Emma really has been a trooper so far. She loves to wake up in the morning and go see Reese and say "good morning." But that's about the extent of her interaction with Reese right now :). Emma is such a social bug that she craves attention from everyone she is around. And mommy currently has to give lots of attention to her new baby sister. I can imagine it would be pretty hard to have your whole world turned around in just a day. Emma can be pretty needy right now, but overall it's not too bad. The nursery leader last Sunday said Emma was all of a sudden so possessive over toys and very needy. I told her to be patient as we'd be working on helping her :).
This has been my first 3 days with just me and the girls. Last week was HEAVEN having my mom here all week! I really enjoyed having her here to clean, cook, and especially play with Emma ALL DAY LONG. But so far, these 3 days haven't been as bad as I was expecting :). I have been surviving just fine! The first couple hours in the day are hard because of lack of sleep it takes a couple hours to wake up and not be grumpy :). For the most part, things are great so far! Reese is a good baby and eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I took her in to the doctor yesterday and she is almost 8 1/2 lbs. She is around the 50%ile for all 3 categories...it is so wonderful to have a baby that is average and that we don't have to stress out about her gaining weight!
Reese does have a condition (at least we think) called laryngo-mylasia (sp?). We are taking her into a specialist Friday to get things checked up and have an appointment already schedule for Primary Children's for right after Christmas if she needs to have a more extensive check-up and possible surgery. Her airway is "floppy" and keeps her from being able to breath easily. It sounds like she is snoring/grunting all the time. Usually newborns will grow out of it, but sometimes surgery is needed. Her pediatrician hasn't been too alarmed because her oxygen levels are good so it's just something we have to look into more with an Ear, Nose, Throat specialist. Poor thing. Last night was a rough night. She was breathing SO loud and then coughing and it kept Cade and I up a lot because we were so worried about her. We pray Friday will bring some answers.
Well, before this little bundle of joy came into our lives, it was just Emma (if that isn't obvious). But here are some pictures before Reese came of some good times with her.
One of Emma's absolute FAVORITE places to go is Kangaroo Zoo. She talks about it almost daily. She is just a climber and dare devil that this place was made just for her :). She even attempts the biggest and tallest slides (and almost gives me a heart attack).
We visited the "Up House" in Herriman where they made this house looked just like Disney/Pixar's house on "UP". It is SO cute! Cade and I are big fans of Disney and had a blast seeing this amazing house.
Emma sure loves her Auntie Boose! She is coming Friday to play with Emma and I am very happy :).
2 comments:
hey if you end up having to come up to primary's (which i hope you don't have to) you should let me know! i work up here 5 days a week ya know ;) good luck! and just in case....801-718-9963
The floppy throat is the same thing Hunter had. He eventually out grew it and didn't need anything extra, it just sounded like he was snoring all the time. It did contribute to his acid reflux though but that was the extent of it. Good luck! She sure is cute, and yes she does look exactly like Emma!
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