I had my 4 month check-up yesterday and the doctor says I'm a tall, lean girl, chubby where I should be chubby. I'm 12 lbs 8 oz and 24.5 inches - 25% for weight and 75% for height - right on track from where I have been. The doctor said I look "perfect." Of course except for my hips and neck. The torticolis is still there and she gave mom a few more exercises to do with me. We have to follow up on that with the orthopedist and if it's not better in a month, we'll have to start physical therapy. I have a feeling that's where we'll end up, but we'll do the exercises diligently in the mean time! I got more shots yesterday and they made mom hold me while they gave them to me - we both cried :( Dad had to be in New Jersey for work - I don't think mom will let him be out of town for my 6 month shots!
Mom's getting ready for work and I'm sitting here talking up a storm trying to keep myself awake. That's my new trick - a very high pitched squeal when I don't want to sleep. It works quite well. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Only 2 more days till I get to meet my cousin Jennifer!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Pittsburgh's Going to The Super Bowl!!!
We went to Uncle Joe's house to watch the Eagles-Cardinals game and the Steelers-Ravens on Sunday. Uncle Steve even got dad to wear a Steelers jersey (and I have photographic evidence...you can see he's less than thrilled). Dad said he did it for me :) I even have my own Polamalu jersey that will hopefully still fit me next year. We're having a Superbowl Party at our house - it will be a Black and Gold frenzy for sure!
I also got a new exersaucer at home, but mom thought better of it after she put it together and now I'm not going in it until she can talk to the orthopedist. I'm probably not supposed to be "weight bearing" on my legs until we get cleared from the orthopedist, so I'll have to wait a little longer. I did enjoy it the few times I used it though - you can definitely see how expressive I am.
I had another ultrasound on my hips yesterday and was very good again. I slept right until they started the ultrasound, woke up happy and smiling, peed on the table (again), and went right back to sleep. I guess I'm getting to be a pro at this.
Guess we should go to school soon. Mom's been home this week because of the inauguration, so I've been able to sleep in a little.
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I had another ultrasound on my hips yesterday and was very good again. I slept right until they started the ultrasound, woke up happy and smiling, peed on the table (again), and went right back to sleep. I guess I'm getting to be a pro at this.
Guess we should go to school soon. Mom's been home this week because of the inauguration, so I've been able to sleep in a little.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Brrrrr!!!
It is COLD outside! A lot of schools are delayed this morning and the roads look slippery, so mom and I are going to school a bit late this morning. I hope everyone is staying warm!
Mom and dad told me that I'm going to get to meet my cousin Jennifer in a few weeks! Turns out she is flying back from London to Dulles Airport and has an overnight stay there! She gets in around dinner time, so hopefully her flight is not delayed and we can go meet her :)
Back to my nap, but I wanted to say hi!
Mom and dad told me that I'm going to get to meet my cousin Jennifer in a few weeks! Turns out she is flying back from London to Dulles Airport and has an overnight stay there! She gets in around dinner time, so hopefully her flight is not delayed and we can go meet her :)
Back to my nap, but I wanted to say hi!
Friday, January 9, 2009
I'm a growing girl!
I'm a whopping 12 lbs 1 oz now and have almost outgrown most of my 0-3 month clothes! I went through those VERY quickly. All of a sudden, my legs are too long! "Average" weight gain is a pound a month, so at a minimum, I should have been 11 lbs 2 oz at my 4 month appointment in 2 weeks. As you can tell, I'm way ahead of that which is good. I have a feeling I've grown in length too given how small my clothes are, but I don't know how tall I am right now - we'll find out in a few weeks.
Mom and I went to the orthopedist and pediatrician yesterday. We went to get my harness adjusted because I've grown so much. Because I was so small to begin with, they didn't have to give me a whole new harness, they were able to just adjust the straps on mine. The nurse said hopefully only 3-4 more weeks of half time wear, let's keep our fingers crossed! I have an ultrasound the week of the inauguration to see how my hips are growing (mom says she's not going to DC that week, so might as well schedule ALL the doctors appointments that week...).
After the orthopedist, we went to the pediatrician - it's in the same building, so we wanted to see what was up with my congestion. It's been going on for so long now and just isn't getting better. Mom's called and talked with the nurses 3 times now, so we didn't want to do that again and wanted to actually see the doctor. With the cough and trouble sleeping at night, it was definitely time to go. It is still just a head cold, but at least we know my lungs are clear and there's nothing more that we can be doing (we already do saline, suction, vapor bath, steam from the shower, humidifier, keep my head elevated to sleep). The doctor thought this was probably the peak of it and told mom to stop using the suction - it can sometimes just irritate the nose more and not actually help the congestion. Yay - I HATE the nose sucker as mom and dad call it!
