After being on the fence about the vaccine, we took Arianna on Monday to get it. I'm SO relieved to have it done! She will need one more shot next month to be 100% protected so I'm just hoping they get another shipment in before then.
After weighing the pro's and con's we believe Arianna getting the swine flu would be worse than the shot. I know many of you are on the fence about it and I hope you come to the best solution for your child.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Train
Every time we go to Reid Park we always see the train go around the lake. We have always been so paranoid about germs that we have never let Arianna go on it. Well this weekend we changed that!
I can't tell you how good it feels to do normal things with my daughter. There is alot of hand washing involved but we do it.
I can't tell you how good it feels to do normal things with my daughter. There is alot of hand washing involved but we do it.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Trip to Apple Annie's!
This saturday was our Mended Little Hearts trip to the pumpkin patch. We had a blast! We got to meet a new heart family which was really nice.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Ortho appointment today
First of all...it's 1:40 am so if this post doesn't make sense...sorry
Today we went to Arianna's orthopedic appointment.
First we did the x-ray and then played Candyland for about 10 minutes before the doctor came in.
He looked her over and said he can barely tell by looking at her that she has a curve. He seemed very laid back.
Then he tells me she hasn't changed and still has an 18 degree curve. I quickly reminded him that her curve was only 10 degrees 6 months ago. Man this doctor irritates me!!!
At this point she is in no risk but if she gets over 20 degrees he wants to put her in a brace. :( At this rate he expects her to be over 20 degrees in about year.
He mentioned it's possible she won't get worse but didn't sound very sure about that.
Then the Hanger guy came in and checked on her orthotic inserts and her feet and said they look perfect!
For now we enjoy the next 6 months and will worry about the brace at our next appointment.
Sorry for being so short and to the point...I'm exhausted and have to be up early for feeding therapy. Speaking of which, Arianna finally weighs 26 pounds!!! We have been working on that for 6 months. :) Her height is 36 inches, which is a 3 inch growth over the past few months. I'm so proud of her growth!
Okay....good night~
Today we went to Arianna's orthopedic appointment.
First we did the x-ray and then played Candyland for about 10 minutes before the doctor came in.
He looked her over and said he can barely tell by looking at her that she has a curve. He seemed very laid back.
Then he tells me she hasn't changed and still has an 18 degree curve. I quickly reminded him that her curve was only 10 degrees 6 months ago. Man this doctor irritates me!!!
At this point she is in no risk but if she gets over 20 degrees he wants to put her in a brace. :( At this rate he expects her to be over 20 degrees in about year.
He mentioned it's possible she won't get worse but didn't sound very sure about that.
Then the Hanger guy came in and checked on her orthotic inserts and her feet and said they look perfect!
For now we enjoy the next 6 months and will worry about the brace at our next appointment.
Sorry for being so short and to the point...I'm exhausted and have to be up early for feeding therapy. Speaking of which, Arianna finally weighs 26 pounds!!! We have been working on that for 6 months. :) Her height is 36 inches, which is a 3 inch growth over the past few months. I'm so proud of her growth!
Okay....good night~
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Long time no post...sorry!
I can't believe it's been this long since I've posted. Guess I'm addicted to using Facebook these days. :)
So let's see....what has been going on...let's get the not so good stuff out the way first.
Arianna went to the dentist last week and found out she has her first cavity. :( I feel like it's totally my fault and that makes me feel horrible. Because of her heart condition she needs to have this done in the hospital under anesthesia. I HATE putting her under again. It's been SO long since she has had to be put under. This will be the first time I have to explain to her what is going to happen and I'm not looking forward to that. Anyone have any suggestions on how to explain that to a 2-year-old that understands everyone???
I'm just going to post alot of pictures from the past few weeks...starting with today. Let's just say I was outnumbered. GO COWBOYS!!! (Even if Romo sucks!)
Ari & Kyoni (sister)
Cyrus(brother) , Ari & Ciara (cousin)
In this picture we made Ari a ninja mask out of toilet paper..lol!
Ari & Shawn (cousin)
Cyrus, Ari, Shawn, Bryce (cousins)
So let's see....what has been going on...let's get the not so good stuff out the way first.
Arianna went to the dentist last week and found out she has her first cavity. :( I feel like it's totally my fault and that makes me feel horrible. Because of her heart condition she needs to have this done in the hospital under anesthesia. I HATE putting her under again. It's been SO long since she has had to be put under. This will be the first time I have to explain to her what is going to happen and I'm not looking forward to that. Anyone have any suggestions on how to explain that to a 2-year-old that understands everyone???
I'm just going to post alot of pictures from the past few weeks...starting with today. Let's just say I was outnumbered. GO COWBOYS!!! (Even if Romo sucks!)
Ari & Tata
Ari & Kyoni (sister)
Cyrus(brother) , Ari & Ciara (cousin)
In this picture we made Ari a ninja mask out of toilet paper..lol!
Ari & Shawn (cousin)
Cyrus, Ari, Shawn, Bryce (cousins)Had a great night when they all stayed the night!
We made these cute pumpkins out of navel oranges and filled them with fruit salad! YUM!
We made these cute pumpkins out of navel oranges and filled them with fruit salad! YUM!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Friends
We had such a fun day with some friends from our Mended Little Hearts support group. Liz, who is a CHD survivor herself, has a little boy who is 2 months older than Arianna. The kids get along so well!
Kyle & Arianna watching people make the beads with fire. Arianna was more scared than excited
This was really awesome to watch
Then they got to pick out their own beads to make a bracelet.
Okay...even I had to get in on that action. :)
We had such a blast we didn't even realize we were there for 2 1/2 hours. Of course Arianna crashed on the way home so she is wired right now. Tomorrow we have to get up early so we can go to our monthly Mended Little Hearts gathering at the Tucson Children's Museum. I'll post pics when I get home.
First we went to lunch and that was fun as we had to keep running our newly potty trained 2-year-olds to the bathroom every 15 minutes. lol!
After lunch we went over the Beads of Courage event that was going on. This is such an amazing non-profit organization. They are in over 60 hospitals throughout the U.S. but of course not in our local hospital. Ugh...I'm going to try and see if I can help change that. ;)
Kyle & Arianna watching people make the beads with fire. Arianna was more scared than excited
This was really awesome to watch
Then they got to pick out their own beads to make a bracelet. 
Okay...even I had to get in on that action. :)
We had such a blast we didn't even realize we were there for 2 1/2 hours. Of course Arianna crashed on the way home so she is wired right now. Tomorrow we have to get up early so we can go to our monthly Mended Little Hearts gathering at the Tucson Children's Museum. I'll post pics when I get home.
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