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Friday, July 12, 2013

Maddie's Surgery

With Jeff's surgery now a day behind us, Maddie was scheduled for surgery the day after for bi-laterial tubs. She has had constant ear infections since month one. So hopefully some fast relief is on the way!

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Surgery No. 4

From Jeff's neck surgery in January, months went by and he wasn't feeling any better. Something was not right. He went for a second opinion and much to our surprise, there were mistakes found from the previous surgery and Jeff needed to undergo a 3rd surgery, posterior cervical fusion laminectomy, which was scheduled for July 11, 2013. So here we are in pre-op, around 2:15 pm, Jeff is wheeled off to get prepped for surgery. The nursing staff informed me they would call me every hour to keep me updated. Grandpa is with me and we decided to go down the street for lunch. During lunch, my phone rings and I'm thinking it's the nurse. Well, it's the surgeon. He has some not so good news. He explains to me that by looking at the x-rays there are more problems than anticipated. The initial work to be done was on C6 and C7. They now have to go in and repair C4 and C5, which these are the disks that he had surgery on in January. Apparently, the fusions has not healed due to them not being fused properly. I'm crying as I can not believe this is happening! I give my consent and pray that this is a success! The procedure took 2 1/2 hours and all went well! Jeff has a long road ahead of him with 3 months to recover and physically therapy. The kids and I are ready to have him back!

"Before"

"After"

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Independance Day

This year we decided to watch the fireworks from the garage rooftop of the building I work at in Las Colinas. We didn't have to fight the crowds or traffic and had the perfect view!

Landon's Growth

6 Years
44 pounds
3 feet 8.5 inches

5 Years
39 pounds
42.5 inches

4 Years
36 pounds 8 ounces (50%)
39 1/2 inches (25-50%)

3 Years
33 pounds 6 ounces (50%)
37 inches (25-50%)

30 Months
30 pounds 6 ounces (50-75%)
36 inches (50%)

24 Months
27 pounds 4 ounces (50%)
35 inches (50%)

18 Months
24 pounds 4 ounces (50%)
31 1/2 inches (25-50%)

15 Months
22 pounds 2 ounces
30 1/2 inches

12 Months
19 pounds
29 1/2 inches

9 Months
18 pounds
28 inches

6 Months
15 pounds
26 1/4 inches

4 Months
13 pounds 15 ounces
24 inches

2 Months
11 pounds 9 ounces
22 1/4 inches

2 Weeks
8 pounds 6.5 ounces
20 inches

Birth
7 pounds 11 ounces
19 1/2 inches

Landon's Progress Report

•Landon loves to build. He enjoys watching and playing sports. He has a good arm. He can throw a perfect football and even make every basket with a basketball. He is coloring within the lines. Can swim under water. His thing right now is watching you tube kids. Lost 2 bottom teeth. 6 yrs

•Landon is very energetic, he has a lot of excitement when around other kids. He is inquisitive, caring and funny. He is a big helper. He loves to run, play ball, ride his bike, swim...anything outdoors. He transferred to a new school at the beginning of the year (2014) and is doing great! First of June, the director of the school decided to go ahead and move him up early to the Pre-K class. He is really smart and needs to be with the older kids as he tends to get bored. He knows what letters are in his name and he's learning to write his name. He is a lefty, wishful thinking on getting him to write with his right hand. 4 yrs

•Favorite words are: actually, whaaat, awkwaaard. 3 yrs

•Potty trained. Wears pull up's at night. 3 yrs

•Things he loves: playing ball, cannon balls, movie time, chicken nuggets and hot dogs, ninja, dump trucks, and going to the park. 2 1/2 years

•A few of Landon's quotes: "Mommy/Daddy, STOP, look at my eyes, I'm trying to talk to you!" While in the car, he says, "The sun is chasing me." 2 1/2 years

•Transferred to a new school and has a hard time in the mornings. 2 1/2 years

•Landon "I get the milk, you get the chocolate." 2 1/2 years

•He now likes watching Scooby Doo. Talks in his sleep and is having bad dreams. 2 1/2 years

•Landon "Mommy, be patient." Me "Where did you hear that from?" Landon "my mouth!" 2 1/2 years

•Knows his primary colors. 2 1/2 years

•Landon "You're back, I missed you so much!" 2 1/2 years

•Landon "Look at the microphone!" aka Reunion Tower. 2 1/2 years

•Puts sentences together. Loves to play cars, bubbles, play dough, build tents and tunnels, independant, enjoys being a helper, hands on with his baby sister. 2 1/2 years

•Has a vocabulary of a 5 year old. Sometimes I wonder where he comes up with his words. His favorite tv shows are Dora, Diego, Team Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies and Jake and The Neverland Pirates. Loves to read books and color. Has become a picky eater. 2 years

•Converted Landon's bed to a daybed. Wanted to try out the daybed before going to the full bed. It took him several days to get used to it. He was waking up in the middle of the night not wanting to go back to his bed. He finally slept the whole night, last night 7/4. 27 months

