Quick Catch-up

A very fun, but much too quickly passing Christmas this year! Lots of good time spent with family...though everyone in our house is sick right now. We are working on getting everyone better.

Lydia had her 4-month check up today, or so she was supposed to. Since she was sick, he didn't do the check-up..checked her out and found that she has an ear infection in her right ear and fluid in her left ear. This is the first sign of ear troubles...probably stemming from her cold and congestion. Weight gain was right on target!!! She is now weighing 11 lbs. 4.5 oz. That is about 6 oz in 6 days...exactly what the dr would like to see.

She is still having her little trembling episodes...I'm not sure what it is now. The results from her EEG should be in tomorrow...hopefully. She was a perfect angel for the test on Christmas Eve. She had to stay awake longer than she EVER has, and she dealt with it like a champ. We were so proud of her!!!

I asked Dr Wood today about the amount of time she spends sleeping...it seems quite excessive...8-10 hours at night...during the day, she'll eat for 20-30 minutes, then stay awake for about 30 minutes before she's ready to nap again. After that, I have to wake her when it's time to eat again (I feed her every 3 hours.) If I don't wake her, she'll sleep 5-6 hours at a time, and I'm afraid she won't get enough calories in that way. Dr Wood said that has always been a concern to him...it just joins all the other issues: feeding difficulties, difficulty gaining weight, excessive sleeping. Dr. Wood thought she looked good today...she actually looked at him a couple of times...that's the first time he's seen her fixate at all, though she has been doing that more at home. He also noticed the beginning of her little double chin...we are so proud of that double chin!!!

Excitement with Elise!! Talking up a storm!!! She is now frequently putting two words together (or signs with words) and sometimes 3 words!!! She doesn't always say them back to back...she'll wait for a response first before saying the second word but they clearly go together. Example: Today she said "change" (with the sign) ...and after I repeated "change"...she said "diaper" Then she said, "poop." Audrey spent the night at my mom's a few nights ago with her big cousins to bake Christmas cookies, and Martin and I noticed that Elise was a different person with her gone! She was just communicating like she had been doing it for a year now...amazing! We guess Audrey just always says everything for her, so she doesn't use words as much when she is around. It was so cute...I asked who was on her cup, and she said, "Nanna Caus"....Santa Claus!!! She is using the /t/ sound very consistently now...mostly at the end of words, but very well pronounced! She is making progress by leaps and bounds lately! I can't even remember all the things she's been saying.....

Audrey has been doing much better lately. I am trying to concentrate on making "Audrey and Mommy time." I know she needs it. Now that Christmas is over, I am expecting to have more time to spend with each of my girls to fulfill their needs.

We go for our appointment with Dr Superneau tomorrow. Hopefully we'll get some more info. Martin is coming too so that he can ask any questions he may have. Dr Wood said that we'll need to check Lydia's thyroid level soon since she's been on the meds for about 2 weeks. We'll see the endocrinologist soon, as well as the opthamologist and neurologist....all appts coming up in January. I also asked Dr Wood about seeing a second GI dr to brainstorm solutions for Lydia. He said he'd be glad to set us up with Dr Alberti, so that will probably be soon too.

I'll try to update again with results of the EEG and news from dr superneau.