Thursday, March 11, 2010

New stroller

Sadie got her new Maclaren stroller last week and today was the perfect day to walk on the boardwalk. Of course, Shelbi rode her tricycle too! (I was trying to wear her out so she'd take a good nap heee heee)
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Monday, March 8, 2010

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Finally got sadie to push "more" on her "GoTalk9" by zooming her through the house in her new stroller! Ha ha!
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

sucking on wipes

ok this might be the most bizarre thing...does anyone else have children that just love to suck on wipes, or is that just one of those quirky things Sadie likes to do? She could walk around all day with one. now she will even wring it out on the floor and splash all her spit is squeezed out. It is getting a little gross. I try the chewy/teether toys(she likes those too), but she always goes nuts for a wipe as soon as she sees the box. Even the other day, I left the toilet paper out, which usually has to stay up in the cabinet, she had literally taken a bite out of the side of the tp roll.



On another note, a friend posted this link on facebook, it brought tears to my eyes and pain to my heart, it brought back feelings of pain, feelings of crying uncontrollably, feelings of loss. Her story started much like mine...writing a blog...this entry describes the birth day of her daughter with Down Syndrome. It is emotionally moving. For all that have not journeyed to Holland, but might dare to visit for just a few moments, please read her story. You just might feel for a moment what a mother or father might feel when they discover their child has Down Syndrome...http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Low Tech Assistive Technology

Life

Sunday! A cup of Coffee! Shelbi watching Annie on youtube (because the disc is scratched beyond playing)! Daddy on the couch! Sadie's babbling in the background trying so hard to tell us what the heck she is thinking!
We had a family luncheon yesterday for our GREAT GREAT Aunt Thelma who was married to GREAT GREAT Uncle Bill (Bill's name sake).
Sandwiches, potato salad, chips, and tea...I wish all parties could be that simple and easy. When you get those ladies together, everyone is chatting and catching up. They are all southern gals and chatting is definitely in their blood.
As for us, Sadie brought home that yucky throat virus 2 weeks ago, which was then passed on to Shelbi, which has since passed on to Bill and me. (So we limited our kissing/hugging with the family yesterday). Another day with a preschooler in the house...she's always bringing home germs.
Funny to think, before I had my own children, I said getting germs was good for them because it would make them immune for the future, but now...geezzzzz I would be happy if we all would stay healthy for at least a few weeks...you don't need immunity if you don't catch the germs right? If we could just get Sadie past the stage of putting EVERYTHING in her mouth. It is what it is!!!!!!!!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Echo Under Anesthesia

I feel terrible for not posting sooner, but its been a crazy week.
Sadie was put under anesthesia for the Echo on her heart. The cardiologist was able to get a good look by doing it externally. Although, we had been prepped that he might need to do a Trach echo down her throat to get a better look if needed. He didn't have to do it.
The ASD (atrium septial defect) hole is still 4mm wide, which he described to be small. Nearly half a centimeter sounds pretty big to me, but hey, I didn't go to Cardiology school.
He said that the small size of the hole didn't warrant putting her through a catheterization procedure to place the device in to close the hole. Great News!
We arrived at the hospital at 6am and were home by 1015am. Sadie was back to normal without any major side effects from the anesthesia. She was just a little groggy.
The other crazy part of the week was finding out that we might be losing her Medicaid consumer services because of our state's budget cuts. So I went to the General Assembly for the day and have spent every other second of my days writing and calling Senators, Delegates, and our new Governor asking that they not cut programs for people with developmental disabilities.
Oh, to top it off, Shelbi got that yucky fever throat virus on Wednesday to Friday, so she went to the doctor also...she's all better now though!
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Literally

Sadie just looked at me while she was holding the handle to the Leap Frog shopping cart. I asked her, "Are you going grocery shopping?".
She moved around to the front of the child size cart and sat on top like she was getting in the cart for me to push. So cute!
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Time is a Thief

I don't remember the first time I heard the sentiment, "time is a thief." Recently it is heavy on my mind. I haven't post...