Little Heart Family: Visiting with Elisabeth

Friday, July 31, 2009

Visiting with Elisabeth

It's been almost eleven years (Yikes!) since Jennifer and I were randomly matched as roommates at A&M. Who knew eleven years ago that our sweet babies would one day be posing for pictures together. These little ones sure have changed since our last visit just two months ago.

Aren't they sweet?

PS How did Jennifer get a baby with such dark hair, and my babies are nearly blonde?

PPS Yes, don't think I haven't noticed that Eli's head is almost as large as Clayton's. Yes, while his height and weight were in the 18th and 14th percentile at his six month check, his head circumference was in the 87th percentile. That's quite a noggin!

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Lucas and MeghanJuly 31, 2009 at 12:07 PM
What a great picture Wendy! Elizabeth is so cute and getting so big! Clayton and Eli- where do I start? The two most handsome kids in the world!
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KristieJuly 31, 2009 at 10:58 PM
What a cute pic!!! The boys are so big and so adorable. Hope you all are doing well and I love your little updates so keep em comin'. Miss you guys!
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.