Sunday, September 26, 2010
Turning to Private...
Taking a page from my friend Jennifer, I have decided to put my blog to private! If you read my blog please send me your e-mail at kityhawk13@aol.com and I will add you to the list of people who can view it. I just figured I have too many pictures of the girls and too much personal stuff on the blog that I wanted to still keep it up, but not allow anybody and their mom to read it! Hope you will send me your address so you can keep following!
Our month of September
I took Brooklynn in to her 6 month appointment towards the beginning of September. She is getting to be SO big!! She is now 27 1/2 inches (which is 90th percentile, weighs in at 17 pounds and 12 ounces (75th%ile). Her head is still concerning, which is one of the reasons I have not posted recently! Her head grew another inch and a half and is measuring in at 19 1/2 inches!! The is up another 3 small squares on the growth chart from the previous time (which means she is well above 97%ile).
Her pediatrician is still concerned about the growth. He did some lab work to test for a syndrome that has macrocephaly and frontal bossing (which basically means big head measurement and large forehead, which is what Brooklynn has - Sorry baby girl when all tests come back negative - I know you will be self-consious about this when you are older but it is the truth) and it came back negative (we just found out on Thursday that this lab came back negative - THANK GOODNESS!!!!). What he was testing for was NOT a good condition at all and therefore I am very grateful to God that it came back ok. Crazy enough, the night we found out the labs were okay, I was in my hotel room in St. Louis and watching the news and there was a girl on there who had the same condition we were testing Brooklynn for and this girl died at age three. That made me SOO incredibly grateful for those labs being negative!
He also decided instead of doing a Head ultrasound again (which was the original plan when we go back to see the neurosurgeon in October) he wants to go ahead and do an MRI, which will be done sometime in October. Other than that he says she looks good. She is still such a happy baby! I just can't wait until we are done with all the tests - I know it is just going to be that she has a large head due to familial inheritance (thanks Daddy haha). But I would rather make sure that she is fine than to just assume and something be wrong.
Some of Brooklynn's milestones: she is rolling all over the place and using this mode to go wherever she wants. She is starting to eat solids - she loves her rice cereal, bananas, pears, and sweet peas...and hates sweet potatoes (we will keep working on that one). She is saying "mamama" and blowing raspberries, starting saying "baba", and when we say "horsey horsey" or "giddy up" she will bounce up and down on our knees. She is so interested in all sorts of textures and is always grabbing for things! She is so interested in everything that is going on. She is learning cause and effect and has learned how to bang objects together and learning how some of her toys work. She also has learned that she has her daddy, me, sister, nanas and papas, and aunts and uncles wrapped around her finger...just like big sister Izzy.
Izzy has been growing more and more everyday. She is able to tell stories now - even though half the time she makes up words as "fillers" but I still understand what she is trying to say. She is putting together long sentences, and it is funny to hear her stumble over words, but still do pretty well in forming the sentences. She is working on the order of how words flow in sentences too which is really neat. She is a running fool now and is a quick little thing. She might take after her daddy and I and become a cross country runner with how much she likes to run. She has a pretty girlie trot though, but I love it! She is also singing and dancing all the time!! I think every phase in her life gets better and better!
This last week I went on a girls' trip with my mom, sister Kristen, and my two girls to St. Louis and had the time of my life!! We drove up on Wednesday and were able to see one of my sister's old college roommates who lived with my parents for a year. It was great to see her and her little girl! We arrived at our hotel that night and it was a HUGE hotel! We had two bedrooms (one with two double beds and one with a king size bed), two bathrooms, a living area, and a kitchen!! It was such a nice little place to stay! On Thursday we went to the Zoo and had a WONDERFUL time! Izzy loved seeing all the animals! We went and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe that night. On Friday, we went to Union Station (which really was not what it used to be), and than went to the Magic House! That place was absolutely amazing for Izzy! She had the best time! When I ask her where we went she calls it the "maggot house" - pretty funny! We also ate dinner with my Half Brother Eric. It was really good to see him- it has been forever! We left on Saturday morning and came home. Sam was in Vegas with his dad while we were on the trip, so last night we went and picked him up at the airport! Izzy loved to see him - and Brooklynn could not take her eyes off him!
