Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Working on our words
This week Ava has started saying more things. She has said things that sound like "Hello" "Thank You" "Kenji" and "Bye" with a few others, the only one she says clearly for me in the video is Bye but its sooo cute
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Getting help
Yesterday the pain from my throat was too much to handle. I finally remembered the name of the doctor I saw (that I liked) 4 years ago when I had mono. She got me in and told me I had strep and ear infections. I'm now on antibiotics and hoping that the pain goes away ASAP!
I happened to ask her if she had any suggested about an OBGYN in the area that had experience working with women with PCOS. Turns out she herself is a specialist in the area, I had no idea! I almost started crying I was so excited. One of my biggest hurdles of starting down this path was to actually speak to a doctor about it since the last times I have done so it hasn't been received well.
This was the opposite case with this doctor. She is very supportive and encouraging! She was also understanding of why its been so hard for me to lose weight, it goes along with the PCOS and Insulin Resistance. She has started me on Metformin (which I'm going to start next week once i'm feeling better) and we are hoping that starts to help me lose some weight, use insulin better and to get my body back to "normal"
She also made a point to tell me what a miracle it was that we were able to get pregnant with Ava and have a healthy pregnancy. I'm so thankful for Ava and I know now what a miracle she is. There is a reason she is here with us and that she came when she did.
I happened to ask her if she had any suggested about an OBGYN in the area that had experience working with women with PCOS. Turns out she herself is a specialist in the area, I had no idea! I almost started crying I was so excited. One of my biggest hurdles of starting down this path was to actually speak to a doctor about it since the last times I have done so it hasn't been received well.
This was the opposite case with this doctor. She is very supportive and encouraging! She was also understanding of why its been so hard for me to lose weight, it goes along with the PCOS and Insulin Resistance. She has started me on Metformin (which I'm going to start next week once i'm feeling better) and we are hoping that starts to help me lose some weight, use insulin better and to get my body back to "normal"
She also made a point to tell me what a miracle it was that we were able to get pregnant with Ava and have a healthy pregnancy. I'm so thankful for Ava and I know now what a miracle she is. There is a reason she is here with us and that she came when she did.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
15 Month Appt
Weight: 25 pounds 11 ounces (85th %)
Height: 33 inches (98th %)
Head: 19 inches (94%)
Ava didn't get any of her shots today because she needed more antibiotics for her ear. Her eardrum is ruptured :( and has been bleeding. We have to take her back on Saturday to look and see if she needs more antibiotic and to see how her ear is doing.
We go back in 2 weeks to do a weight check and to get her shots. She has lost 2 pounds (which could be from having the flu this weekend) so we just want to make sure her weight starts going back up because she was nearly 28 pounds at 13 1/2 months old.
We are going to do tubes in her ears and we are going to get her tear ducts probed... hoping to get her into the doctor soon so we can get this all done asap.
Height: 33 inches (98th %)
Head: 19 inches (94%)
Ava didn't get any of her shots today because she needed more antibiotics for her ear. Her eardrum is ruptured :( and has been bleeding. We have to take her back on Saturday to look and see if she needs more antibiotic and to see how her ear is doing.
We go back in 2 weeks to do a weight check and to get her shots. She has lost 2 pounds (which could be from having the flu this weekend) so we just want to make sure her weight starts going back up because she was nearly 28 pounds at 13 1/2 months old.
We are going to do tubes in her ears and we are going to get her tear ducts probed... hoping to get her into the doctor soon so we can get this all done asap.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
15 Months Old
Ava is 15 months old today!! Ava started walking full time 2 weeks ago and has been go go go ever since! I LOVE it. Everyone told me to enjoy the non walking days... I'm sorry this is great. I'm guessing most of those people didn't have a big 14 1/2 month old that they had to carry around. Now I can stand Ava up next to me while I try to find my keys to get into the door, I can walk with her outside and not have her get filthy from trying to crawl on the ground... LOVE IT!
She's talking a little more. She is saying dada, mama, num, hi, and wow consistently. We have been working on doggie and bye bye :) A couple of times I've heard her say "hi dada" when pretending to talk on the phone (which is a current favorite activity)
Ava is wearing 24 month clothes and some 2T now. Clothes have become increasingly frustrating the last month. She is getting taller but not rounder. 24 month pants won't stay up on her waist, even elastic waist pants. We just stick with leggings so they stay on!
Ava has 4 teeth now, 3 of which came within just over a week of each other. I haven't checked in a while but I don't think she has any other teeth coming in right now.
I love Ava so much, its hard to imagine that things just keep getting more and more fun! She loves to play games and look at books. She also loves swimming. She is such a doll and I am so thankful I get to stay at home and spend everyday with her!
On the not so fun front, yesterday Ava was having a really hard time. When we got home from our friends house I realized she was burning up. I took her temp and it was 102.6! I immediately called the doctor and they got her an appointment for 10 minutes from them. We drove straight over and they told us she has an ear infection :( this is her first one since before her birthday. Looks like we are back on track for getting tubes. We just need to do it though.
We also learned yesterday that Ava weighs less than she did at 1 year. We will find out more tomorrow about that but I hope the doctor isn't too concerned. Ava isn't the greatest eater. I am trying harder to get her to eat regularly with lots of snacks. So far today I have offered her food every 2 1/2 hours and she's eaten a little each time so thats an improvement!
We took Ava to nursery in my mom's ward 2 weeks ago just for fun and I stayed with her. She had so much fun!! 3 more months and she will be in nursery! that will be crazy!
