We've had a busy week, or so. Last weekend we had a birthday party for Kirsten and the other eight babies from our NCT (National Childbirth Trust) group. We all had a lovely afternoon, with party games (for the adults) and soft play for the kids. Kirsten is teething again, so our sleep is a bit disturbed at the moment, last night she kept us awake for three hours between 12:30 and 3:30. She has had another tooth come through and a second is very close, so, obviously causing her some discomfort. Added to this the fact that Kirsten only wants me during the night, means, that noone is getting much sleep at the moment.
The low point of the last few weeks was definitely yesterday. We went to BCH for Kirsten's three month post op check. We were under the assumption that this was mearly a formality, as she has been doing so well. Unfortunately during the scan Dr. Stumper found that the artery from her heart to her right lung is restrictive (we knew after the operation that there was a slight restriction to her right lung) and causing the blood to back flow into her heart. This, unfortunately, means she will need another operation in March to widen the artery. This operation will not be as major as the previous one, as it's not open heart surgery this time. She will need to have a catheter inserted and a balloon used to expand the artery to reduce the restriction. This all sounds very straight forward, and we have been told not to worry about it, as it's not urgent, but, it has brought us all down a bit and put a dampner on things.
We are all looking forward to Christmas now. Kirsten loves all the lights and decorations and squeals every time she sees a Christmas tree. We will have fun next year when she is walking, I think the Christmas tree may get undecorated many times.
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