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Thursday, April 30, 2020

MEDICAL Cardiologist: Michael

Pediatrician at Northwest Hospital said she heard a sound in his heart. Ultrasound on Apr 18th showed something open in his heart. 

Oxygen tested great at 96, which is better than the standard for other babies at 93. 

2 week ultrasound showed heart was resolved and all looked good. 

4 month visit with Alicia Litchfield listened and said his heart sounds good. No shhh sound. 

Cardiologist also wanted to schedule a follow up appointment at 1 year old. Reason was just normal checkups, refused to schedule as we already have regular checkups scheduled for him at Amarillo Pediatric clinic.

Newborn during Covid19

As if I wasn't worried about enough already.

And Jaclyn wants Leona and Evie to have a play date.
I just can't let Evie socialize yet. I struggle with guilt about keeping her isolated from her friend. But really, every mom does this with a newborn. Tiffy did it. Kelly did it. Both for about the first 6 months. And they were still cautious afterwards, but they started seeing select friends and playing outside. I'm so done with indoors.

Every morning is a new horror in the news.

Rj is telecomutting.
Thankfully he can work remotely and his job is steady and well paid with good insurance. We are set that way.

How bad is it really?
80% of cases don't even know they have it. Elderly and pre-existing conditions are the at risk population. Newborns are at risk, but not children? Sometimes I have conflicting information. Sometimes I think it all makes sense. Sometimes it's scary, sometimes it isn't.

Will there be a vaccine?

Did we ruin the economy for nothing?

Amarillo had an explosion of cases in the cow meat packing facility workers. The CDC has come to check it out. I'm suspicious those workers are extremely unhygienic and that the facility has inadequate cleaning protocols that are not being followed anyway.



Timeline:

April 17th cloistered in the hospital room and just want to leave to social distance.

May 8th Jaclyn wonders if the girls will have a play date. I said not yet and I really don't know when.

May 21

July 23rd we are just playing at our little park, no set playdates. But we had a great time when we played with the neighbors accross the street, Cassidy, Kirby and Roseanna.

Friday, April 17, 2020

New born

Birth story is in my written journal. One day I should type it into here.