Emily is fine. We just got back from the hospital and the pediatric cardiologist said the murmur was harmless, and the most common form of murmur in children, called a Still’s Murmur. It’s described as a “functional” or “innocent” heart murmur and can occur in 1/3rd of kids between the ages of 3 and 5 (although Emily’s murmur was initially diagnosed when she was just nine months old). So, whew on that one. I can go back to worrying about other things now.
Here’s my good girl. Ana bundled her up so they could both go to Mars (yes, this is a space suit and the world’s largest chunk of strawberry candy).
Emily was so good at the hospital getting her tests today. The technician who did the EKG couldn’t believe it. She had like 7 things taped to her little chest and she just held still and waited until the test was over. Then she didn’t even cry when all seven things were pulled from her skin and it obviously hurt because she wimpered and flinched. She also stood very still during the chest x-ray. She’s my little trooper.