I will be posting pictures of the trip soon.
Her pediatrician is still concerned about the growth. He did some lab work to test for a syndrome that has macrocephaly and frontal bossing (which basically means big head measurement and large forehead, which is what Brooklynn has - Sorry baby girl when all tests come back negative - I know you will be self-consious about this when you are older but it is the truth) and it came back negative (we just found out on Thursday that this lab came back negative - THANK GOODNESS!!!!). What he was testing for was NOT a good condition at all and therefore I am very grateful to God that it came back ok. Crazy enough, the night we found out the labs were okay, I was in my hotel room in St. Louis and watching the news and there was a girl on there who had the same condition we were testing Brooklynn for and this girl died at age three. That made me SOO incredibly grateful for those labs being negative!
He also decided instead of doing a Head ultrasound again (which was the original plan when we go back to see the neurosurgeon in October) he wants to go ahead and do an MRI, which will be done sometime in October. Other than that he says she looks good. She is still such a happy baby! I just can't wait until we are done with all the tests - I know it is just going to be that she has a large head due to familial inheritance (thanks Daddy haha). But I would rather make sure that she is fine than to just assume and something be wrong.
Some of Brooklynn's milestones: she is rolling all over the place and using this mode to go wherever she wants. She is starting to eat solids - she loves her rice cereal, bananas, pears, and sweet peas...and hates sweet potatoes (we will keep working on that one). She is saying "mamama" and blowing raspberries, starting saying "baba", and when we say "horsey horsey" or "giddy up" she will bounce up and down on our knees. She is so interested in all sorts of textures and is always grabbing for things! She is so interested in everything that is going on. She is learning cause and effect and has learned how to bang objects together and learning how some of her toys work. She also has learned that she has her daddy, me, sister, nanas and papas, and aunts and uncles wrapped around her finger...just like big sister Izzy.
Izzy has been growing more and more everyday. She is able to tell stories now - even though half the time she makes up words as "fillers" but I still understand what she is trying to say. She is putting together long sentences, and it is funny to hear her stumble over words, but still do pretty well in forming the sentences. She is working on the order of how words flow in sentences too which is really neat. She is a running fool now and is a quick little thing. She might take after her daddy and I and become a cross country runner with how much she likes to run. She has a pretty girlie trot though, but I love it! She is also singing and dancing all the time!! I think every phase in her life gets better and better!
This last week I went on a girls' trip with my mom, sister Kristen, and my two girls to St. Louis and had the time of my life!! We drove up on Wednesday and were able to see one of my sister's old college roommates who lived with my parents for a year. It was great to see her and her little girl! We arrived at our hotel that night and it was a HUGE hotel! We had two bedrooms (one with two double beds and one with a king size bed), two bathrooms, a living area, and a kitchen!! It was such a nice little place to stay! On Thursday we went to the Zoo and had a WONDERFUL time! Izzy loved seeing all the animals! We went and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe that night. On Friday, we went to Union Station (which really was not what it used to be), and than went to the Magic House! That place was absolutely amazing for Izzy! She had the best time! When I ask her where we went she calls it the "maggot house" - pretty funny! We also ate dinner with my Half Brother Eric. It was really good to see him- it has been forever! We left on Saturday morning and came home. Sam was in Vegas with his dad while we were on the trip, so last night we went and picked him up at the airport! Izzy loved to see him - and Brooklynn could not take her eyes off him!
I will be posting pictures of the trip soon.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Brooklynn is 6 months old today!!
Today is Brooklynn's six month birthday!! I can't believe it is already here!! How much our lives have changed in the last six months!!
Yesterday we decided to allow her to try her first taste of "big girl food". After all, she was constantly eyeing our food and trying to grab for her sister's plates. She did AMAZING! She ate half of the rice cereal and did not even spit it out! She kept grabbing my hand to bring the food into her mouth! It was so cute. Almost the whole time she was smiling!
