DAY OF LIFE 13

Today is a hard day..

They are still trying to figure out what is really going on with me.

Why am I so sick?

I am pretty pale and pretty lethargic too.

They have done MANY blood draws and pricks and have run many tests and now we await the results...

I have a breathing machine in me and I have to be suctioned "out" often.  It makes my mommy and daddy cringe every time they have to insert the suction thing into me to "get" out the fluid so I can breathe.  I squirm and they can tell I am hurting because I grimace in pain each time they have to do this. They can see me "crying" but because of the machine, my voice is not heard.

They decided to do a echocardiogram today as there was a suspected Ventricular Septal Defect.  They were thinking this way because of my breathlessness and poor feeding situation.

This is very hard for my mommy and daddy and my mommy is still crying alot..there is just not a whole bunch of answers.

BUT...They (and a lot of other people) have such faith that I will come home well very soon. 

What is a Ventricular Septal Defect?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_septal_defect