Little Heart Family: Santa through the Years

Monday, December 14, 2009

Santa through the Years

I took the boys to the mall for their annual Santa picture today. I guess Clayton has grown a little since we lived in Florida. I fully expected a meltdown from Eli, and he totally surprised me. He does look a little "deer in the headlights" in the picture, but he sat there for a long time checking out the beard. Clayton just hopped right up there because he and Santa go way back.

PS I loved Santa's new outfit this year.

2 comments:

The Love'sDecember 16, 2009 at 12:23 AM
I think Clayton does look like a BIG BOY! Nice post!
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JennyDecember 16, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Love this Wendy! And I agree, I like Santa's outfit too!
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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.