Logan had a few tests this week to follow up on some medical concerns.
His first test was a heart echo. At his one month appointment, the doctor heard what she called a "significant sounding heart murmur." Give a mommy a heart attack! She did explain that it could still be an innocent murmur (Hailey had one of those until she was 2) but that we needed to do a heart echo. We did that Tuesday at Community North and everything went great. He was a little fussy after just laying there for a half hour while they did the ultrasound on his heart so I fed him and we got back to business. The doctor called an hour later (which actually scared me because I thought it meant something was wrong) and she said that it looked fine. There was a small hole between the top two chambers but sometimes that just doesn't close before birth like it should (innocent murmur - they really need a different name for this). She said that the hole was small and no blood was being transferred, so we would just keep an eye on it. If it is an innocent murmur, it will close on its own. If they continue to hear it, we may end up seeing a cardiologist later. For now though they are not concerned, which is great.
His second test was a hearing test. At the hospital, he failed his newborn hearing screening twice in both ears. I was a bit concerned because he wasn't reacting to sound at all, but then the pediatrician came and looked in his ears and told us she couldn't see his eardrums at all because of all the gunk in there (since he was a c-section, it didn't get squeezed out by the birth process like normal). I felt less concerned after that - of course he would fail his hearing test if you can't even see his eardrums. By his first doctor visit, the doctor could see one eardrum. By his next visit, she could see both. He seemed to be reacting to sound, but the Department of Health insists that you redo the screening so we did that yesterday at St. Vincent's. He was perfect for this test. I fed him and he fell asleep and stayed asleep the entire time, which is exactly what they wanted. They had things hooked up to his ears and forehead and watched for brainwave reactions to the sounds they put in his ears. He passed the test with flying colors - no concerns, no follow-up needed.
Stepping back and looking at him overall - so healthy, gaining weight, hitting milestones - I knew logically that he'd probably be fine but it is always scary when it is your own baby. So glad his tests went so well!
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