raising ladybug

Today I took Adela to the Museum of Life and Science.  We had a really good day.  Her favorite was the large Barred Owl.   We also enjoyed the frogs and the butterfly house.

Hello Owl

Hello Frogs!

First let me quickly report that we received her results from the liver planel and everything was absolutely fine!

And onto the story:

We started reading to Adela at lunch and dinner again as an old feeding therapy trick to encourage those less than favorite foods   Daddy started with two new story books and was doing well.  One day at lunch she wanted me to read so I ran up and grabbed a poetry book (A child’s book of verse) that Gigi gave her.  After two days she wanted daddy to switch to it at dinner too.  She gets very excited about her poetry book and we’ve been going strong on it for over a week. She remembers titles and information about a number of the poems.

I wanted to share one of the poems I like and you may see why

The Little Elfman  – by John Kendrick Bangs

I met a little elfman once,
Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small,
And why he didn’t grow.

He slightly frowned and with his eye
He looked me through and through –
“I’m just as big for me,” said he,
“As you are big for you!”

Yesterday Dr. Seashore saw Adela and was very happy with her progress since the hospital.  We did have blood drawn for a liver panel but won’t know the results for a few days.  He said she looked very healthy, had a good BMI, and was acting just like a normal toddler. He said she was doing fabulous!

Today we went to the Dentist and got an A+.  Dr Lee was very pleased with Adela’s bite pattern as her high palate would usually cause crooked teeth.  She also said they looked very clean with no stress spots (which she expected after such a hospitalization).

Today I had to go to the allergist.  It was not very fun and I wanted to go home.  They pricked my back and made me itch and said I was allergic to the same stuff as before.

Here’s a toast to a new year – Happy and Healthy!

We made it through a rather uneventful holiday. Unfortunately Adela and Steven were both sick over Christmas. Adela with a stomach bug and Steven with a bad cold, so we had a relatively quiet Christmas Day.   Adela was not eating well for a few days but perked back up ok.

We are scheduled for a week of checkups so I will report back.

Monday – Allergists

Wednesday – Dr. Seashore

Thursday – Dr. Lee (dentist)