Leg Braces and Such....

We found out that Kaidyn will have to get leg braces to help with her foot position. The ECI physical therapist said that its best to correct now and hopefully she won't need them long term. The issue is that when we stand her up she stands on her toes and won't put her feet flat. Her left will go down with pressure but her right foot is a little more difficult. She has high muscle tone in her legs so the braces will help with that. I mean she has calf muscles already!!! She gets fitted for her braces later this month.

Yesterday (Monday) Kaidyn had an eye appointment in Temple to check and make sure her retinas and all that looked good. Came out with a good report! Eyes are straight and tracking well! She is near-sided and will need glasses in the future but nothing to worry about for now. Back in a year for another check!

Today I found out that Kaidyn now has an ear infection. Two weeks ago when I took her to the doctor when I thought she had an ear infection she didn't it was viral. Today I took her just because she was still congested and having a hard time breathing (no fever or any other signs) and now she has an ear infection. Go figure! So we are on antibiotics for the next 10 days. This cold/flu season is not starting how I wanted. Luckily she was approved for the Synagis shot (to protect against RSV) so that puts my mind at ease... alittle.

KJ Update

Kaidyn has been good overall. Sorry its been awhile since I posted. I've been incredibly busy! Anyhoo, her surgery went great! The cyst is gone and it was just a skin cyst. She recovered great. Didn't even phase her one bit. She seemed less cranky after surgery than she had been all week prior to. So that's a good think. Her post op went good as well.

She has gotten her first cold. She was getting a cold and I thought maybe an ear infection so I took her to the doctor. Her ears were fine so they gave her a flu shot and then her cold got worse. So we did breathing treatments for a few days and its gotten better. She has been super stuffy but its draining now (ewww..) So she get suction daily. I wish we had the suction thing from the NICU that was awesome! But we work with what we got.

I wanted to post also and let those who follow her blog that Baby Chole Gallaway passed away on September 21. She was 8 months and was in the NICU the entire time. Please pray for her family. She leaves behind her mom, dad, sister, brother, and a host of family and friends; many who never got to meet her face to face. Her services were so nice, touched my heart. I know Kaiya was there to welcome her into Heaven. Its nice to know she has a friend there with her.

We we are on the count down to a year! Here we go!

Surgery Friday!

So, Kaidyn will be having surgery on Friday. She has a cyst in her chest will the docs want to have removed while its still small and she's still small (to reduce scar size). Prayers needed! Not too nervous about the surgery itself, more nervous if she has to intubated. That brings back horrible memories.

An update in general....

Things have been going good. She had a Temple NICU follow-up appointment recently and everything was good. Its soo funny, cause its like she knows when they say she's a little behind in an area because within the week she's doing it! ECI here in town comes to work with her twice and month and each visit she's moving right along. She will be crawling in no time. She has started to roll back to tummy now and gets up in crawling position.

She is getting two teeth in the bottom so a teething baby she has been. Which means, she's been CRANKY! Goodness, how many teeth do they get? She is growing up so fast. In a little over a month it will be the one year mark. I look at our journey and just praise God!

More Changes

In an attempt to start blogging more of what Kaidyn and I do, I decided to make some changes to the blog. Those still following please let me know what you think. I am new to the customization of blogs. I could pay someone and sleep, but it's fun to finally get it all worked out. So instead I stay up until 3am and work on it.

Update at Last

Kaidyn and I after her dedication

Ready to go ride my horse!

Must be cool to wear sunglasses inside

Playing in the Grass

Okay so its been a LONG time since I posted, mostly because our day to day is not very interesting anymore. But here's an update on Kaidyn and I.

Kaidyn is now 9 months! I can't believe it! Shes 13lb 7oz and 24in long. She is doing so good! She is starting to sit up, mostly with the assist of a boppy because she doesn't stay still enough. She is a busy body! The comment we get most is that she is a wiggle worm! Still no crawling but she tries. I personally wouldn't be surprised is she skipped crawling and went straight to walking. We did discover a cyst on her chest over the past few months and the ENT doctor wants to have it removed. Her first procedure. :( She will have to be put to sleep but it will just be an in and out procedure. The doctor said its not urgent and does not believe the cyst is hurtful to her. So we will have it removed soon. Other than that, Kaidyn is doing great.

We had her dedication ceremony this past Sunday at church. It went great! She was sooo beautiful of course!

An update on me, I just got accepted to the Blinn TEACH program. I am getting my certification to teach science and hopefully math.

I'll try not to make my next post two years from now!

Coming Soon

An update will be coming soon as well as makeover of the blog.

She's 7 months!

My little aggie

Kaidyn making her spitting face

First set of ponytails

Yummy sweet peas!

I'm all ready for church

Since the last post Kaidyn has grown so much in such a short period of time. She talks way more now and has even learned how to spit! It's her favorite thing to do :). She has now started to eat baby food, sweet peas to be exact. The doctors and nurses alike are still so impressed with her progress. She has been called the miracle baby by many.

Its so funny I never realized how small she really is. I mean I've heard of a few people who have had newborns her size or bigger. But recently it has become apparent to me how tiny she really is. While in a Dallas mall a lady walks up and of course comments on how cute she is then the next question always is... how old is she. So of course I say, oh she 7 months. And comes the surprised look... WHAT! She's so tiny. The young lady had her 8 month little girl in the mall with her... huge difference. I've also met a 14+ lb 2 month old and a lady with a 26+ lb 6 month. So I have to say an 11lb 7 month old is tiny. Also, at her check up appointment this week Dr. Ransom plotted her growth points, which are not on the chart, and says... "She's growing which is good but she will always be small, she may not make it on the growth chart until she's two" So I guess I'll have to get use to the surprised looks when asked the infamous question..."How old is she?"