This morning Joanna had to get an EKG and a chest x-ray down at Texas Children's Hospital. I took the day off and Gran went with us. It was really a good experience. TCH is an amazing hospital; hopefully Joanna will be done with it soon, though! This morning she just had those tests run; we'll go back later this month for the eval/work up for her little heart murmur. We left plenty early to get down there today, which is good because with traffic and getting a little confused (not lost), we made it with only about 5 minutes to spare. The lady at the infomation desk gave Joanna a Beanie Baby, which she loves! It's pink with a heart on it -- how perfect. We got in for the EKG in no time, and Joanna did very well! The tech stuck these blue sticky things with tabs on them to Joanna's chest, then she attached cables to the tabs which connected her to the machine. I think the tech wanted her to be a little more still than she was, but Hello, she's 4 1/2 months old! The hardest part was when she took the sticky things off her chest (it hurt!). It seemed similar to ripping a dozen band-aids off your chest -- ow! Then we walked over to another building to have the chest x-ray done. On our way, we stopped at the chapel which I had heard was very nice -- it was. As you sit there (and um, nurse) the ceiling changes to represent each part of the day. Night, sun rise, day, sunset, night again. It was very cool. The chest x-ray was also easy. Everyone at Texas Children's is so nice! Mom and I wore lead apron thingies and Joanna had one over her bottom-half (to protect her ovaries!). We held her down while the tech shot two x-rays, and that was it.
Joanna and the EKG machine
Gran and Joanna after the chest x-ray.
All wrapped up after a bath -- my sweet papoose.
The bib says "Diva"... that's about right.
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