I just found this article about a dog who saved the life of a boy with Downs Syndrome. This truly shows the goodness of man. Grab the tissues before you read it!
Here's the link
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
More BabyLegs, Stair Climbing, and Highlights
*Updated*
The nurse called me back and said she should be fine since she is not complaining and none of the pins have shifted or are loose. She just said to watch her the next day or so for any abnormal behavior or complaining of pain. She has not spoken with her doctor yet but she said she would mention it to him and if he thought she needed to come in she would call back. Hopefully we will not get that call.
*Original Post*
Here are some pictures of two other pairs of BabyLegs we bought recently.
And here is a picture of Isabelle trying to climb up the stairs. She was not successful but boy did she try! Also, if you are able to click on this picture or save and enlarge it you might be able to see the highlights in Isabelle's hair I mentioned in an earlier post. You can see them around those two back pin sites.
In other news, Isabelle has been sleeping great these past few nights. It seems that being able to role over on her side has helped things a lot.
We have an appointment set up with her PT at Children's next week to start therapy again. I know she will be excited about getting out of the house and I will be excited for Isabelle to start building up those muscles again!
Also, in case you missed my earlier Tweet Isabelle fell back on her halo earlier today. She did not cry or seem hurt in any way but I called her doctor's office just to check and I am still waiting to hear back from them. I will let you know what they say!
The nurse called me back and said she should be fine since she is not complaining and none of the pins have shifted or are loose. She just said to watch her the next day or so for any abnormal behavior or complaining of pain. She has not spoken with her doctor yet but she said she would mention it to him and if he thought she needed to come in she would call back. Hopefully we will not get that call.
*Original Post*
Here are some pictures of two other pairs of BabyLegs we bought recently.
And here is a picture of Isabelle trying to climb up the stairs. She was not successful but boy did she try! Also, if you are able to click on this picture or save and enlarge it you might be able to see the highlights in Isabelle's hair I mentioned in an earlier post. You can see them around those two back pin sites.
In other news, Isabelle has been sleeping great these past few nights. It seems that being able to role over on her side has helped things a lot.
We have an appointment set up with her PT at Children's next week to start therapy again. I know she will be excited about getting out of the house and I will be excited for Isabelle to start building up those muscles again!
Also, in case you missed my earlier Tweet Isabelle fell back on her halo earlier today. She did not cry or seem hurt in any way but I called her doctor's office just to check and I am still waiting to hear back from them. I will let you know what they say!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Fashion Show and a New Trick
In case you missed my Twitter message earlier today Isabelle's BabyLegs arrived today. I was going to make her put on a fashion show for you guys and take pictures of them all but Isabelle was not cooperating. So I settled for just one pair.
I also wanted to share Isabelle's new trick with you guys. Since the halo was put on July 8th Isabelle has only been able to sleep on her back. Until now...
This was the position Isabelle was in when she woke up from her nap this afternoon and how she is currently sleeping now. I am glad she is able to be more comfortable now. The only problem is that I am not sure if she will be able to turn herself back over if she wants to and as you can see from the picture on the left she sticks her legs through the rails and can't always get them back out. So we will see how the night goes. Hopefully it will be a restful one.
I also wanted to share Isabelle's new trick with you guys. Since the halo was put on July 8th Isabelle has only been able to sleep on her back. Until now...
This was the position Isabelle was in when she woke up from her nap this afternoon and how she is currently sleeping now. I am glad she is able to be more comfortable now. The only problem is that I am not sure if she will be able to turn herself back over if she wants to and as you can see from the picture on the left she sticks her legs through the rails and can't always get them back out. So we will see how the night goes. Hopefully it will be a restful one.
Friday, August 7, 2009
A Pink Jumper and Baby Legs
We have had a great past couple of days! I got Isabelle dressed the other day in her pink OshKosh jumper....
I snapped a few pictures of Isabelle relaxing...
I bought a few pairs of BabyLegs...
I got the Pink Sport BabyLegs
I got the Wellesly BabyLegs
And the Lite and Brite BabyLegs
We are very excited!
I snapped a few pictures of Isabelle relaxing...
I bought a few pairs of BabyLegs...
I got the Pink Sport BabyLegs
I got the Wellesly BabyLegs
And the Lite and Brite BabyLegs
We are very excited!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
4th of July
Here are a couple of the 4th of July pictures we got done before the surgery. Photoshop has this really cool sketch option which is what I did to all of these.