Last night was a rough one and I had a tough time breathing after I fell asleep. My nose was so congested I had to breathe through my mouth a lot :( I woke up crying at 3:30 which I usually don't do. I ate and went back to sleep, but got up around 6 again. We came downstairs and I'm sleeping in my bouncy seat now after getting more saline drops in my nose. I sound a little better and have been asleep there for a couple of hours. Let's hope this is near the end of this yucky stuff!
I hope everyone else is having a good start to 2009. More pictures to come soon...
Mom and I went to the orthopedist and pediatrician yesterday. We went to get my harness adjusted because I've grown so much. Because I was so small to begin with, they didn't have to give me a whole new harness, they were able to just adjust the straps on mine. The nurse said hopefully only 3-4 more weeks of half time wear, let's keep our fingers crossed! I have an ultrasound the week of the inauguration to see how my hips are growing (mom says she's not going to DC that week, so might as well schedule ALL the doctors appointments that week...).
After the orthopedist, we went to the pediatrician - it's in the same building, so we wanted to see what was up with my congestion. It's been going on for so long now and just isn't getting better. Mom's called and talked with the nurses 3 times now, so we didn't want to do that again and wanted to actually see the doctor. With the cough and trouble sleeping at night, it was definitely time to go. It is still just a head cold, but at least we know my lungs are clear and there's nothing more that we can be doing (we already do saline, suction, vapor bath, steam from the shower, humidifier, keep my head elevated to sleep). The doctor thought this was probably the peak of it and told mom to stop using the suction - it can sometimes just irritate the nose more and not actually help the congestion. Yay - I HATE the nose sucker as mom and dad call it!
Last night was a rough one and I had a tough time breathing after I fell asleep. My nose was so congested I had to breathe through my mouth a lot :( I woke up crying at 3:30 which I usually don't do. I ate and went back to sleep, but got up around 6 again. We came downstairs and I'm sleeping in my bouncy seat now after getting more saline drops in my nose. I sound a little better and have been asleep there for a couple of hours. Let's hope this is near the end of this yucky stuff!
I hope everyone else is having a good start to 2009. More pictures to come soon...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year!
I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! I was awake and in a pretty good mood for the start of 2009 and got to cheer with all of mom and dad's friends. As many reminded me, I will turn 1 this year! I've been enjoying the past few days of being at home, but I've not been sleeping well since 2 nights before Christmas. I've been up every hour or two at night and not really napping unless mom or dad are holding me. We're all tired to say the least. I did sleep ALL day at daycare today though - hopefully we'll get back on somewhat of a routine.
I'm still super congested and sneezy, but the doctor doesn't want to see me unless I get much worse. There is so much stuff going around that they don't want me to be exposed to it in their office. Not that I don't get exposed at daycare, but it is best to keep it to a minimum. There have been 2 cases of the stomach bug in my room at daycare, but knock on wood I've been ok. There are also some nasty respiratory viruses going around, which mom seems to have come down with, but again knock on wood, I think I'm ok for now.
I've been talking up a storm and have been laughing a lot more. I've been saying "gah" and "dah" for a while now, but have recently added "ooo" and "ahh" to my vocabulary. My favorite is oooahh oooahh. I repeat it again and again and get progressively louder. We're still trying to get it on video to post, so stay tuned.
Speaking of Christmas, THANK YOU to everyone for making my first a great one! I really enjoyed spending time with everyone and all of your very generous gifts. We've read a lot of the books and I look at the pictures and smile and laugh. We read a bunch of them on the ride home. I really like my dolls too, but am not quite old enough to grab them and play with them yet. I decided I didn't like the long car rides, though, so I'm hoping it will be a while before we do that again. I scared mom and dad pretty badly on the way home - I cried so hard I almost choked and they couldn't stop the car or get me out of the seat. They hugged me for a long time after we got home. Here are a few of our pictures from Christmas. Since the flashbulbs were in abundance, mom and dad didn't take as many as they would have otherwise. We've enjoyed seeing Terry's and Laurie's photos, but if anyone else has pictures, please send them our way!
