Today is Mattie's Almost Birthday! Happy birthday to my leap year baby! I can't believe it has been almost two years. I wouldn't change anything about her for the world! What a pure joy she has been to our lives. I had a beautiful pregnancy, a beautiful birth and an absolute beautiful baby!
Down syndrome hasn't been near as scary as I pictured the day I learned the news. It hasn't been even close to the images that I pictured in my mind. I have this beautiful daughter who is simply my daughter. I am truly blessed and thank God each day for sending her to our family!
Birth Day!
My silly mommy put socks on my hands.
My first birthday!
Me now! Mommy will put up my birthday picture after our party tonight. I'm such a big girl!
Mattie is all better. It didn't happen over night but she is finally back to herself. Thanks to all those who left such kind comments.
Mattie will be two very soon. I can't believe it has almost been two years! I took her for her well child visit the other day. She was 26 pounds. She was 50th percentile on her weight and 5th percentile on her height. That means her BMI is slightly above. Her doctor said we could start skim milk now and with her activity level her weight shouldn't be an issue. She was such a trooper. She had two shots and then headed over to the hospital for her annual thyroid check. They tried drawing blood from each arm and had no luck. They ended up just pricking her finger. Even though that takes much longer, she liked that much better than getting stuck twice with the needles. Anyway, labs came back great! Now all we have left to do is set up an appointment for those beautiful eyes.
Here are a couple pictures from the snow day we had two weeks ago. Her new thing was pointing. For some reason she would not walk in the snow this time. It was deeper and fluffier than last time. The first one was a sorry attempt at making a mini snowman. I wasn't wearing gloves and my hands were cold!
Mattie started with a stomach virus on Thursday around dinner time. She had gotten sick several times. She slept through the night just fine. Then she started with runny diapers on Friday. She had several of those and by 3:00, I felt like she was getting better. She was walking around the house and getting into all kinds of things. She wasn't interested in eating at all but I was able to give her some Pedialyte throughout the morning. Then around 3:30 her tummy decided it didn't like that anymore either. She fell asleep around 6pm and slept until 6am this morning. I know she had to be very thirsty so I gave her some more Pedialyte. I didn't want her to dehydrate. Surely she would be better. No, she threw that up too. I am quite puzzled by this. She hasn't had any fever and goes through spells when she acts fine. I've never seen a tummy bug last this long. I am going to take her to her doctors as soon as they open this morning.
Update: I took Mattie to the doctors. She said that I should give her 1 oz. doses of pedialyte every 15 min. Her tummy can't handle more than that at a time. Really. I should have had enough common sense not to let her suck down more than that. It is so pitiful only giving her 1oz. It's such a tease when she is so thirsty. So far it is working and it has stayed down. Right now she is...........
It has been quite a busy week. Since Abby has made the softball team, she has been having practice five days a week. She is absolutely loving all of it. The exercise is always a big plus and she loves the time with her friends.
Caroline has been busy with her school work and hanging out with her friends. Her teacher has commented on how well she is doing in school. She has been working on a powerpoint presentation of China. It amazes me how much these little kids can do.
Mattie has been into everything and keeps her mama and daddy on their toes. She loves the outdoors and tries to escape every chance she gets. She is doing well with her speech therapy and is a quick learner. Her speech teacher has some great things planned for the future. We are also looking into adding play therapy into her schedule. I think this will also help her communication skills. She really doesn't play much with her toys. Her favorite activity involves the t.v. remote control, a cell phone, the computer, and emptying drawers. She rarely plays with any of her toys for more than 2 minutes. She has picked up a stomach bug so we are home today. The week before last, she had pink eye and the start of her first ear infection. The joys of having a child in daycare.
I've been quite busy myself too and it is getting ready to get even busier. I am starting choir practice again this Sunday. We have also started a sewing group at church called Joyful Stitchers. Last night, we started with the basics on how to use a sewing machine. We are looking into a future project for charity. It is called Conkerr Cancer: A Case for Smiles. We will be making bright cheerful pillowcases for children who are in the hospital with cancer. I am really looking forward to this project.
This is the first year that Abby gets to try out for softball at the middle school level. She has been playing fastpitch softball since she was eight for our local community teams. She has been waiting until she was old enough to try out for the school team. This past week they had try outs for the girls' softball team. She has been so nervous about whether she would make the team. Well, she found out yesterday that she made the team! Hooray Abby! Now the fun begins. She has already brought the form home letting us know of all the expenses involved with uniform accessories and lots of afternoon practices. But that's OK. It's all a part of the experience. She actually let me take a picture of her in her issued uniform. She is so excited!
Do you recall my post about Caroline'sAwards Day? Click here for details. Basically, I share how upset I was to be turned away from Caroline'sAwards Day just because I had Mattie with me. Well, I wrote the Superintendent of schools and she stated that she would look into the matter. My husband and I decided to wait after the holidays before looking back into this matter. The 2nd nine weeks was coming to an end and we knew another Awards Day would soon follow. Here is the letter that we received from her school.
Yes! A victory! At least, parents with small children have the option of attending the program and will not be turned away at the doors of their child's school. Some things are just worth fighting for!
