Mia is perfect

No I am not bragging about my Mia. Well just a little but I need to tell you this story for you to understand...

In July Mia went in to the Doctor because she was complaining that her ears hurt. The Doctor looked at them and she was fine. Maybe since we had swam all morning they were bugging her a little.

Dr. B was listening to her, and said "Don't freak out, but I want you to have her see a Cardiologist for her heart. I hear a murmur" Now Ed, thank god was not there with me. It was just me. I knew that both me and my dad had one, and grew out of them. So I was concerned, but not to the level I knew Ed would be.

It wasn't something we talked much about. We won't hype up a situation until it's well underway and we have a better understanding of it. So it sat in the back of our minds, until last week.

A very nice Cardiologist from Rush St. Luke's in Chicago, came to our Hospital and checked Mia out, she needed an EKG and she did SO well, she sat perfectly still, and loved the little black stickers they put all over her.

After the test the Dr. and nurses left the room for about 10 minutes to go over the results. The Dr. came back in to tell us, that Mia does have a murmur, but it is nothing to worry about.

Dr. also said "Mia is perfect. Her heart is perfect. Take her home, and enjoy your family" then he left.

We cried. We could finally breathe again. A sigh of relief filled the room. We hugged and smiled, and just talked briefly. About how happy we were, how we were both worried about a future of nothing but Hospitals and Doctors, specialist and nurses.

The fact that we can move on with our life, attempting a "normal" life with our kids, is not something we have ever taken for granted. Personally speaking, my parents and I have been to way to many Hospitals, Doctors and Specialist. Trying for over 10 years just to diagnose my sister, Susie, with Dystonia. And now another 8 years trying to slow it down.

I am grateful for the family we have, the house I live in and the people that I surround myself with. My heart (no pun intended) goes out to all the parents and siblings that deal with health issues on a daily basis.

And for those of you, who haven't had a direct impact in your life. From someone who is in constant need of a doctor or a hospital. Count yourself lucky, but as Susie says "somebody always has it worse" your right Frances, your damn right.

We love you Mia. And I am glad your perfect.

WTF kinda day.

My back is killing me, Alex STILL won't stop crying, so I am going to make this as amusing yet short for my sanity. This is a summery of my day today. One of the most random and effed up days yet...

• 9:00 am Village Inspector Man shows up to check pool electric. FAILED! A whole bunch of yada yada and blah blah blah came out of his mouth. I didn't understand electrician talk, so I called my daddy.
• 9:15 am Dad shows up, talks electrician talk with Village Inspector Man. Totally gets it. Calls Mr. Jim (family member who did electric with dad) Village Inspector Man leaves.
• Dad and I go to the basement and start doing work in my Art Studio. Ed is awake. Ed leaves and brings home McD's breakfast. We eat. Ahh, calm before the storm.
• Mr. Jim shows up with more electric stuff, Dad and Mr. Jim go to work.
• I get Ed ready to go to work at Wrigley Field for the night game (yes living in BFE you must leave 1/2 a day early to work the games)
• Right before Ed leaves, Mia tells us her ear hurts. She seems warm.
• I call my mom to help me. She isn't feeling well, but needs to go by the Quick Care anyway, so let's make it a family trip to the Dr.'s office.
• Ed leaves. Dad and Mr. Jim finish up there electric work. Mr. Jim leaves.
• Mom arrives, we pack up the kids. Dad stays and finishes work in the art studio
• Dr. visit for Mia. Well good news is no ear aches, no temp, nothing. Oh except I have an appointment at the end of the month with a Cardiologist to check her heart murmur. (Don't freak, I have one, my dad has one and so does my dog Maggie) I guess Dr. B says don't worry just check it out.
• Mom comes out from her visit with the Doctor. Sigh, not good. Possible Kidney Stones, now she must go be admitted to the Hospital. Drop her off at the Hospital. Bring home kids.
• Put Mi and Alex down for a nap, Jen comes over. Nice to talk and just take my mind off of the heart murmur and my mom in the hospital.
• Mom and Dad show up an hour later, yes she had a kidney stone, she passed it. Possibly another, oh and she has a cyst on her liver? But possibly there since birth?!?
• Mom and Dad leave.
• Jen feeds Weaky a bottle, Mia is napping, I can actually play in my art studio and set up some stuff.
• Jen leaves.
• I am watching T.V. with Mi and Alex, I hear the dogs bark outside. Go to let them in. Looks like the end of the world! (or just a bad storm coming in)
• Tornado warnings, so I drag Mi and Alex and both dogs (sorry cats!) down to the basement for 2 hours while it sounded like the house was being blown off above us.
• Yes the rain came in SO hard, it went sideways into the sliding glass door, and all over my kitchen floor, so it leaked down to the basement!
• Ed called from Wrigley, the sirens are going off, a tornado touched down 6 blocks away!
• (ok don't freak out. Ed is far away in a tornado. And you are stuck in the basement with the kids and the dogs...)
• Finally I was able to bring every one back up stairs. Put Mi to bed 3 hours later then normal ( oh but she will still be up at 7 am I can bet your sweet ass on that one) and Weaky finally fell asleep.
• Ed is on his way home, and I am off to bed. What a bizarre day. Gnight!