I think my best Christmas present is that I now only have to wear my hip harness for 12 hours a day. I'm wearing it at night which gives me plenty of time to kick and play during the day, but I'm still pretty uncomfortable to sleep at night. I think we may have to have the orthopedist re-adjust the harness because I've grown so much and it's just not comfortable anymore and really irritates my legs. We also have to have an ultrasound sometime this month to see how much longer I have to wear it at night.
My cousin Jennifer goes to Elon and left today for a study abroad trip! I can't wait to hear all about it :) In honor of her, I wore my Elon t-shirt today!
On that note, I'm off to *think* about going to bed soon. Good night for now!
I'm still super congested and sneezy, but the doctor doesn't want to see me unless I get much worse. There is so much stuff going around that they don't want me to be exposed to it in their office. Not that I don't get exposed at daycare, but it is best to keep it to a minimum. There have been 2 cases of the stomach bug in my room at daycare, but knock on wood I've been ok. There are also some nasty respiratory viruses going around, which mom seems to have come down with, but again knock on wood, I think I'm ok for now.
I've been talking up a storm and have been laughing a lot more. I've been saying "gah" and "dah" for a while now, but have recently added "ooo" and "ahh" to my vocabulary. My favorite is oooahh oooahh. I repeat it again and again and get progressively louder. We're still trying to get it on video to post, so stay tuned.
Speaking of Christmas, THANK YOU to everyone for making my first a great one! I really enjoyed spending time with everyone and all of your very generous gifts. We've read a lot of the books and I look at the pictures and smile and laugh. We read a bunch of them on the ride home. I really like my dolls too, but am not quite old enough to grab them and play with them yet. I decided I didn't like the long car rides, though, so I'm hoping it will be a while before we do that again. I scared mom and dad pretty badly on the way home - I cried so hard I almost choked and they couldn't stop the car or get me out of the seat. They hugged me for a long time after we got home. Here are a few of our pictures from Christmas. Since the flashbulbs were in abundance, mom and dad didn't take as many as they would have otherwise. We've enjoyed seeing Terry's and Laurie's photos, but if anyone else has pictures, please send them our way!
I think my best Christmas present is that I now only have to wear my hip harness for 12 hours a day. I'm wearing it at night which gives me plenty of time to kick and play during the day, but I'm still pretty uncomfortable to sleep at night. I think we may have to have the orthopedist re-adjust the harness because I've grown so much and it's just not comfortable anymore and really irritates my legs. We also have to have an ultrasound sometime this month to see how much longer I have to wear it at night.
My cousin Jennifer goes to Elon and left today for a study abroad trip! I can't wait to hear all about it :) In honor of her, I wore my Elon t-shirt today!
On that note, I'm off to *think* about going to bed soon. Good night for now!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Santa!
Mommy took me to see Santa this afternoon and I slept the whole time :) At least I didn't scream like some kids did! The line wasn't too bad and I really enjoyed looking at all of the pretty lights. I like looking at the lights on our tree at home too - that keeps me occupied while mom wraps gifts!
It's been a busy few weeks, so apologies for not updating sooner. I'm still in my hip harness full time for another week - it will end up being 8 weeks total, then probably 8 weeks half time. The last ultrasound showed a slight improvement, but it's not as good as the doctor would want. I have to get another ultrasound in January to determine how long I have to wear it half time. Hopefully that will be the end of the treatment!
I officially have my first "daycare cold." Mom worked at home today and kept me with her with the humidifier next to my seat. Raz wanted to get the water in the humidifier so badly - we should have taken a video of it. My poor nose was so clogged this morning - it sounds like I'm snoring even when I'm awake :( There's nothing the doctor can do that we're not already doing, so for now I'll just sleep a lot and let mom and dad put saline drops in my nose. I've only been awake for a few hours today, so hopefully that will give me the rest I need to get better. In fact, I pretty much slept from 8:00 last night to 6:30 this morning, then woke up only for a half hour, then a 2.5 hour nap. Hopefully 3 days away from the other sniffly kids will help too. Parents are supposed to keep their kids home if they have "nasal discharge," but nearly every kid there has a crummy nose right now, so I'm glad mom and dad both have pretty flexible jobs.
My new thing is that I've discovered my hands and my tongue. I try to put my whole hand in my mouth, then get frustrated and screech when it doesn't fit. I also found my tongue and now stick it out at people. Mom says it's not nice to do that, but I think it's pretty cute.
Mom bought me this silly teething toy called "Sophie La Giraffe." Dad thinks it's pretty creepy and that mom got scammed into buying the trendy toy of the moment. You tell me - creepy or no? Oh yeah - besides the beady eyes and bright red cheeks and tongue, it also squeaks like a dog toy :)
Now that I have pretty good head control, I can sit in the Bumbo seat. I call this one "Gangsta Baby..."
