He had an echo done "to take pictures of his heart" as they described it to us. The tech was able to point out the small hole in his heart which was barely noticeable. Sweet boy got to snuggle next to momma during this procedure.
Also was the EEG to measure his heart's activity which James loved because he got to flirt with the nice lady who administered it. Everything was normal so mom and dad were happy.
After the procedures we talked with the cardiologists who were very kind and reassuring about everything from his condition to future procedures and even his g-tube placement for the next day. We were told that the surgery likely wouldn't be until James is eighteen or even close to twenty-four months old mainly because he was a preemie and the older he is the less chance he'll have for any complications such as infection. Also, heart surgery requires a longer period of being under anesthesia which is risky for any little baby. Made me feel more reassured about waiting as we kind of felt like "let's get this over with."
We were also given more detail about the small hole in his heart, or VSD, as we hadn't heard too much about it before. Where it's located they don't anticipate it ever closing on it's own or becoming larger but instead it may affect a valve, depending on the way his heart grows. Something they'll monitor but they felt, at this time, he would be fine.
Something else we had been wondering was if James would be able to play like any other kid and participate in sports when he gets older and we were told that he would more than likely be just fine and normal after having the vascular ring repaired. Again, another sigh of relief, especially for dad who hopes to have a little basketball player. The biggest factor in this will be whether he has any developmental delays because of the Di George syndrome but luckily his mom is a great therapist!
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