At two visits to two pediatricians, Kiddo has been diagnosed with a heart murmur. Both assumed it was benign, but the most recent told us to get it checked out, just in case, since we had insurance. So today we took Kiddo to the pediatric cardiologist. First we had a short consultation in her office, and as we left the office to go to an exam room, Kiddo waved and called out "Goo-bye doc-toh" as if we were done.
When we got to the exam room, Kiddo started worriedly stating "she cannot look at your arm" and we assured her once again that she wouldn't be getting a shot today. Instead she had an echocardiogram and EKG. Kiddo behaved exceptionally well, and earned the praise of the doctor for her good behavior (apparently these tests are usually pointless on any child from 9 mos. to 3 years because they get so agitated). Kiddo found most of it very interesting. When the lights were turned off she told the doctor over and over "good night" and talked about looking at her tummy, even if most of the exam was a little higher than that.
As the I heard the sound of her heartbeat magnified through the equipment I thought, this sounds familiar. And then I realized that this week I've heard both my girls' hearts beating. They are both doing great.
