We switched Emily from a pediatrician to a family physician a couple of weeks ago because the practice where we’d been going was getting crowded, with longer wait times and we never got to see her doctor. So this new guy is great – we took her there for a follow-up because she’d had an ear infection. Her ears were clear, but the new doctor heard a heart murmur. We’ve known about the murmur since she was about nine months old and were told it was benign. However, this new physician wants us to bring her for a chest x-ray and EKG which we’ll be doing this Thursday. He said the murmur sounds loud and he wants to get it checked out. Of course I’m worried, but I’m trying not to worry. Please send us some positive energy that this is nothing more than a benign murmur. Meanwhile, I’ll try not to frantically obsess (ha!)
Ana took this picture of Emily and I, so it’s slightly blurry (at least she didn’t cut our heads off)
This is Emily’s FAVORITE nightgown. It’s got princesses, acres of pink and frills. Ew.