She is starting to really stand up with support. Rolling from back to front and back to her back again! She is grabbing for toys, smiling constantly, and is developing her own sense of humor - she has started laughing at what we are doing now. She is constantly eyeing her sister and I can just see the wheels in her head turning about all the fun stuff and trouble she can be getting into when she becomes mobile. When on her belly she has started pulling her knees up, but hasn't quite learned how to push forward. She is not able to sit unsupported yet, but we have been working on the tripod position.
Isabella turned 2 1/2 on Friday which is a big deal too!! Everyday she is becoming more of a little girl and less of a little baby!! She is so much more independent now. She can sing songs (her favorites are Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Three little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed). She loves dancing to anything and everything and tries to imitate all people she sees dancing. She has really started with pretend play, and enjoys telling and reading "stories". She loves being outside and absolutely adores being with her little sister!! Every day she has to play peek a boo with her sister, tries to dance with her, and she is constantly saying "HI PRETTY GIRL!!" I love every moment with those two!
We also have a new dog which the girls adore, and so do we. Her name is Carmen and she is a two year old lab mix who is THE BEST dog! I never realized how EASY being a pet owner could be - you just have to have the right pet! This dog is so calm, she has not gone to the bathroom ONCE in our house, and she lets the girls play with her! She plays catch, loves to chase the ball, and also just loves laying around watching the family do their thing. I am so glad we decided to adopt her and bring her into our home!
Izzy starts her very first day at "school" tomorrow and I am super excited, but also very sad! I know it is only a Parents Day Out program but it is a lot like school. She has her own backpack, her own lunch box and we have her first homework assignment to work on (getting pictures of things that are important for her). I know tomorrow will be the hardest day for me, but it will be one of the funnest for her. After all, she will be able to play with ten other kids her own age!! I can't wait to hear about all the fun things she is learning! I need to post pictures soon - and I promise I will.
Yesterday we decided to allow her to try her first taste of "big girl food". After all, she was constantly eyeing our food and trying to grab for her sister's plates. She did AMAZING! She ate half of the rice cereal and did not even spit it out! She kept grabbing my hand to bring the food into her mouth! It was so cute. Almost the whole time she was smiling!
She is starting to really stand up with support. Rolling from back to front and back to her back again! She is grabbing for toys, smiling constantly, and is developing her own sense of humor - she has started laughing at what we are doing now. She is constantly eyeing her sister and I can just see the wheels in her head turning about all the fun stuff and trouble she can be getting into when she becomes mobile. When on her belly she has started pulling her knees up, but hasn't quite learned how to push forward. She is not able to sit unsupported yet, but we have been working on the tripod position.
Isabella turned 2 1/2 on Friday which is a big deal too!! Everyday she is becoming more of a little girl and less of a little baby!! She is so much more independent now. She can sing songs (her favorites are Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Three little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed). She loves dancing to anything and everything and tries to imitate all people she sees dancing. She has really started with pretend play, and enjoys telling and reading "stories". She loves being outside and absolutely adores being with her little sister!! Every day she has to play peek a boo with her sister, tries to dance with her, and she is constantly saying "HI PRETTY GIRL!!" I love every moment with those two!
We also have a new dog which the girls adore, and so do we. Her name is Carmen and she is a two year old lab mix who is THE BEST dog! I never realized how EASY being a pet owner could be - you just have to have the right pet! This dog is so calm, she has not gone to the bathroom ONCE in our house, and she lets the girls play with her! She plays catch, loves to chase the ball, and also just loves laying around watching the family do their thing. I am so glad we decided to adopt her and bring her into our home!
Izzy starts her very first day at "school" tomorrow and I am super excited, but also very sad! I know it is only a Parents Day Out program but it is a lot like school. She has her own backpack, her own lunch box and we have her first homework assignment to work on (getting pictures of things that are important for her). I know tomorrow will be the hardest day for me, but it will be one of the funnest for her. After all, she will be able to play with ten other kids her own age!! I can't wait to hear about all the fun things she is learning! I need to post pictures soon - and I promise I will.
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