Hooray!!!!!!

We took Kiara back to the pediatric cardiologist this morning and got a good report. We had been praying for a complete miracle of healing...But even though she is not completely healed, we did get good news. At her last visit (nearly 3 months ago), the hole in her heart was about 1 cm big. It is now about 1/2 cm in diameter, so it has closed up some. YEA!!! Now, does that mean it won't get bigger again or that it will definitely close on it's own? Not necessarily, but we were excited that it had gotten smaller. We do not have to go back for another 6 months, just before she turns 1. This was the first time I had met the doctor (Phil took her alone last time). He was really nice and good with kids...which you can't always assume just because they specialize in kids. Kiara was quite the trooper and let them poke her, prod her, attach things to her...she just cooed and smiled at everyone the whole time. We were done in the office by 9:00 AM, so I brought her back home and had some good mommy/Kiara time before I had to leave to come back to school...I had a sub for 1/2 day and I wasn't coming back any earlier! :) So, that's the latest on our little baby-cakes!