I hope Aunt Terry is feeling better today!!! I said hi to her on the phone yesterday :) I'm excited to see everyone again next week and to finally meet Uncle Dan and Uncle Michael! Then I'll get to meet most of Grandpa Coble's family the Saturday after Christmas. It's going to be a busy few days :) Safe travels everyone and I'll see you soon...
It's been a busy few weeks, so apologies for not updating sooner. I'm still in my hip harness full time for another week - it will end up being 8 weeks total, then probably 8 weeks half time. The last ultrasound showed a slight improvement, but it's not as good as the doctor would want. I have to get another ultrasound in January to determine how long I have to wear it half time. Hopefully that will be the end of the treatment!
I officially have my first "daycare cold." Mom worked at home today and kept me with her with the humidifier next to my seat. Raz wanted to get the water in the humidifier so badly - we should have taken a video of it. My poor nose was so clogged this morning - it sounds like I'm snoring even when I'm awake :( There's nothing the doctor can do that we're not already doing, so for now I'll just sleep a lot and let mom and dad put saline drops in my nose. I've only been awake for a few hours today, so hopefully that will give me the rest I need to get better. In fact, I pretty much slept from 8:00 last night to 6:30 this morning, then woke up only for a half hour, then a 2.5 hour nap. Hopefully 3 days away from the other sniffly kids will help too. Parents are supposed to keep their kids home if they have "nasal discharge," but nearly every kid there has a crummy nose right now, so I'm glad mom and dad both have pretty flexible jobs.
My new thing is that I've discovered my hands and my tongue. I try to put my whole hand in my mouth, then get frustrated and screech when it doesn't fit. I also found my tongue and now stick it out at people. Mom says it's not nice to do that, but I think it's pretty cute.
Mom bought me this silly teething toy called "Sophie La Giraffe." Dad thinks it's pretty creepy and that mom got scammed into buying the trendy toy of the moment. You tell me - creepy or no? Oh yeah - besides the beady eyes and bright red cheeks and tongue, it also squeaks like a dog toy :)
Now that I have pretty good head control, I can sit in the Bumbo seat. I call this one "Gangsta Baby..."
I hope Aunt Terry is feeling better today!!! I said hi to her on the phone yesterday :) I'm excited to see everyone again next week and to finally meet Uncle Dan and Uncle Michael! Then I'll get to meet most of Grandpa Coble's family the Saturday after Christmas. It's going to be a busy few days :) Safe travels everyone and I'll see you soon...
Monday, December 1, 2008
First Day of School!
It's been a while since the last update, so I'll try to include as much as possible. It's been a busy few weeks, so bear with me!
My first day of school was somewhat bittersweet. Mom and dad dropped me off this morning and I was the 4th kid (out of 6) to arrive. They were definitely waiting and ready for me! Unfortunately, my doctor hadn't returned the paperwork verifying that I have indeed been vaccinated and I technically shouldn't have been allowed to stay without that. But the doctors office didn't open until 8:30, so they let me stay long enough for mom to call and find out the status of the paperwork. The doctor said they would send it over "as soon as possible," but they couldn't guarantee that it would be today, so my teachers asked mom and dad to come pick me up. So I got another day at home with mom while she "worked." I slept most of the day, so she was able to get some things done (email, conference calls on mute, etc.). Luckily she was planning on working from home today anyway, so it all really worked out ok. The doctor completed the paperwork today, so I'm going back to school tomorrow. I'm the youngest of the 6 babies in the "infant" room, so I know I will be spoiled beyond belief. One of the teachers apparently likes to hold babies while they sleep, so I will feel right at home :)
Last week was filled with doctors appointments. I had my 2 month vaccinations early in the week and did pretty well with those. Of course I cried, but it didn't hurt for too long. I had a fever for a few days afterwards, so got my first taste of Tylenol. I am now 9 lbs 2 oz, which is at least a half pound over what they expected as a minimum weight gain, so my doctor, mom and dad are happy with that. The torticolis still isn't better, so I have to continue to eat by looking to the left all the time.
