Friday, February 17, 2006

I haven't updated this journal forever though I try to keep the pictures and stats up-to-date. Life has been pretty hetic since we moved! Just wanted to let everyone know Hailey is now about 14lbs, 6oz. She goes for a shot today and I will get her exact weight at that point and will post under her 7 mo stats. For those of you who followed us along the way you know one big issue Hailey had was bowel movements. Up until December she was still glycerin dependent, but as of recently she has started to go twice a day! Sounds funny to post, but its a big miracle for us because we were headed for more testing and possible surgery if things did not "speed up"! She is still on reflux meds, reglan and zantac which I am hoping and praying she will grow out of soon because reglan can cause serious side effects, but is needed for babies who have extreme reflux. So other than the reflux and being small for her "age" she has no other known preemie issue or developmental delays. Praise God! We will continue to watch her closely as she grows because some issues can come up when they start to crawl - walk - talk, but you know we are trusting God that she will be just fine and from what I am seeing that is absolutely true! As for the holidays they were wonderful. We spent Hailey's 1st Thanksgiving home with my family, then after making sure everyone was healthy we ventured over to Tim's sister's house to be with his family for a little while. Hailey did well and stayed healthy. Sadly, a few days after Thanksgiving Hailey's cousin, Jordy's ALL relapsed. Please keep her in your prayers! On Christmas Eve, we had a small party with Tim's family and then spent Christmas Day with my family. On Christmas Day she blew her first raspberries, too cute! She also came down with a small cold and was a little fussy for a few days, but after a quick dr's visit to make sure it wasn't anything to worry about she got better on her own! Also, this month I started back to work part-time. It was really hard! Many days I cried and felt like quitting, but as time goes on I realize it will be o.k.