•Yesterday (6/11/12) he has started with the "why mommy" questions. He says "I'm sorry mommy" if he thinks he has hurt you and "are you all better?" 25 months

• 5/28/12 he started at Miss Bloomingdale's Academy. He has a hard time in the mornings when I drop him off but when I pick him up he is just so exicted and grabs ahold of my head, smiles, says "mommy mommy!!" and gives me lots of hugs and kisses. 24 months

•Repeats what you say and uses sentences. He loves swimming, playing with balls and building towers. When refering to airplanes he now calls them "rocketships". He is very good at temper tantrums and slamming his bedroom door. 25 months

•Started potty training, wearing beginner pull ups and no more pacifer. 23 months

•Putting sentences together, likes to tell you what to do, loves brushing his teeth, still afraid of dogs and is a picky eater at home but not at school. 19 months-22 months

•First haircut. 19 months

•Independant, energetic, smart, stubborn and mischievous. 19 months

•Landon has started pulling at his diper when he has a "poopoo". 18 months

•Landon has had no problems with allergies, ear infections or asthma all summer until 9/28. He was running a fever at daycare so i took him to the doctor and he had 2 eye infections, 2 ear infections and slight case of pneumonia. He received a shot in both legs for the pneumonia, and AmoxClav for the infection. He was good after a week. We go back at the end of the month for a checkup. 18months

•Landon is getting really good at using his silverware. His favorite foods are pasta, chicken, sausage and banana. Calls me and Jeff by our first names instead of mommy and daddy. He can say the names of all his nieces and nephews. He loves being outside and gets really excited when he sees birds. He likes reading his books and he has figured out how to jump. If I'm sitting on the floor against the couch he will motion me to move forward so he can rub my back. He is very mischievous. He likes to turn his toy baskets upside down and stand on them, he will find just about anything to stand on. Once he grabbed onto the oven door handle, lifted his feet up thinking he was going to swing from it and landed on his head. I now keep it locked. One weekend I was studying and he had opened the knife drawer, grabbed a knife and started running with it. I didn't want to run after him because he would take off so I bribed him with a colored pencil. Meanwhile he is laughing and I'm trying not to laugh! 18months

•Repeating his ABC's and when I start counting I will say "1" and he will finish by saying "2". 17 months

•Getting better at using his words. Got his first haircut (8/26). Will grab your hand when he wants to go play or go outside - end of 16 months, beginning 17 months

•Started repeating words, trys to dress himself and put on his shoes - 16 months

•New words "pawpa" and "ball" - 16 months

•When it's time to put on shoes he knows that means we are going outside...so he takes a few steps back, sits down, and sticks his feet out - 15 months

•I took Landon off the Advair and he hasn't had a breathing treatment in 4 months. At his recent well visit his lungs sounded good and there were no signs of an ear infection. After his set of shots, the next day a rash appeared on both thighs and his cheeks. This same occurrence happened after his 12 month shots. I again put 1% hydrocortisone and it seems to be working. New things Landon is doing - saying "cheese" and "hi" and instead of saying mom he now says mommy. He can point to his head, nose and mouth. He loves throwing balls and climbing. When he throws fits he takes one hand and puts it over his eye, tilts his head back and cries or he runs away and backs into a corner of the room! He continues to take a morning and afternoon nap. If I could describe Landon at 15 months he is smart, lovey, dramatic, smiley and just so darn cute! He amazes me everyday - 15 months

•Health wise Landon is doing really well. Lets continue for more good days. He is a talker. No big words yet except mama and dada but just giberish talk - 14 months

•Cut 3 more teeth for a total of 11. Gives hugs, kisses and high fives. Transitioned from bottle to sippy cup - 13 months

•Last night (Sun, 4/17) Landon slept thru the night in his crib. He started dancing to music - 12 months 2 weeks

•12 month checkup (Fri, 4/15) - For the first time in 9months, Landon has NO ear infection!! YEAH! He is in the 25th percentile in weight and height. He had his 1 yr shots this past Friday and on Saturday I noticed he had a red rash on his thighs, not thinking too much of it I let it go. On Sunday the rash was enflamed. It dawned on me that the rash is where he had his shots. So I made a call to the nurse and apparently he had a mild reaction, which is common. I was told to put 1% hydrocortisone on it and it should go down the next couple of day - 12 months 2 weeks

•Landon has learned how to clap his hands and giggles every time - 12 months 1 week

•Landon has moved to the next room in daycare. His teacher told me he is transitioning very well. He runs all over the room and in the first 5 minutes Landon had already taken a toy from another child. We need to start teaching the "sharing" method. - 12 months 2 days

•Landon is continuing to nap 2 - 3 times a day. He is now eating meats such as chicken (white meat), ham and turkey. I am trying to wing him off the bottle and on to a sippy cup. This past winter Landon has been sleeping in our room in the play pen since it has been too cold in his room. Lately, we have put him down in his bed but them he wakes up screaming!!!! I think it's because he's not familiar with sleeping in there. So Jeff ends up putting Landon back in our room. We need to break the cycle!!!! - 12 Months 2 days

