Healthy Boy

At Cael's 9 month checkup he weighed 17.4 lbs (15%), was 28.25 inches (23%), and his head was 47 cm (83%), his BMI was 15.22

 

He did however have a heart murmur. My doctor could hear it and a second doctor in the office could hear it. My doctor ordered an echo cardiogram at Utah Valley Regional Hospital which would require Cael to be sedated. I wasn't too happy about it but the Pediatric Cardiologist called me and said they would like to do an EKG and other tests before going ahead with the Echo. So we went down and did the EKG. Cael didn't make a peep the whole time, just sat and watched. The nurse blew some bubbles for him and he thought that was fun. The specialist could hear the murmur and he said it was a normal murmur but it was more normal in kids 3-4 years of age. So they sent us to the lab to get an

X-ray of his heart to make sure it wasn't enlarged and it wasn't. Dr. Hoffman thinks he is completely healthy and wants to see Cael back in 9 months. He assumes that the murmur will be gone when he sees Cael again. So no sedation, everything is healthy, and Casey and I are happy about that!