Mom is 35 weeks along with my sister. She has been having a lot of contractions lately. She has had a kidney stone bothering her and making her have contractions. She ended up at the hospital 3 times in 6 days for labor which they were able to stop, thank goodness! I had a great time having a sleep over with Grammie Pammie and Grandpa though. I refused to go to sleep even though they tried to get me to sleep with my usual routine. They also tried singing and rocking and Grandpa told me stories, but as soon as they laid me down I started to cry and of course they picked me up. About 12:30 with the prospects of no sleep for the night facing them and having to work the next day, they gave up and put me in bed with them. Finally! I was so happy I was laughing!
I don't have physical therapy anymore. They say I am doing well enough without it. They will check up on me though to make sure I continue to do ok. They say I am doing ok with my speech too. I think I am doing good. I crawl really fast. I can stand up to furniture and the the fridge to play with my magnets. I can even walk with a little help. Mom has me help her by pushing my high chair back in place after I eat. I also like to help rearrange the dining room chairs at Grammies. At Grammies the family room is upstairs now. I like climbing the stairs to play up there.
Mom and Dad don't like my help in their room though. They put up a gate across their door so I can't play with the computer or help Daddy with homework. They also try things to keep me away from there toys like giving me a remote control that doesn't work. Like I can't figure that out! They gave me Grandma's old cell phone which was cool until the battery died. Hello! like that is any fun. Mom doesn't like me to play with her Ipod touch either, but I can play with it sometimes. In fact she has some games on it just for me and Grammie is amazed that I can play them. I am like hello Grammie I am more tech savy than you think. I also love my laptop. That is one toy that mom and dad don't let me play with of theirs.
I got glasses a couple of weeks ago. Now I look even more like my Daddy. I also remind Grammie alot of my aunt Kelsey when she was little. Two more of my aunties are living with Grammie now. I like that because they get to come and play with me more.
Next time you hear from us I will be a big sister! Mom will have a c-section on November 9th if she hasn't had her before. See you around then.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
A year later...
It has been a long time since I posted anything here. I have been dealing with diverticulitis and surgery to remove most of my colon in November. I started working as a nursing assistant doing home health care in January. This has been a huge change for me and my family and I find it hard to balance everything. Anyway on to how Ryelee is doing now.
After months of weekly Dr visits and weight checks, Ryelee was gradually weaned off, then finally had her broviac catheter removed when she was about 14 1/2 lbs. She has to eat often and mom and dad feed her high calorie foods as much as they can. Most people look for low fat foods but not them. The higher fat foods have more calories which is good for her. Last check she was 15 lbs 5 oz so it is working! She also got weaned rather abruptly, shortly after her birthday, when mom's body said hey I can't keep feeding mom, Ryelee and the new baby too!
Mom and Dad did an amazing job of keeping her healthy all winter long, which meant alot of isolation for them. She got her first cold at 11 months. She is sick again now at 13 months and ended up in the ER for a breathing treatment too. We have been suspecting she may have asthma really since spring hit, (not suprising considering how bad her mom had it). She has a nebulizer and albuterol at home now in case she needs it.
Ryelee is doing pretty good physically too. She recieives physical therapy weekly still. She can't crawl but she sure can get around by rolling and army crawling. Her PT is also helping her learn to sit herself up. When she is tired of "playing" with her PT she will do the sign for "all done". She may never crawl because she loves to be on her feet. She stands up to her activity table or the couch or what ever she can. She is also learning to transfer (which scares grammie) and walk along the furniture. Last week at Grammie's everyone was playing with Rockband getting it set up, and trying it out. She stood up to the big box and pushed it around, stopping occasionally to "dance". She loves music and it is so cute to see her dance. We tried to video tape it but as soon as she saw the camera she stopped and had to ham it up for the camera. She definitely knows what a camera is for!
After months of weekly Dr visits and weight checks, Ryelee was gradually weaned off, then finally had her broviac catheter removed when she was about 14 1/2 lbs. She has to eat often and mom and dad feed her high calorie foods as much as they can. Most people look for low fat foods but not them. The higher fat foods have more calories which is good for her. Last check she was 15 lbs 5 oz so it is working! She also got weaned rather abruptly, shortly after her birthday, when mom's body said hey I can't keep feeding mom, Ryelee and the new baby too!
Mom and Dad did an amazing job of keeping her healthy all winter long, which meant alot of isolation for them. She got her first cold at 11 months. She is sick again now at 13 months and ended up in the ER for a breathing treatment too. We have been suspecting she may have asthma really since spring hit, (not suprising considering how bad her mom had it). She has a nebulizer and albuterol at home now in case she needs it.
Ryelee is doing pretty good physically too. She recieives physical therapy weekly still. She can't crawl but she sure can get around by rolling and army crawling. Her PT is also helping her learn to sit herself up. When she is tired of "playing" with her PT she will do the sign for "all done". She may never crawl because she loves to be on her feet. She stands up to her activity table or the couch or what ever she can. She is also learning to transfer (which scares grammie) and walk along the furniture. Last week at Grammie's everyone was playing with Rockband getting it set up, and trying it out. She stood up to the big box and pushed it around, stopping occasionally to "dance". She loves music and it is so cute to see her dance. We tried to video tape it but as soon as she saw the camera she stopped and had to ham it up for the camera. She definitely knows what a camera is for!
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