I had a second ultrasound on Friday - this one with the harness on. There is apparently only one radiologist in the area who is specialized enough to do these types of exams, so we were lucky to get an appointment the day after Thanksgiving. She seriously lacked any kind of bedside manner, though. I was pretty good and slept through most of it, but once I woke up, she took my diaper off and you can imagine the rest... Needless to say, I had to wait while mom changed ALL of my clothes before we could leave. And that is quite a task considering that the brace has to go OVER my onesie. Now we have to wait for the orthopedist to call to discuss the results and let us know how much longer I have to wear the harness full time before we can go to half time wear. Hopefully he'll let me wear it during the day once we go to half time wear - that would probably make it easier to sleep at night! There's probably 2 more weeks full time followed by 6 weeks part time.
I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving and hope you all had a great one as well! Mom and I watched the parade in the morning, then had a great day with friends and I watched mom and dad eat all day long!
This isn't the greatest picture, but there will be more to come soon...dad says now that Thanksgiving is over, it's ok for me to wear my Christmas stuff :)
I also had a nice visit with my Great Grandma Speicher last weekend! Her friend Amanda was able to drive her down for the weekend, so we enjoyed the time we had together. We snuggled a lot and she gave me a few great gifts: the outfit that she knit for my grandma (Rebecca) to come home from the hospital in when she was born, and a plate that was made for my grandma with her name and birthdate on it. They are both so incredibly special and mom and I are grateful to have them.
Grandma and Grandpa Coble also paid us a visit last Sunday and brought us a box full of books that used to be Grandpa's and mom's when they were little! It was fun to look through the box and we will enjoy reading the books in time to come :)
I'd better wrap this up and head to bed - mom makes me get up early to go to school!
My first day of school was somewhat bittersweet. Mom and dad dropped me off this morning and I was the 4th kid (out of 6) to arrive. They were definitely waiting and ready for me! Unfortunately, my doctor hadn't returned the paperwork verifying that I have indeed been vaccinated and I technically shouldn't have been allowed to stay without that. But the doctors office didn't open until 8:30, so they let me stay long enough for mom to call and find out the status of the paperwork. The doctor said they would send it over "as soon as possible," but they couldn't guarantee that it would be today, so my teachers asked mom and dad to come pick me up. So I got another day at home with mom while she "worked." I slept most of the day, so she was able to get some things done (email, conference calls on mute, etc.). Luckily she was planning on working from home today anyway, so it all really worked out ok. The doctor completed the paperwork today, so I'm going back to school tomorrow. I'm the youngest of the 6 babies in the "infant" room, so I know I will be spoiled beyond belief. One of the teachers apparently likes to hold babies while they sleep, so I will feel right at home :)
Last week was filled with doctors appointments. I had my 2 month vaccinations early in the week and did pretty well with those. Of course I cried, but it didn't hurt for too long. I had a fever for a few days afterwards, so got my first taste of Tylenol. I am now 9 lbs 2 oz, which is at least a half pound over what they expected as a minimum weight gain, so my doctor, mom and dad are happy with that. The torticolis still isn't better, so I have to continue to eat by looking to the left all the time.
I had a second ultrasound on Friday - this one with the harness on. There is apparently only one radiologist in the area who is specialized enough to do these types of exams, so we were lucky to get an appointment the day after Thanksgiving. She seriously lacked any kind of bedside manner, though. I was pretty good and slept through most of it, but once I woke up, she took my diaper off and you can imagine the rest... Needless to say, I had to wait while mom changed ALL of my clothes before we could leave. And that is quite a task considering that the brace has to go OVER my onesie. Now we have to wait for the orthopedist to call to discuss the results and let us know how much longer I have to wear the harness full time before we can go to half time wear. Hopefully he'll let me wear it during the day once we go to half time wear - that would probably make it easier to sleep at night! There's probably 2 more weeks full time followed by 6 weeks part time.
I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving and hope you all had a great one as well! Mom and I watched the parade in the morning, then had a great day with friends and I watched mom and dad eat all day long!
This isn't the greatest picture, but there will be more to come soon...dad says now that Thanksgiving is over, it's ok for me to wear my Christmas stuff :)
I also had a nice visit with my Great Grandma Speicher last weekend! Her friend Amanda was able to drive her down for the weekend, so we enjoyed the time we had together. We snuggled a lot and she gave me a few great gifts: the outfit that she knit for my grandma (Rebecca) to come home from the hospital in when she was born, and a plate that was made for my grandma with her name and birthdate on it. They are both so incredibly special and mom and I are grateful to have them.
Grandma and Grandpa Coble also paid us a visit last Sunday and brought us a box full of books that used to be Grandpa's and mom's when they were little! It was fun to look through the box and we will enjoy reading the books in time to come :)
I'd better wrap this up and head to bed - mom makes me get up early to go to school!
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