Wednesday, December 10, 2008

6 Month Well-Baby

15lbs 2oz
25in

Her weight went from the 37th percentile to the 33rd and her height went from the 57th to the 25th. I don't know what that is all about. She did outgrow all her 3-6mo sleepers over a month ago and couldn't straighten out her legs... but apparently, she hasn't grown that much, height-wise, since.

She is doing well. She has constant nasal congestion that keeps getting worse and is so bad at night that she can barely breath and wakes up frequently because she looses her nuk because she has to breath from her mouth. I have saline sitting on the headboard of the bed and run a humidifier all night and morning and it doesn't help too much and there isn't anything else I can do to help her. That really stinks. She does not like to be propped up either. It helps her congestion *some* but she is completely restless when propped up.

She got her DTaP today and will go in for Hib and PCV in 2-4 weeks, or whenever I choose before her 9mo appointment!

She's been very fussy this evening and it took a long time to get her to bed. I forgot the tylenol today and they sent in a nurse to give her some tylenol. A nurse came in a gave me a syringe that was filled up to 2.5-3ml of a red liquid. It looked like Robitussin. I smelled it, tasted it, and dumped it down the sink. I'm almost positive it was a cold med. Either way, she should only get a 0.8ml dose of tylenol.. not almost 3mls!

We took the bus and it was SO cold. I ended up going to a near by restaurant and calling my mom to come get us after she got off work. I don't have winter boots and so my toes hurt really bad by the time we got on our second bus to the clinic. Maddox was pretty much warm, but I didn't have very much to cover his nose, mouth, and chin. Faye was toasty.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Santa

Maddox told us that he wanted Hungry Hungry Hippo for Christmas and I told him that maybe he should as Santa for it. Maddox said "why don't we just get it from the store" and I said "but you could just ask Santa" and he says "let's just go to Target, they have it there". I then asked "Don't you want to ask Santa for a Christmas present?" and Maddox replied "No Thanks!"

Friday, December 5, 2008

Christmas Card Photos

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Due to bad lighting, camera handles low lighting terribly, and the very best cooperation from a 6 month old and 4 year old (he tried so hard!), we got a lot more blooper than anything else! The quality is terrible, but they were so cute I kept a couple.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Picture Post!

Maddox and Faye on Nov 7th. Maddox loves to hold his baby sister!
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It snowed a little bit on the 7th and Maddox insisted on going out, pronto. He doesn't have snow boots yet.
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The snowflakes on Faelyns lashes melted before I could take a pic.
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Maddox playing a Monster Truck game on the Wii. His hair was getting so long. I wanted to cut just the back and sides of it.
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They made me cut all of it though.
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As you can see, Kaden is in town!
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Other people made him get a hair cut...
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Yesterday was Maddox's birthday. He got this AWESOME toy from Mommy and Daddy.
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I didn't really get any pictures of him besides the one above. My camera died. It always does that at the most important times.

Tons O' Pictures and Hip Update

First, I'll start with Faye's hip. She had her appointment on the 17th (yeah, I'm a slacker) and it went great. She had an ultrasound and then we went to see her doctor. He said that if he didn't know she was a baby with DDH, he would never have suspected it by looking at her X-Ray. He said "If I didn't know she had DDH, I'd look at this X-Ray and say 'Wow, that kid has gas.'" Poor thing was full of gas, lol, but no more Hewson brace! He see's her next just 5 days after her first birthday for another X-Ray and after that, she should be done!

Now for the pictures! I made this pocket sling for her when I was still pregnant. When she was a newbie she was still too small for it. She fits in it good now!
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Faye on the 10th. 5 Months Old!
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Next to big brother Maddox
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Faye loves her toes!
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And her thumb. And to look at use funny...
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Balancing on scrawny legs and a big round diaper...
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Her eyes are the biggest thing on her body!
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Her new smile. Maybe tring to prove that her mout is not tiny?!
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She's also very serious...
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But not for long.
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Does this diaper make my butt look big?
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Breaking News!

Faelyn took a nap by herself today! From around 12PM to 2PM. I'm not sure if it was really that long but it WAS a decent nap. I got her to sleep, laid her down and she stayed in bed all by herself for quite awhile! Awesome!

She was still a crab today... of course. But YAY for a nap all on her own!

Rocking Out!

At school on Thursday, we were talking to two of the teachers before we left to go home. Mrs. Gellner (the teacher) was saying that they sang the itsy bitsy spider and Maddox said "Yeah! It was a rocking out song!" and I asked him if he rocked out and he said yeah and was showing me some of his dance moves. His teacher thought it was great (especially since he was so excited about it and Maddox is pretty quiet at school) and said that they would need to rock out again some time. The other woman, don't know her name, she's a special ed teacher for one of the boys in Maddox's class said that it was pretty awesome! They both really enjoyed him and his little rock fest and Maddox was SO excited that day after class!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

15 More Days

Faelyn has an orthopedic appointment on the 17th. She will have an X-Ray done and then an appointment. If her doctor likes what is on the X-Ray, Faelyn is a free lady! She will be so pleased. She is so sick of sleeping in the brace.

In other news, Faye can sit on her own for a short period of time.

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