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Four years ago, July 27 to be exact, Teddy had life saving open heart surgery at Children's National Medical Center. (You can read the story about his condition and surgery here ).
Three years ago this week he started walking.
Two years ago this summer Teddy was running around at his first beach trip.
This summer Teddy started swimming and jumping off the side of the pool and became a LEGO master.
This year Teddy will start his final year of preschool.
Read MoreRecently Jimmy Kimmel revealed his newborn son's heart condition. To most families this is a gut wrenching story that you can empathize with but is a distant concept.
But to 1% of families, like ours (and a number of dear friends') with child born with a congenital heart defect, this story brought back flashes of our kiddos' struggles. Having a child who is sick is difficult in it's own right; having a child sick when they are first born is terrifying.
Teddy was born with multiple congenital heart defects (CHDs) and had open heart surgery at 2.5 months old. He is now 100% and should have no lasting ill effects. Zach and I are constantly reminded how very lucky we are to have Teddy as part of our lives. He is a sweet and spunky kid who has brought us tremendous joy.
Read MoreFollow our house renovation on my THIS OLD(ish) (TOWN)HOUSE page.
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