4-13-2011
Posing with her brother...
Saturday, April 16, 2011
First "OFFICIAL" Food Fest
OK... so with Andrew, we were "BY THE BOOK" kind of parents. We did everything in order and based on what all the parenting books said to do, all are friends advised and whatever the lady in the checkout line recommended :) (Not really!) But we did try to follow the "rules" of parenting.
Guess what they say about your second child is true as we have been much more laid back and not quite so "routine" with Alyssa's "firsts" and the order of things. This includes food.
Poor girl. For the past few weeks, we have noticed when we have been eating dinner that she grabs at the food, our plates, the table and just gawks at our food. She watched us intently as we ate our food.
So from time to time, to calm her "antsy-ness" down, I would ball up tiny balls of bread or give her tiny bites of my mashed potatoes. Nothing "official"... just trying to keep her occupied before my meal would get cold :)
Last Tuesday after we got home and settled from our visit to Scott & White, we decided it was time to try something a little more formal. I know we were supposed to start with baby rice cereal but I didn't have any on hand and figured mashed carrots would be fine. The pediatrician, after all, had already given his blessing to us to start her on table food.
Big brother Andrew needs his picture taken of course!
You know he is going to try and feed her! haha!
She's enjoying this!
Getting bored waiting...
Guess what they say about your second child is true as we have been much more laid back and not quite so "routine" with Alyssa's "firsts" and the order of things. This includes food.
Poor girl. For the past few weeks, we have noticed when we have been eating dinner that she grabs at the food, our plates, the table and just gawks at our food. She watched us intently as we ate our food.
So from time to time, to calm her "antsy-ness" down, I would ball up tiny balls of bread or give her tiny bites of my mashed potatoes. Nothing "official"... just trying to keep her occupied before my meal would get cold :)
Last Tuesday after we got home and settled from our visit to Scott & White, we decided it was time to try something a little more formal. I know we were supposed to start with baby rice cereal but I didn't have any on hand and figured mashed carrots would be fine. The pediatrician, after all, had already given his blessing to us to start her on table food.
Gotta get strapped in!
Big brother Andrew needs his picture taken of course!
You know he is going to try and feed her! haha!
SOOO proud of himself!
Watching intently for her next bite...
She's enjoying this!
Starting to get a little "'tude"... (I think we were taking too long to give her next bite!) :)
Getting bored waiting...
YAY! Success! She likes food!
EEG
On Tuesday, April 12th, Alyssa had her EEG at Scott & White in Temple. It was almost 2.5 hours long.
Always her Mommy's happy and sweet girl!
She's grabbing for kisses!
Dave and I counted and she ended up having 28 leads attached to her noggin...
We go in on April 26th for our follow up and to get the results. Today (April 16th), Alyssa had another "episode" while we were driving home from lunch. Her monitor went off signaling us that she had quit breathing for at least 20 seconds and Andrew said things that he saw her doing that made us think she had another "seizure like activity". We're anxious to get answers as to what is happening with our sweet princess!
Always her Mommy's happy and sweet girl!
She's grabbing for kisses!
She's always Mommy's hungry girl, too!
Dave and I counted and she ended up having 28 leads attached to her noggin...
We go in on April 26th for our follow up and to get the results. Today (April 16th), Alyssa had another "episode" while we were driving home from lunch. Her monitor went off signaling us that she had quit breathing for at least 20 seconds and Andrew said things that he saw her doing that made us think she had another "seizure like activity". We're anxious to get answers as to what is happening with our sweet princess!
Sillies and their Shows
Our kiddos love watching "their shows" together...here's a few evenings ago...
And here's the other morning....they like to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in our bed :)
And here's the other morning....they like to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in our bed :)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Rainbow Mobile
Here's a few pics of Alyssa in early April in her "Rainbow Mobile"...
My precious girl!
Hospital Stays and Scares
Last week, our pediatrician speculated that Alyssa is having "seizure like episodes" (they don't want to label her until they do testing...) He was very serious about being diligent about watching her until he could get her into a pediatric neurologist. He went over instructions which involved calling 911 and other scary details.
Obviously, we heeded his words but didn't anticipate any need to apply them.
Friday night, we had a nasty "April Fool's" trick played on us. Around midnight, Alyssa's Angel Monitor alarm starting going off. An Angel monitor is a sensor used in the baby's crib or playpen which monitors their breathing and movement activity. For the sensor to go off, meant that she had stopped breathing for at least 17 seconds.
I didn't listen to the dr and call 911 because she was fine and breathing again (we think the alarm sounding startled her back into breathing) but I did take her to the ER just after midnight.
After 5 hours in the ER, they admitted us to Providence where we stayed until Sunday evening. Here are some pics of our princess on Saturday morning. She is hooked up to have her heartbeat, respiration's and blood oxygen levels monitored continuously. They noticed mostly when she was sleeping but sometimes when she was awake too that her respiration rate would drop into the teens and her blood ox levels would drop into the upper 70's and 80's.
Smiling for her Daddy!
Here is Sunday... she was happy with her Minnie Bobeet
Holding onto her wires... it was tough keeping her hands off of those. AND she had just figured out how to get her toes in her mouth so it was a tough time keeping the sensor wrapped on her toe out of her mouth, too!
So, we came home and on Tuesday, April 12th, she goes in for a 2 hour EEG with video with a pediatric neurologist in Temple. We'll go back on April 26th for the results. The pediatrician decided yesterday that she'll wear her monitor at home 24/7 for the next 2 months and strongly suggested that David and/or I take CPR and only leave her with someone who is CPR certified.
The fun and worrisome world of parenting!!!!!
Obviously, we heeded his words but didn't anticipate any need to apply them.
Friday night, we had a nasty "April Fool's" trick played on us. Around midnight, Alyssa's Angel Monitor alarm starting going off. An Angel monitor is a sensor used in the baby's crib or playpen which monitors their breathing and movement activity. For the sensor to go off, meant that she had stopped breathing for at least 17 seconds.
I didn't listen to the dr and call 911 because she was fine and breathing again (we think the alarm sounding startled her back into breathing) but I did take her to the ER just after midnight.
After 5 hours in the ER, they admitted us to Providence where we stayed until Sunday evening. Here are some pics of our princess on Saturday morning. She is hooked up to have her heartbeat, respiration's and blood oxygen levels monitored continuously. They noticed mostly when she was sleeping but sometimes when she was awake too that her respiration rate would drop into the teens and her blood ox levels would drop into the upper 70's and 80's.
My sad and tired looking baby :(
Perking up for her Daddy and Big Brother...
Smiling for her Daddy!
Here is Sunday... she was happy with her Minnie Bobeet
Holding onto her wires... it was tough keeping her hands off of those. AND she had just figured out how to get her toes in her mouth so it was a tough time keeping the sensor wrapped on her toe out of her mouth, too!
So, we came home and on Tuesday, April 12th, she goes in for a 2 hour EEG with video with a pediatric neurologist in Temple. We'll go back on April 26th for the results. The pediatrician decided yesterday that she'll wear her monitor at home 24/7 for the next 2 months and strongly suggested that David and/or I take CPR and only leave her with someone who is CPR certified.The fun and worrisome world of parenting!!!!!
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