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When Luke was born the pediatrician detected a heart murmer.  Another pediatrician listened and heard the same thing but did not think there was anything to worry about at that point.  The heart murmer did not show up again until Luke’s 18 month checkup.  When the pediatrician heard it back again, he decided the best course of action would be to get it check out by the pediatric cardiologists in Birmingham.  It took months to get an appointment, but we finally went this week to get Luke’s heart examined.

Luke did very well.  In fact, he set a new standard for excellent behavior.  He didn’t cause any problems, was completely still during the sonogram, and smiled at everyone.  I would like to believe I just have an excellent child and not that he was only behaving because he felt badly from his lingering cold.  The best news is that he has what is called an “innocent heart murmer”.  This means that sometimes a murmer sound is audible through a stethoscope, but it is not caused by a hole or any other defect.  As a treat, Luke picked out a big chocolate chip cookie in the hospital bakery after his appointment.

Not all that long ago, Luke was a great eater.  He would eat more than Brooke and would have at least some of whatever you put in front of him.  The only thing he never wanted to eat was any kind of meat.  Now he only really wants to eat two things.  Peanut butter sandwiches and yogurt.  The kid would eat a little container of Dora yogurt 3 or 4 times a day if you would let him.  He goes to the fridge and grunts until you open the fridge, he points to the yogurt, and then he runs to get a spoon out of the drawer.