During the winter, she often does look more blue due to the
colder weather and you can see from the photo below which I took for CHD
Awareness Week the colour of Jessica’s hands compared to mine. It is reassuring to have the regular checks
from the community nurse which show that Jessica’s sats are still staying in
the low 80s and that she is continuing to follow the 25th centile
line with regards to weight gain.
We noticed at the end of Jessica’s first half-term at
preschool that she was getting very tired in the afternoons. Whilst we know that being more tired as a
result of being a preschool is very normal for heart-healthy children, we weren’t
quite so sure whether Jessica’s tiredness was likely to be a cause for concern
but were reassured by the cardiac liaison nurse that if she is not looking more
blue and there aren’t any other concerns, it is likely to be just normal
preschool tiredness. Having a week off
at half-term and spending time with her cousins seemed to help perk her back up
again!
We have had a lovely month catching up with family and
celebrating Grandma’s birthday, enjoying a brief moment out in the snow (before
it all melted away) and having fun doing crafts at home and going out to the
park. Daddy has been away working on an
event for the last couple of weeks though and we are all very much looking
forward to him being back home again at the weekend.