I love Ava so much, its hard to imagine that things just keep getting more and more fun! She loves to play games and look at books. She also loves swimming. She is such a doll and I am so thankful I get to stay at home and spend everyday with her!
On the not so fun front, yesterday Ava was having a really hard time. When we got home from our friends house I realized she was burning up. I took her temp and it was 102.6! I immediately called the doctor and they got her an appointment for 10 minutes from them. We drove straight over and they told us she has an ear infection :( this is her first one since before her birthday. Looks like we are back on track for getting tubes. We just need to do it though.
We also learned yesterday that Ava weighs less than she did at 1 year. We will find out more tomorrow about that but I hope the doctor isn't too concerned. Ava isn't the greatest eater. I am trying harder to get her to eat regularly with lots of snacks. So far today I have offered her food every 2 1/2 hours and she's eaten a little each time so thats an improvement!
We took Ava to nursery in my mom's ward 2 weeks ago just for fun and I stayed with her. She had so much fun!! 3 more months and she will be in nursery! that will be crazy!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Memorial Day Trip to AZ
Ava and I got back from our trip to AZ yesterday. We were hanging out with my friend Stacy and her baby Brynlee the Thursday before Memorial day. I mentioned that I had wanted to go down to AZ but decided not to go even though Dan was going to the Indy 500 for 5 days. She talked me into going and I immediately packed up our stuff and left the next morning!
We did the whole drive in 1 day even though I was sure I couldn't make it. Thankfully Ava is an angel in her car seat and doesn't give me any trouble. My mom was so excited to see us! I was so happy to be there as well! Almost immediately after we got out of the car Ava started up and walking! She had at this point gone 6 or 7 steps and that was just the day before. (her first steps were almost 6 weeks before however). She was standing at my moms back door, she turned around and just started walking. She's been walking pretty much non stop ever since.
Everyone told me not to wish for her to walk. I don't know if any of those people had ever had a 14 1/2 month old that weighed 27 pounds that they were bending over to pick up off the floor and carry everywhere???? Its painful on the back, let me tell you that much. Anyway, Love love love that she is walking now. So nice. I did have the moment of "time won't ever go back" which it never does anyway, but still. My baby is very much a toddler now.
We spent a ton of time out at the pool or somehow in water. It was great and Ava loved it! That girl was made for water! She showed off lots of cute tricks while we were there. Her little hand phone answer when the phone would ring. My mom still doesn't believe me that I don't talk on the phone very much. I hardly ever talk on the phone actually. I have no idea where Ava picked that up.
We ended up spending about 10 days down in AZ. We decided to head back home to Utah yesterday. That drive really is a killer. I get really tired when I drive so we end up stopping a lot and I end up drinking lots of soda. I was almost certain we were going to stop in Vegas and stay the night but Dan talked me into at least getting to St George. Once I was there I felt like I was "basically" in Orem and finished the last 4 hours.
Happy to be home and don't plan on going back to AZ till at least the end of the summer. I'm going to enjoy staying put for a bit. I'm also currently undertaking the huge task of reorganizing our house. I was able to accomplish great things in our living room today, as well as our dining room and Ava's room (thanks to my mother in law for coming over)! We now have more room which is always a bonus. I've spent the last 5+ hours working on my office and it doesn't look like its changed much... which is very sad, I did however get rid of a ton of stuff in our storage closet and pack it back full of fun things :)
We did the whole drive in 1 day even though I was sure I couldn't make it. Thankfully Ava is an angel in her car seat and doesn't give me any trouble. My mom was so excited to see us! I was so happy to be there as well! Almost immediately after we got out of the car Ava started up and walking! She had at this point gone 6 or 7 steps and that was just the day before. (her first steps were almost 6 weeks before however). She was standing at my moms back door, she turned around and just started walking. She's been walking pretty much non stop ever since.
Everyone told me not to wish for her to walk. I don't know if any of those people had ever had a 14 1/2 month old that weighed 27 pounds that they were bending over to pick up off the floor and carry everywhere???? Its painful on the back, let me tell you that much. Anyway, Love love love that she is walking now. So nice. I did have the moment of "time won't ever go back" which it never does anyway, but still. My baby is very much a toddler now.
We spent a ton of time out at the pool or somehow in water. It was great and Ava loved it! That girl was made for water! She showed off lots of cute tricks while we were there. Her little hand phone answer when the phone would ring. My mom still doesn't believe me that I don't talk on the phone very much. I hardly ever talk on the phone actually. I have no idea where Ava picked that up.
We ended up spending about 10 days down in AZ. We decided to head back home to Utah yesterday. That drive really is a killer. I get really tired when I drive so we end up stopping a lot and I end up drinking lots of soda. I was almost certain we were going to stop in Vegas and stay the night but Dan talked me into at least getting to St George. Once I was there I felt like I was "basically" in Orem and finished the last 4 hours.
Happy to be home and don't plan on going back to AZ till at least the end of the summer. I'm going to enjoy staying put for a bit. I'm also currently undertaking the huge task of reorganizing our house. I was able to accomplish great things in our living room today, as well as our dining room and Ava's room (thanks to my mother in law for coming over)! We now have more room which is always a bonus. I've spent the last 5+ hours working on my office and it doesn't look like its changed much... which is very sad, I did however get rid of a ton of stuff in our storage closet and pack it back full of fun things :)
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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