Palmer's Trip to TCH

Palmer and I took his first airplane ride last Wednesday to visit Dr. Shannon Rivenes at Texas Children's Hosptial. This was his one year check up since we last saw the Pediatric Cardiologst. She is absolutely THE most amazing doctor EVER! He and I flew for the day and had a GREAT time. Here is how our trip went...


Playing at the DFW airport playground during our layover


Dr. Rivenes! (The spot in his mouth is a fruit snack!)



Laying on the table for his echo.




Just for perspective, the first time he had one of these, he weighed less than 5 pounds.





Lunch at one of our favorite places... oh how I miss Boston Market!

Shopping for a prize for Palmer and something to take home to Harrison (I miss living near a Babies R Us, too!)

Playing in the stroller in the airport (Thanks again Anthony and Renee and Nadia for letting us use your single baby stroller for this trip!)

Both boys after Carter picked me up from the airport... aww!

Overall, it was a GREAT trip. We were on FOUR airplanes that day... whew. We were both exhausted. He did so well! He also got an AWESOME report from Dr. Rivenes... he doesn't have to go back for 3 years! The hole in his heart has closed completely, and his valve is showing very nearly normal blood flow numbers... so everything looks GREAT! It is always scary when you have a baby with anything wrong... and especially heart defects, but this was better news than I could have asked for! God blesses us beyond our dreams. Now everytime we're driving in the car, Palmer looks out the window for "airFlanes" :)