As you may or may not know, Baby Claire has some pretty unique features. She may look like a normal newborn, but if you could see what's on the inside, she would surprise you. For one thing, she's going to be saying the Pledge of Allegiance with her left hand over her heart, because it's actually on the right side of her chest and has a hole in the walls that separate the four pumping chambers inside. Her stomach and liver are also flipped on opposite sides. And so far, it appears she doesn't have a gall bladder at all. But, generally speaking (almost unbelievably), things are working fine, despite all of the flip-flopping and missing pieces. She's eating, sleeping, crying and pooping like a champ. Don't talk to Claire about any Sidus Inversus Syndrome-Schmyndrome! She's just taking care of business.
Claire - under some heavy surveillance. She's wired for sound: sensors for heart rate, breathing rate, blood oxygen levels...you name it, she's got it!
Looking at Claire's heart through an ultrasound monitor.
Here's her heart...I think. A little bit like abstract art - it takes a studied eye to see it.
