Best 30 Minutes

Now I'm not sure if Matthew's fussy disposition was because of his ear or his teeth.  He's cutting his 3rd tooth and it is making him quite annoyed.  Thankfully he does seem to be on the mend.   Matthew's eating is also improving, better but not perfect.  We are thankful for better!

We anxiously await Thursday, to get more information about this newest heart issue (aka shock #4).  

In chronological order,
-shock #1= Hands.  We went in for a standard newborn pediatrician visit and found out Matthew was born w/o thumbs.  Definitely #1 both chronologically and in magnitude.
-shock #2= Intestines.  We went in for an upper GI to formally diagnose reflux and found that Matthew's intestines were malrotated and more prone to twisting requiring surgery.
-shock #3=Head.  We went in for an ear infection and the pediatrician referred us to a cranialfacial surgeon for craniosynostosis.  I would rank this 4th in magnitude, because I had noticed the ridge forming on Matthew's forehead, though I didn't know it was an issue.  Darren would probably rank it higher. 
-shock #4=Heart.  We go in for the routine echo after the PDA fix and instead of being told all is well, we were told he has yet another heart issue (start of cardiomyopothy).  

As you can guess, we are so done with surprises.  We've had a few other suprises that I didnt list...like the possible urachus and Matthew not waking after anesthesia during the PDA fix.  Speaking of, I think the best 30 minutes we've had in a very long time was the 30 minutes between our surgeon telling us about the successful PDA fix and the recovery room calling to tell us Matthew wasn't waking up and heading to the ICU.  It was the most relaxed, most optimistic, least stressed 30 minutes we've had in a very long time.  Hopefully we'll have another stretch of time like that very soon!