•Landon has transitioned from baby food to table food and is on 2% milk and down to 3 bottles a day - 11 months 2 weeks

•6th tooth 3/3/11. Completely walking on his own - 11 months 1 week

•Landon's 5th tooth popped up 2/28/11. He is becoming more and more mobile - 11 months

•Landon continues to make improvements in his walking. He started pulling himself up without holding anything and he's taking about 10 steps without falling - 10 1/2 months

•Landon had an asthma attack, bronchitis and another ear infection 2/10/11. This makes 7 ear infections since June 2010 - 10 months

•Top two front teeth came in, taking 5-6 steps before falling, opening and closing cabinets, enjoyed first cupcake for valentines – 10 months

•January has been a good month for Landon. He has not had one asthma attack, cold, or congestive cough. Since June 2010 he's been sick every month - 9 months

•Started saying dada, spider monkey crawling, taking steps while pushing a walker, experienced pancakes, fresh bananas and pasta cooked in chicken broth, size 3 dippers – 9 months

•Is no longer belly crawling, pulling up on furniture, first word mama, second bottom tooth came in – 8 months

•First bottom tooth came in, likes to play peek-a-boo, laughs when others laugh, has strong legs, sits up alone and in bath tub, army crawling, drinks four 8 ounce bottles with cereal and fruit for breakfast and lunch and fruit and veg for dinner. I finally stopped sleeping in Landon’s room – 7 months

•First sleepover at Aunt Melissa's - 5 1/2 months

•Threw up on daddy - 4 1/2 months

•Went to daycare – 3 months

•Started on Enfamil Lipil – 2 1/2 months

•Sleeps 6-8 hours, drinks four 4 ounce bottles, started to coo and roll over, and still grunts while sleeping – 2 months

Madelyn's Progress Report

•Maddie likes to play kitchen, playdough, babies and play with her dolls. Potty trained, except for at night. Lost her first top tooth (actually got knocked out). Favorite thing to eat is salad. Can ride her bike with training wheels. Loves to wear dresses. 3 yrs

•Maddie Girl has become picky with her food. She likes to throw her food on the floor. She is interested in the potty. She copies what ever your doing. She is very independent and likes to do things herself with no help. She is good at throwing tantrums. She is a climber, very adventurous. She will not keep her shoes on nor will she keep bows in her hair. She likes to play with brother's toys rather than her own. She can sing her ABC's. 20 months

•Points to all objects. Says hi. 8th tooth, top. Loves playing with brother, bath time, veggies, fruits and spaghetti. Good at throwing temper tantrums. Has a set of lungs on her. 13 months

•Walking. Back on breathing treatments, it's been 8 months since the last one. Sings and dances. Gives kisses. Nick name: maddie girl. 12 months, 2 weeks

•7th tooth, bottom. Transitioned to sippie cup. Taking more and more steps. Bought her first pair of shoes and she already can't keep them on. 12 months

•By 10 1/2 months, M is on 2% milk, table food, size 3 diapers, goes down at 7 pm and wakes up at 6 am during the week and wakes up anywhere from 7-8:30 on the weekends, naps 2 1/2-3 hours. Trying to take steps without holding on to anything. Waves hand for bye bye and hi. Blows kisses. Loves to pull hair, play peek-a-boo, and play with brother's toys. 10 1/2 months

•Had surgery for ear tubes, went really well and has had no problems. 7 months

•By 6 months she has had 6 teeth, 4 on top and 2 on bottom.

•Started school. 4 1/2 months

•Follow up at pediatrician and still has right ear infection. Trying a different 3 day perscription. 4 1/2 months

•Rolling over like a champ. 4 1/2months

•New schedule: Wakes up at 7:15, eats at 7:30, naps at 9:00 for about an hour or so, eats at 12:00, naps at 1:00 for 2 1/2 hours, eats at 4:30, cat naps for about 30 minutes, eats at 8:30-9:00 and goes to bed soon thereafter. 4 months

•Wiggles out of diaper changing time. She is a drooler and trys to eat her hands. 4 months

•Saw the pediatrician and Maddie has RSV and an ear infection. Put on amoxocilian and abuterol breathing treatments. Within days she broke out in a rash and was very uncomfortable. Changed meds to Cefdinir and now seems to be doing better. 4 months

•Love when she coos and giggles. Enjoys looking at herself in the mirror. Really pays attention when daddy is talking. Learning to grasp items. She is at four 8 ounce bottles. She likes to be held while you are standing up. Size 2 dipers. 4 months

•First time to take a bottle 12/26/12. Sleeps through the night and in her crib. 1st sleep over at Nana and Pawpa's. Started on Enfamil Lipil. 3 months

•She is very alert and follows your movements. Recognizes mommy and daddy's voices. 2 months

•Maddie's sleep and feeding is on schedule. She now only wakes up around 2:15 am to feed and then around 5:30, 6:00 am. She will not take a pacifer nor a bottle. Thumbsucker. She is already holding her head up and is able to sit in her bumbo. She has perfect almond shapped blue eyes. 1 month

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