18 Months

We had Grace's 18 month appointment yesterday here are her stats:

Weight: 23 lbs (35%)
Length: 31" (25%)
Head: 18 3/4" (85%)

Grace is following a funny curve on the charts as one appt. she goes up on the charts and the next she goes down, but no one is concerned so I won't be either.

We also visited the orthotic Dr. who casted Grace for the braces on her feet. We are getting the braces called SMO's and they will only go to just past her ankle and they should help to keep her feet straight when she walks. We get the braces on June 2nd, we are hoping it won't be long before she walks in them as when she is walking in her braces we don't have to go to PT as much anymore.

That is about all from here. I am still not feeling the best and infact feeling worse as they days go on, I am hoping that if I do have "morning sickness" that it does not last as long as last time. For right now 8:30pm is a great bed time!

More News!

Yep you read that right! Grace is going to be a big sister.

My due date is January 13th so that makes me 5 weeks along. Now before you chastize me for speaking too soon about being pregnant I would like to just point out that I would rather you all know then having to explain to you that I was pregnant and I lost the baby.

I am feeling pretty well, very tired and somewhat nauseous. Being pregnant with grace was hard but being pregnant with a toddler is hard as well. But the nice thing is, is there is a great distraction to how lousy you feel. I will keep everyone updated as I know more.

The Best Mother's Day Present

So I am sure you are all wondering what the best Mother's Day present could be, well it is when your 18 month child decides to walk! Yep, Grace did walk a few weeks ago at PT but she hadn't done it since until Sunday morning at church where she discovered she could get around. It was so nice and Scott got to see it too before anyone else did!

The big question now is will she still have to have her braces and I believe that answer is yes but we may be putting it off a little bit, I guess we will find out on Thursday.

And She's Off!

Well Idon't have any pictures or video to prove it but Grace took her first unassisted steps this morning while in Physical Therapy. The first time she took 4 steps the second time she took six and the third and final time she took 10! She really thought she was hot stuff and I admit I did too! I was so excited I almost started to cry, I know what a sap, but to know all that we've been through in the last year and a half its nice to know she is almost caught up with her skills. We will try and get pictures tonight so that I can post for you, I really wish i had a video camera so that I could show you a video of it.

A Growth Spurt

When we got Grace dressed this morning the first outfit we had on her was alittle short so we switched it to a pair of jeans. They were getting short but I figured we had a little more time with them. Well I guess I didn't pay close enough attention because when she got home today from Daycare she was playing in the living room and her pannts were about 1 inch too short. They looked quite funny, however, I was really excited because that meant she was growing and a lot in a short time period as we had those jeans on last week and the week before and they fit! Maybe she will take after her daddy and be tall!

I'm A Little Behind

So its been awhile since I have blogged. I can honestly say its not because nothing has been going on. This month has been crazy with all sorts of different things going on.

We got our new carpet in the basement and it looks wonderful!!! It is so nice to be down there now and play with Grace. We have been out of town two weekends one weekend Grace and I went to La Crosse to see my parents and one weekend we went to Appleton to see some friends.

Grace had her 4th or 5th ear infection adn the urgent care Dr. started talking about tubes. I guess that will be a discussion with the pediatrician when she has her 18 month appt. Grace also has gotten the diagnosis of having Reactive Airway Disorder (RAD) or as most people know it Asthma. So far this year it seems to be only triggered by upper respiratory infections so hopefully that is the way it will stay. I did find out from the Dr. though that it is not uncommon for kids with low muscle tone to also have asthma, so we shall see what happens.

I will have to upload pictures later when we get them off the camera.

Carpet At Last!

Okay, we don't technically have our carpet yet but it is coming on Friday and then we will finally be able to put our house back together after 6 loooooooooooooooooooong weeks of having our house in shambles. I wonder if my mood will be better when I can finally feel organized again!

***Also, change to post about Grace and her braces. She will actually be getting fitted for them in May not this month. Everyone involved decided to wait a little bit longer.***