Friday, May 8, 2009

Pictures!









GI and Pulmonology Appts

On May 1st Bree had her GI and Pulmonology appts at PCH. GI was first and she weighed in at 12 lbs, 10 ounces! Chunky monkey! She was also 24 inches long, which if you all recall is 11 inches longer than she was when she was born. She has come a long way!

With GI we got some good news and some not so good news. The good news is that she is growing exactly how they want her to be, and she is on track with working her way onto 'their' charts. (I think everyone uses different charts...really, I do!) The not so good news is that we are headed down the road to a G-tube, which for this time I am refusing to have put in. (You can learn about the G-tube by clicking here) In my heart I feel that once we start solids with Bree she will be able to get away from her NG tube. If time tells differently we will be getting a G tube, but for now I am following Bree's cues and my heart.

Onto Pulmonology! Are you ready for this? DUN DUN DUN! We no longer have to regularly see a pulmonologist! She still has underdeveloped lungs and probably some scarring in there from the ventilator business that happened, but for now they are not giving her any support or treatments so it is no longer needed. If for some reason, a problem arises we will go back but that's one more doctor appt I can cross off Bree's list!

Bree is doing great with her pureed foods and so far is following the same trends that Riley had: she loves green beans! I, of course, being the paparazzi mother of the year have many ooey gooey smiling pictures of her when eating that I will post for your viewing pleasure...right after I get done editing.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Not me Monday

This idea was given to me by one of the micro preemie blog mom's so I thank her for it! (this is going to be fun!)

I am not the one who let's Riley watch over 5 episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba on schoolwork days....nope, not me!

I am not the one who put brown sugar into Bree's pureed squash today (have you ever tasted that stuff! uck!)...nope, not me!

I am not the one who wishes somedays that it could just be QUIET!!! in my house...nope, not me!

I am not the one who desperately would love to have a nanny devoted exclusively to toddler tantrums (isn't that a good idea?)...nope, not me!

I am not the one who feels guilty about yelling at my toddler (I am working on it)...nope, not me!

I am not the one who, on a daily basis, (sometimes multiple times) feels very incompetent and unable to cope with the emotional craziness of my life right now...nope not me!

And last but not least....I am not the one who loves, and adores, snuggling with Riley right before bedtime, and reading two books to her (tonight it was the Hungry Little Caterpillar and Flicker Firefly) before tucking her sweet snuggly self into bed....nope not me!

Ahhh...blessed silence!

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

Riley's newest answer to everything is "YUP!", which is odd because Adam and I don't use that word. I will have to pay attention to her friends to see who uses it, she had to pick it up from somewhere. Any ways, I am not too fond of it when she is in trouble so I have been trying to get her to say 'yes'. So when she says "YUP!" I tell her to say "YESSSSSSS!" and I over emphasize the "SSSSS" to make it apparent. So what do I get from Riley?





"SSSSSSSYUP!"