- Norman had a bris. His name is now Shlomo Zev.
- He is gaining weight nicely, and has had his January RSV shot.
- He is a good boy.
And now for today's great news:
We had an echo appointment today. Today is five and a half weeks since the surgery. No EKG was needed, just weigh him with the nurse and then Dr Amichai (last names don't matter here) did the echo. Riki the nurse was blown away by Shlomo's weight progress. In this corner, weighing in at 4.638 kilo (10.225 pounds) Shlomo has exceeded expectations for weight gain. The nurse was so excited, she started telling everyone she saw in the hallway ("This baby just gained 1.08 kilo in 20 days!!"). I thought she was going to break into song!
Next was the echo. Dr Amichai and a training student discussed fancy heart echo terms for about ten minutes, while I tried to make Shlomo comfortable. The echo ended after some fussiness, and Dr Amichai was happy to report that they were very pleased with the echo. All looks great. They checked out the weak valve (still ok) and the conduit (working great) and Baruch HaShem he is doing great. Next appointment... 3 months.
Keep an eye on the blog, as I would like to update it every once in awhile.
Keep the great news coming!
Fantastic news!
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, I wish people would get so excited every time I gained 1.08 kg.
P.S. You're not allowed to say "10.225 pounds" since pounds are not measured in thousandths of units but rather sixteenths. So you need to convert 225/1000 to sixteenths (225/1000 = x/16) and then report the findings in terms of "ten pounds, seven decimal niner ounces". This alone is reason enough to make aliyah.
i just plugged in what google told me. my degree in computer science did not cover any of the math you mentioned above. My brain is full, and I need to be excused.
DeleteYou think I know how to calculate that? I used google too.
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