Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
6 months old
my, my... how did my baby get so big! friday she turned 6 months and we had a day full of activities. she had a photo shoot in the morning and im so excited to get the pics back! they were sooo cute!! daddy agrees that every single one is great!
next she had physical therapy. the pt said we have done a great job stretching out the tight side, now we have to work on strengthening the other side to help the tilt. we also are working on using her right arm more b/c she cant raise it as high or cross midline too much. and working on keeping her trunk straight which is another issue. but overall she feels like she is doing really good. i asked and she said she likes to see kids until they are walking since it affects using both sides of their body. so it looks like we will have a long road of therapy but im thinking/hoping after more improvements our visits will be even further apart. and im really liking our pt b/c she took extra classes on torticollis so i feel like she knows lots about it and is great with her!
finally to end her day, she had shots! boooo! but she actually did pretty good. and we didnt have any side effects. dr gave her medicine (to add to her long lists of other medication) for her horrible eczema! her back is covered in it and on her face and arms too. im not big on putting steroid cream on her, but the dr said her skin could thin out in those spots if i dont treat it. we are punishing daddy for all these issues he is handing down to her.
im so excited to only have one more week of school then i get to spend all the time in the world with my babe and hub. this next weekend we are traveling to wisconsin for a wedding im in so that will be fun to have our first family trip!
Here is a pic of haze at her first trip to the zoo a few weeks ago. she pretty much slept the whole time :)
next she had physical therapy. the pt said we have done a great job stretching out the tight side, now we have to work on strengthening the other side to help the tilt. we also are working on using her right arm more b/c she cant raise it as high or cross midline too much. and working on keeping her trunk straight which is another issue. but overall she feels like she is doing really good. i asked and she said she likes to see kids until they are walking since it affects using both sides of their body. so it looks like we will have a long road of therapy but im thinking/hoping after more improvements our visits will be even further apart. and im really liking our pt b/c she took extra classes on torticollis so i feel like she knows lots about it and is great with her!
finally to end her day, she had shots! boooo! but she actually did pretty good. and we didnt have any side effects. dr gave her medicine (to add to her long lists of other medication) for her horrible eczema! her back is covered in it and on her face and arms too. im not big on putting steroid cream on her, but the dr said her skin could thin out in those spots if i dont treat it. we are punishing daddy for all these issues he is handing down to her.
im so excited to only have one more week of school then i get to spend all the time in the world with my babe and hub. this next weekend we are traveling to wisconsin for a wedding im in so that will be fun to have our first family trip!
Here is a pic of haze at her first trip to the zoo a few weeks ago. she pretty much slept the whole time :)
Friday, May 18, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
sorry fans (the few that i have)
my goal this summer break is to update more!! things are great on the home front. our reflux, allergy, fussy baby has turned into a smiley gigglebox this past month! we love her no matter which way she wants to be, but it is nice to see that smile so much and hear her giggle. she is still on 2 different reflux meds and mommy is still eliminating milk and soy from her diet. around the time she turned this new happy leaf (4.5 months), she learned to roll over and sit up! what a big girl! its so fun to watch and im still amazed by it.
our other new development is that haze has torticollis. this is where one side of your neck has a tighter muscle so it tilts that way b/c its shorter, and the other side is over stretched and weak. i always noticed haze had a flat spot on her head since birth and favored turning her head one direction, but the opposite side of her head was lumpy from being crammed so low in my pelvis for a very long time so her dr was telling me to have her turn her head to the right... i was so confused b/c this was the side with the flat spot and the direction she already favored. so i stuck with my gut and turned it the opposite way. so the lumps subsided (separate issue from the torticollis) and she turned her head both directions more. well all along while in her car seat she would have to head tilted sideway... yes normal for newborns to do this b/c they are on an incline and no head control. well we started noticing it was always tilted the same way. i still didnt think anything of it and apparently the dr didnt b/c i felt like she didnt think my concerns were a big deal. well once she was sitting up i noticed it still always tilted and i started to worry b/c she sits with her spine like in a 'c'. i was worried this could cause posture problems. so when we went to the dr to get her ears pierced (yes she looks so cute :) ) i mentioned the head turning and tilting and she noticed now. she got us in for a physical therapy eval and we started therapy right away. i was fine at first b/c i thought it would be a few sessions of stretching and exercises and be done. well then she tells me they can develop vision and physical issues if it doesnt resolve. and now being at home doing these stretches and exercises for a few weeks i dont see much change and i read you usually have therapy through age 1. so this may be a little longer process than we thought. i know hazel could have much worse problems so im fine, i just hope we can get it fixed and it doesnt require surgery or botox or anything too extreme.
now for what you have been waiting for... PICTURES! im bad about uploading so there are no new ones on the computer. these were from about a month ago:
hehe i love this face
happy st pats day!
happy slobberbox :)
one month til summer break! yay!! i promise i will post lots more then of all our adventures together :)
our other new development is that haze has torticollis. this is where one side of your neck has a tighter muscle so it tilts that way b/c its shorter, and the other side is over stretched and weak. i always noticed haze had a flat spot on her head since birth and favored turning her head one direction, but the opposite side of her head was lumpy from being crammed so low in my pelvis for a very long time so her dr was telling me to have her turn her head to the right... i was so confused b/c this was the side with the flat spot and the direction she already favored. so i stuck with my gut and turned it the opposite way. so the lumps subsided (separate issue from the torticollis) and she turned her head both directions more. well all along while in her car seat she would have to head tilted sideway... yes normal for newborns to do this b/c they are on an incline and no head control. well we started noticing it was always tilted the same way. i still didnt think anything of it and apparently the dr didnt b/c i felt like she didnt think my concerns were a big deal. well once she was sitting up i noticed it still always tilted and i started to worry b/c she sits with her spine like in a 'c'. i was worried this could cause posture problems. so when we went to the dr to get her ears pierced (yes she looks so cute :) ) i mentioned the head turning and tilting and she noticed now. she got us in for a physical therapy eval and we started therapy right away. i was fine at first b/c i thought it would be a few sessions of stretching and exercises and be done. well then she tells me they can develop vision and physical issues if it doesnt resolve. and now being at home doing these stretches and exercises for a few weeks i dont see much change and i read you usually have therapy through age 1. so this may be a little longer process than we thought. i know hazel could have much worse problems so im fine, i just hope we can get it fixed and it doesnt require surgery or botox or anything too extreme.
now for what you have been waiting for... PICTURES! im bad about uploading so there are no new ones on the computer. these were from about a month ago:
hehe i love this face
happy st pats day!
happy slobberbox :)
one month til summer break! yay!! i promise i will post lots more then of all our adventures together :)
Sunday, February 12, 2012
taste the rainbow
i know this is a long time away... but im totally excited to do a rainbow theme for hazels 1st bday party! i have found so many cute food ideas and decorations i wanna start now!! hopefully by then her and i can both enjoy all the food we make. if not ill have to find a special recipe for dairy and soy-free rainbow cake and icing for my girl. oh and how fitting of a theme since shes my rainbow baby :)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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