Cardiology & Echo Results

This morning was Owen's six week cardiology appointment and Echo.  This was the first Echo that I didn't stress about... ever.  This is huge!  In fact, I forgot about his appointment until yesterday afternoon.

Owen woke up this morning and said "alright.. I am going to see Dr Stock today.. it's going to be a good day!" 

We pulled into the parking garage at 9:15 and Dr Stock pulled it at the same time.  We walked through the building and on the elevator chatting about life.  We talked about how Owen turned yellow, and then pink again.  Owen just loves him so much and we had a good chat on the way into the office. 

Owen started with his Echo and was a champ as always.  He watched a movie, talked to the tech and relaxed.  Then we went for his EKG, blood pressure, pulse ox and weight check.

Here were his stats today..

Weight: 32lbs
Height: 40.5"
Oxygen Sats: 81% on 2 liters of O2
EKG: Normal
Blood Pressure:  I wasn't paying attention.

They gave Owen a turkey to color and enter in their contest.. it was a pretty great turkey and I wish I had my camera.  I'll have to have the ladies in the office take a picture of it for me. 

Dr Stock came in with a Med Student.  He said the Echo looks like usual.  His Tricuspid Valve looks a little more leaky today, but no worries.  His function looks "better than ever!"  Owen said "leaky valve?  I can live with that!" 

Then he said "Dr Stock?!  Can I go on the Rollertoasters at Disney World.. yes or no?"  Ha!! 

He took the docs by surprise, but we got the OKAY!! :)  Owen is just big enough to go on Tower of Terror, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder, and most of the big rides.  Owen was grinning ear to ear when Dr Stock said yes!!  He threw his hands up and said "I'm gonna ride dem like this!" 

I know that all the rides say 'Do not ride this ride if you have a heart condition... '  but since Owen has no pace maker, no dangerous arrhythmia's and is stable.. he is fine on the big rides.  He is so excited!!

As we were leaving, Owen got a bunch of suckers and stickers.  We said our goodbyes and headed out.  We'll be back on Jan 3rd for our next appointment. 
On the way out, I got a call from our Make A Wish manager.  He said everything is ready on their end!  We just have to sign a few papers when we get our airline tickets and debit card.   He wanted to confirm we had our oxygen ordered and our hotel for our extended stay booked. 
As we were driving home from our awesome cardio appointment, Daddy called and wanted us to meet him for lunch.  We switched directions and went to pick him up.  We ate lunch at Rula Bula and had a great time.  I sat in the car and nibbled on my leftover brownie, while Daddy took Owen into his office to see all the "peoples," as he calls them.  They were gone for close to 20 minutes, so I assume Owen was chatting them up. 

It has been a great day!  Owen is doing so great and it's exciting that he doesn't have any other scheduled doctors visits for 2011!