Little Heart Family: He Likes It!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

He Likes It!

I took the boys to the park yesterday, and Aaron tried out the swings for the first time. He was in heaven, laughing the whole time.

Clayton was so kind to share his swing and swing at "baby speed" for so long.

Clayton

Eli

Our trip to the park was an interesting one. It was a gorgeous day. We arrived. I set out all the food. Then three giant school buses of middle schoolers pulled up. The other families at the park bolted, but we had just arrived, so we toughed it out. There were kids everywhere, but when I started hanging out by the baby swings, the kids jumped off and let my boys have those, which I appreciated. Clayton and Eli were completely in awe of the three school buses, and their day was complete when a garbage truck pulled up, and the garbage men emptied every trash can in the park. Talk about a perfect day for those boys... picnic, park, school buses, and a garbage truck!

PS Meghan (and all other readers of Trahsy Town), Eli kept asking if the driver of the garbage truck was Mr. Gilly. OBSESSION!

1 comment:

Lucas and MeghanMay 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM
Isn't it funny when a perfect day can be achieved with a garbage truck!? I love those boys. Did you tell them that it was Mr. Gilly? :) I am so glad I spotted that book at the library!
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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.