The Results

I got a call from Hayden's doc last night. She told me that there is a tear in between the right and left ventricle (sp?). Apparently all babies are born with this, but it heals itself by the time they are 6 months. She said Hayden may have it all her life, but the chances of anything happening because of it are low. On the other hand, the results she got had a completely wrong birthdate on them. She is not sure if that truly is her results or not. She is going to call Cooks today and let me know for sure by this afternoon. All in all, this truly is good news. I guess Hayden is going to be just fine and have no more tests run for now.....YEAH!!!

The Echocardiogram

Hayden had her dreaded echocardiogram yesterday. Everything went well and she was such a big girl!! They told me to try to get her to sleep......they apparently don't know this 2 yr old very well. She sleeps, just on her time, in her bed, and doesn't always need a nap :) After about 25 minutes of trying, I finally told the nurse that she was not going to sleep and that she was becoming hostile with me for trying to rock her. You know, SHE'S A BIG GIRL!! Atleast, that's what she thinks and tells me all the time :) So, the nurse said she'd try doing it. Hayden laid extra still and watched the screen and then when she started to get restless, the nurse pulled out her phone and an episode of Dora. It worked like magic. She was able to finish with no problems. We have to wait for Cooks Children's Hospital to look at the pics and make a decision on what to do next, if anything. This being the week of Christmas, we may not know anything until next week. Thanks for all the prayers during this difficult time. Keep your fingers crossed that we won't need to do anything else :) And A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Please excuse her hair.....oh and the open mouth.....

Dylan Barrell Racing

Dylan is a horse rider! She does horse shows from March until Sept. and has been doing it since she was 2. There are always photographers at the horse shows and this year we got a disc with all the pictures he took of her from the Lorena show. In the horse shows she competes in several different events which include Speed race, Straightaway Barrells, Goat Slapping (yes this is true), Pole Bending, Clover Leaf Barrells, Keyhole Race, and Flag Race. This year she placed 3rd in overall points because she had to miss a lot of races for 3 different weddings this summer. She won a belt buckle (her 3rd buckle), a hay holder for the trailer, a jacket, and a horse blanket for her pony, Starbaby. Here are just a few of the pics.

She's giving her tongue a good workout just like her daddy did :) Just click on the pic to enlarge it.

Speed Race turning the barrell.

Just out of the gate.....this is the scariest part of it all. I almost pee myself EVERYTIME she comes out of the gate and starts kicking!!

Hayden's Cardiologist Appt.

I just heard back from Hillcrest and they have scheduled Hayden's ecocardiogram for Wed. Dec. 22 at 9 am. I have suddenly become more nervous than when we first found out she would have an eco done. I'm praying it's a benign murmur and that no further testing will be done. It's also a little strange to think that I have 1 extremely healthy child and that my second may not be so healthy like we first thought. It's looking pretty scary from where I'm at. I will continue to update as I learn more. For now, look at this sweet face :)

Bad News

Today I took the girls to the doctor for Hayden's 24 month check up and they were both going to get a flu shot. Hayden has had a heart murmur since she was born. They thought it would go away by the time she was 1. It didn't. Then they said it would go away by the time she was 18 months old. It didn't. Today her doctor became concerned because she thinks it's worse than it was when she was born. We were sent over to the lab to have her blood drawn to see if she was anemic. She said that anemia could cause the murmur. The doc is going to call me tomorrow with the results from the blood work. If she is not anemic they are going to schedule an eco gram of her heart to find out what the culprit is. I'm sure it's nothing serious, but i'm very worried. I will update tomorrow as soon as I know more.

The Pioneer Woman

My sis and I went to Dallas in hopes of getting to meet The Pioneer Woman. However, it seems ALL of Dallas had the same idea on Tues. It was a MADHOUSE!! They handed out colored wristbands (100 of each color to be exact) so that you knew when you were supposed to line up. They had 4 colors lined up and still had 4 more colors to get to. Ours being the last color. She got through 8 people in only 45 minutes, so Heather and I decided to get some of her tshirts and get her girls to sign the book. We got pretty close behind her, so I snapped a quick pic of her. The problem was, is that people were bringing up HANDFULS of her cookbooks for her to sign making the lines wait longer. Maybe next time...

Hayden's Birthday Party

Nov. 22 we had a little birthday party for Hayden. It was really just family and a few of my neighbors who had children as well. She had a great time and got a ton of cool toys! Here are just a few pics from the party and some from her actual birthday on the 24th.

Dylan and Hayden before everyone got there!

Aunt Wee gave her a "pack-tat" (back pack) with her name on it and she loved it!!

Blowing out her candle!

Anytime we tell Hayden to say cheese, we get a pose like this....no smile :)

Blowing out her candle on her actual birthday....and yes that's a cookie :)

Here's the pose again :) Silly girl!!