispense it. She got the release to go back to school when it begins in January. No playground or physical activity where she could fall and hurt her sternum, it needs approximately 8 weeks to heal back together after being split open. But she is just so happy to be able to go back to school and see her teachers and friends. She keeps asking if we can go see the snow and go sledding. Dr. Jedeikin said we will talk about that at our next visit at the end of January. The poor girl, all she wants for Christmas is to see the snow. Everytime we talk about Christmas Day she asks if there will be snow then. Having lived in a colder climate for 21 years, I don't miss it a bit. But to her it's a winter wonderland that she's never seen before! We do hope to make her wish come true and take her up to see the snow in February.
We are getting prepared for Christmas here, gifts are bought, stockings are hanging, the tree is trimmed, the gingerbread house is built and decorated, the mailed packages have arrived. We just have cookies to bake & decorate and gifts to wrap. It's beginning to look like an Arizona Christmas (without snow). :)
Not sure if more candy made it in Lexi's tummy or on the gingerbread house!The girls all snugly in their fuzzy pajamas!