Isabelle had a PT session earlier this week with her Early Intervention therapist. She did pretty well. She did some standing at the couch but they mainly worked on sit to stand in order to build her endurance back up. She was not able to stand up for very long. I plan on setting up an appointment with her PT at Children's soon and then we will start back at The Bell Center on September 9th.
On another medical note, the pin site that was giving us some trouble a few weeks ago is starting to act up again. Please continue to pray for healing of her pin sites and no infections. She has done so well so far so let's keep it up! Oh, and on a funny side note the hair around the four pin sites in the back have turned blond from the peroxide I use to clean her pin sites with. She is definitely the only two year old I know with high lites.
While I am here I also have a favor to ask you guys. Although this blog is mainly for Isabelle updates I do want to give you guys a little update on my life and ask that you pray for wisdom for decisions I will need to be making within the next month. As of August 8th I will officially be a college graduate. HOORAY!!!! While this is great, exciting, and long awaited news I am now faced with having to make decisions about our future. Now that I am a single mom I need to think about stability as well as safety and money. There are many jobs a Criminal Justice major can get, they just are not always safe or pay well. Not to mention the fact that there just aren't many jobs out there right now anyway. I also have the option of continuing with school which I plan to do eventually anyway. I am just not sure now is the right time. Anyway, to make a long story short, I have a lot of options I am toying with right now and just need the wisdom to know the right thing to do. So any prayers, advice, or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Isabelle had a PT session earlier this week with her Early Intervention therapist. She did pretty well. She did some standing at the couch but they mainly worked on sit to stand in order to build her endurance back up. She was not able to stand up for very long. I plan on setting up an appointment with her PT at Children's soon and then we will start back at The Bell Center on September 9th.
On another medical note, the pin site that was giving us some trouble a few weeks ago is starting to act up again. Please continue to pray for healing of her pin sites and no infections. She has done so well so far so let's keep it up! Oh, and on a funny side note the hair around the four pin sites in the back have turned blond from the peroxide I use to clean her pin sites with. She is definitely the only two year old I know with high lites.
While I am here I also have a favor to ask you guys. Although this blog is mainly for Isabelle updates I do want to give you guys a little update on my life and ask that you pray for wisdom for decisions I will need to be making within the next month. As of August 8th I will officially be a college graduate. HOORAY!!!! While this is great, exciting, and long awaited news I am now faced with having to make decisions about our future. Now that I am a single mom I need to think about stability as well as safety and money. There are many jobs a Criminal Justice major can get, they just are not always safe or pay well. Not to mention the fact that there just aren't many jobs out there right now anyway. I also have the option of continuing with school which I plan to do eventually anyway. I am just not sure now is the right time. Anyway, to make a long story short, I have a lot of options I am toying with right now and just need the wisdom to know the right thing to do. So any prayers, advice, or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Monday, August 3, 2009
No News is Good News, So Pictures It Is
I don't have any news to update on but I want to keep you guys happy. So, what better to keep you happy than to post some more pictures of Isabelle. These were taken the night before we went to the hospital. And yes, I am sitting in her wagon with her =-)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Belli!
Isabelle is two today! How far she has come...
Two years ago, before Isabelle had any orthopedic intervention
One year ago, post knee and feet surgery
In July before her surgery
Now!
Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Some time soon I am going to try and post more of the photos from July. They gave me a disk with all of the pictures on them, I just need to edit them a little bit. I also have a hysterically funny video of Isabelle I have been trying to post since last night but for some reason it won't upload. I will keep trying but if it doesn't work I may post it on Facebook and just link you guys to it. We'll see though!
Oh yea, don't forget to read the post below and make a comment so Isabelle will know about all the wonderful people who care so much about her! Of course you don't HAVE to...but you can just think of it as signing a card =-)
Two years ago, before Isabelle had any orthopedic intervention
One year ago, post knee and feet surgery
In July before her surgery
Now!Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Some time soon I am going to try and post more of the photos from July. They gave me a disk with all of the pictures on them, I just need to edit them a little bit. I also have a hysterically funny video of Isabelle I have been trying to post since last night but for some reason it won't upload. I will keep trying but if it doesn't work I may post it on Facebook and just link you guys to it. We'll see though!
Oh yea, don't forget to read the post below and make a comment so Isabelle will know about all the wonderful people who care so much about her! Of course you don't HAVE to...but you can just think of it as signing a card =-)
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