Little Heart Family: Around the Table Tonight

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Around the Table Tonight

Enthusiastic eater

Not so enthusiastic eater

More enthusiastic once the cake was served

Looking like trouble

4 comments:

michelleAugust 19, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Wendy, your boys are beautiful! You, Ryan and the boys have been in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you all are well!
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JennyAugust 20, 2009 at 1:30 PM
What fun pictures. Love the last one of Eli!!
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Jenny GarlandAugust 22, 2009 at 12:19 AM
What PRECIOUS cuties you have!! :) I am so glad the nap mat turned out great - they sure are handy!
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Beth (Weiser) PetrokaAugust 26, 2009 at 11:53 PM
Wendy, your boys are absolutely gorgeous!!! I know you and Ryan laugh everyday with them:)
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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.