Crazy Day!!

We had a busy day today. My mom and I took Preston to Akron Children's for some test. We were there about 4 hours. Part of that time was visiting some of our NICU nurses and eating lunch. It was nice to see the nurses. They all asked about Madison since we never seem to have her when we go to visit. Preston weighed today 29 lbs and 36 inches tall. Two more feet and he will be as tall as his mommy. He had some test done on his heart and they all looked good. This is something that his pediatrician has wanted done since we lost Hayden. I kept putting it off for one to much going on but also basically I didn't want to know the truth. The thought of them having heart problems scared me to death and the thought of knowing that they could die if they did have a heart problem scared me also. He had an EKG done of his heart which showed a fast heart rate but he screamed during the whole test. He then had to have an U/S done of his heart which he whined through the whole thing. I even laid up on the bed with him and they had a movie playing. The u/s came back ok they said he might have a small hole in his heart but they are not sure and it is nothing to worry about. It is something that 15 percent of people have and they are fine. He is now on a heart monitor for 24 hours. We have about 16 more hours to go on it. He screamed and through a fit from he--. He was not happy and is not happy when we change his diaper or touch it. It doesn't hurt him and hooks to his waist band of his pants. This machine just collects data for 24 hours and then we will send it to them tomorrow. Then they will review the material on it to make sure he isn't having any heart patterns that are not right. I am very tired and wore out now but it is one less thing to worry about. He goes in soon to find out about doing a sleep study on him. This is also something his doctor wants done. Madison is going to go into the heart doctor next. He thought we should get her checked also. This is all because of not knowing why Hayden passed away. It has been almost 2 years since he has passed and i am just getting my butt in gear. The doctor today did say that he didn't see anything with the heart that he saw that would cause a sudden death in Preston.

My babies are 3!

It is so hard to believe that my babies aren't babies any more. They are 3 years old today. It was a very busy weekend with a big party for the kids. They had a blast, Madison really got into the birthday fun this year. She was excited about everything she couldn't wait to get into the cake and open presents. Preston loved all the attention that he got. We had the party at my parents house since we could fit more people at their place. Madison wanted a Mickey and Minnie mouse party so that is what it was done in. We had these huge balloons that were as tall as me. I was so excited about them but I went to put a little more air into Minnie mouse and busted her. Well at least the body of Minnie mouse. Madison didn't care she still had fun with her head. Three years ago today I gave birth to three beautiful babies that were very sick. They were very tiny it is hard to believe that three years ago they were 1lb babies. Here are some pictures. We miss you Hayden wish you were here with us today.


Preston at Birth 1lb 9oz











Maddie at Birth









Preston and Maddie Now











Hayden














Here is a picture of the ballons with the kids