I don't feel like I've written in a while! We've had a few things going on!
First we've been talking about doing tubes in Ava's ears for months now! We almost did them in March but because of a bad cough we kept postponing till we finally cancelled all together.
After our last trip to AZ Ava got another ear infection and her ear drum burst. We realized we had to move forward with tubes. We were trying to get Ava into a doctor in Salt Lake when we found out our health insurance was going from pretty good to very bad, all starting August 1st. The doctors in Salt Lake couldn't get us in for surgery before the 1st but thankfully a doctor closer to home could get her in!
We took her in on Tuesday this week. Thankfully she was 2nd for the day and from the time we walked in till we left was 2 hours exactly. There was a little boy that was a little older than Ava that was going before us. They took both of us back at the same time to wait in a little hospital room with a curtain dividing us. He screamed and fussed the whole time before he went back. Ava just hung out with us and we watched "Wonder Pets" They took the little boy back first and he was back there for a long time compared to what they told us.
They finally came out and told his parents he was done and they took Ava back. Then the screamer came back, but this time he was screaming like someone was murdering him and did so for the entire hour till we left! It was probably the worst part of the whole experience, so thats pretty good.
Ava was only back for 15 minutes before they came back and told us she did great, passed her hearing tests and would be coming to us in a few minutes. This was the part I wasn't prepared for. I had no idea how sad it would be for her to come out of anesthesia. When the nurse handed her to me she was crying so hard and had her eyes shut. She was totally out of it. We gave her a bottle of formula and she chugged it since she hadn't had anything to eat since midnight.
Unfortunately the nurses or doctors didn't tell us that we shouldn't bring her milk. We should have brought her juice...... She then threw up on Dan :( We took her home and she threw up 1 more time and then started going back to normal.
We can already tell a difference the tubes are making just in her hearing alone! She's said more words since Tuesday than she has in any other week. She also is responding to us a lot faster than normal when we speak to her. She is up to 15-20 words! Its crazy!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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
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