sophie growing up

 

Sophia is doing very very well!  She had a check up in April of 2012 and Cincinnati Childrens was very happy with her. The Cartiologist wanted to get a baseline image of her heart function, this would be done with a Heart Cath. Due to being a little nervous about the procedure we waited and had it done at the end of summer. Labor Day weekend we headed to Cincinnati and had the procedure done. We were once again lucky enough to stay at our home away from home (the Ronald Mc Donald House). Soph had four hours of appointments the day before her heart cath and we went in at 5am the next day for the procedure. I have to say everyone was wonderful once again, the doctors, nurses and support staff. By 8am she was asleep and on her way to the Cath lab. After several updates I went to the recovery room to see her and walked her back to her room (by noon). We had to wait four more hours and keep her still and flat on her back, that was nice and easy since she was coming out of sedation. During that time we recieved wonderful news that Sophias heart function was much better then CDH kids typically are. Her arteries in her heart do not constrict while under stress. they let blood flow through and  She has good strong vasculature in her smaller lung. To make a long story short. If she can't keep up with brother it is not the health of her heart keeping her back. GO SOPH!