Pumpkin Seed

Apparently the pictures we've posted don't portray Pumpkin Seed's size. Everyone who comes to see her in "real life" is surprised at how small she is. She's tiny. Here are some "to scale" pictures. She weighed 4 pounds, 1O ounces at birth. At discharge she was 4 pounds, 5 ounces. On Monday we visited the pediatrician and she was 4 pounds, 7 ounces. Surprisingly, we don't think much about the pacemaker. It's become just a part of life. There is a large, hard bulge in her abdomen that can be felt when you change her diaper, but other than than, the pacemaker doesn't get much attention.  I'm just so thankful for it. We're much more concerned with making sure she's eating enough and gaining weight. Hiccups are a problem. She gets them several times a day and they are very painful. I guess because her breastbone is still healing. It's pitiful, but they don't ever last long. Tomorrow we return to Duke for a follow up with the heart surgeon to check her incision [which is a work of art by the way….you can hardly see it. I will be sure to compliment the surgeon!]. 

Happy beautiful Thursday. We're about to walk outside and enjoy this weather.

Much love,

Drew & Anna