Parker Update

We have a great reason to celebrate! Parker FINALLY made it to 20 pounds!!! Today Parker had his monthly visit with Dr. Williams, his cardiologist, and we were pleasantly surprised with his weight of 20 pounds 1 ounce. Parker continues to do well and is still stable. He will have another echocardiogram in November to see if there are any changes (good or bad) in his lung pressures. Eventually, Parker will have to have another cardiac catheterization because this test is the ONLY way to accurately measure the blood pressure in the lungs--the echocardiogram is only an estimate. But for now, Dr. Williams has promised us that he won't do it until he has very convincing positive changes from an echocardiogram. Naturally, we are not anxious to repeat the catheterization because of what happened in April. (For those who are unaware...Parker ended up in the hospital for 36 days, the majority in the ICU where we weren't sure if he was going to make it...) We only want to do what is best for Parker and we hope the next time around, things will go much smoother. But until then, we will continue to enjoy every minute we have with each of our children, especially Parker. We are so incredibly blessed to be a part of their lives and we love each of them dearly. One thing I have learned on this journey with Parker is that life does not always turn out the way you want it to or think that it should but life is a gift and we should live it that way!