Tuesday, October 30, 2007
It's a ...
girl!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
always so much...
so we are leaving next week for a quick trip to oklahoma to see the family before the baby comes. we're leaving the 1st and probably coming home the 5th. a very long drive for a short trip with two kids, but there will be three adults (brian's dad is also coming), so hopefully we'll be able to handle it.
josh's autism eval is scheduled for november 8th, and now he also has to see an allergist on december 4th, because he has been having really bad reactions to (we think) a certain type of dye. poor little guy has been and will be going through a lot, i think. he had a small seizure on saturday morning (urgh).
on a good note, our caseworker told us today that hopefully we will know something by november 9th on whether or not we will be able to finalize by the end of the year. we have been waiting on an appeal filed by the birth parents and hopefully it will all be over soon, so we can relax and enjoy our holidays without having that nagging feeling in the back of our minds.
josh's autism eval is scheduled for november 8th, and now he also has to see an allergist on december 4th, because he has been having really bad reactions to (we think) a certain type of dye. poor little guy has been and will be going through a lot, i think. he had a small seizure on saturday morning (urgh).
on a good note, our caseworker told us today that hopefully we will know something by november 9th on whether or not we will be able to finalize by the end of the year. we have been waiting on an appeal filed by the birth parents and hopefully it will all be over soon, so we can relax and enjoy our holidays without having that nagging feeling in the back of our minds.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
whoa.
just had to say how much baby has been moving lately. it's so different from how it used to be -- before, just a flutter here or there, now i can feel kicks and the occasional rolling over. it's like... there's ... something... alive in there :o)
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
18 weeks.
Quick update.
Kayla has started ballet and, so far, is loving every minute of it. While not exactly the most graceful person, she is leggy and energetic and has a wonderful teacher who is very encouraging.
She should have started her school last week, but we're having problems setting up our DSL, so until that happens, her normal school is on hold, but we're still doing the regular work that we did throughout the Summer (math, phonics, etc).
Both of the kids saw their pediatrician yesterday and are growing like crazy -- Kayla is in the 90th percentile for height! I can barely keep in her pants that are long enough. Josh is also doing very well; however, I mentioned some concerns to the Doctor and he wants to have Josh evaluated for autism -- which is something we've suspected for a while. More than likely it is very mild, but no mother wants to hear that her child is autistic. At least we'll know one way or the other.
I had my 18 week appointment today -- things are going very well on the baby front! I gained back the 2 lbs I lost last month (from morning sickness), so even though I'm definitely wearing maternity clothes, I'm still at my pre-pregnancy weight. My next appointment is October 30th -- also my dad's birthday -- and I will finally have my first ultrasound and perhaps we'll have our question answered -- boy or girl? My only hope is that if it's a boy, then my sister will have another girl, because I have tons of girl baby stuff. (Summer clearance - who can resist a $1 babyGap dress?)
Brian's had some back problems lately and is now having spinal decompression three times a week in physical therapy. He was off work for a few days after installing a new porch rail and went downhill from there. Thankfully he still had some vacation time left (no sick time!), so we didn't have to lose any pay. The bad part is that we have to pay $60 a week in copays for physical therapy. Oh well, at least he's feeling much better!
Love to all!
She should have started her school last week, but we're having problems setting up our DSL, so until that happens, her normal school is on hold, but we're still doing the regular work that we did throughout the Summer (math, phonics, etc).
Both of the kids saw their pediatrician yesterday and are growing like crazy -- Kayla is in the 90th percentile for height! I can barely keep in her pants that are long enough. Josh is also doing very well; however, I mentioned some concerns to the Doctor and he wants to have Josh evaluated for autism -- which is something we've suspected for a while. More than likely it is very mild, but no mother wants to hear that her child is autistic. At least we'll know one way or the other.
I had my 18 week appointment today -- things are going very well on the baby front! I gained back the 2 lbs I lost last month (from morning sickness), so even though I'm definitely wearing maternity clothes, I'm still at my pre-pregnancy weight. My next appointment is October 30th -- also my dad's birthday -- and I will finally have my first ultrasound and perhaps we'll have our question answered -- boy or girl? My only hope is that if it's a boy, then my sister will have another girl, because I have tons of girl baby stuff. (Summer clearance - who can resist a $1 babyGap dress?)
Brian's had some back problems lately and is now having spinal decompression three times a week in physical therapy. He was off work for a few days after installing a new porch rail and went downhill from there. Thankfully he still had some vacation time left (no sick time!), so we didn't have to lose any pay. The bad part is that we have to pay $60 a week in copays for physical therapy. Oh well, at least he's feeling much better!
Love to all!
