TGIF

TGIF!!!!

Happy Friday!

The weekend is almost here & we are looking forward to not really having any plans! I'm sure we will end up doing something since we can't ever manage to just rest. I think Nick and I thrive on staying on the go! I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing! Neither one of us like to just sit around so I guess it's a good think we are both like that. I'm sure Addison will be the same.....or just the opposite (she may love to just rest since we keep her on the go so much; but, somehow I think since she is such a "busy body", she too will love staying on the go). Okay sorry for rambling on this post.

Happy Friday......I hope your family enjoys doing something fun & spending time with each other this weekend whether it's just relaxing or staying on the go like the Grayson's!

We're GOING HOME TODAY...

Dr. Shelley & Dr. Rittmeyer both say Addison can go home!!!! We are ECSTATIC!!!! Need I say anymore....

Yes, we are still at the hospital...

Yes, we are still at the hospital. Mommy & Daddy are not happy campers. We are now under the care of a gastroenterologist specialist, Dr. Rittmeyer. So here we are, well.....here I am; still at the hospital. Nick has gone home so he can go to work tomorrow. Aunt Kathryn is staying with me at the hospital tonight to help me with Addison. Will we ever get to go home......

Day 5 at the Hospital

Day 5 - Will today be the day we get to go home? On a positive note, they took the IV tube off. She still has the actual IV in; but, they capped it so she is not hooked up to the machine any more!!! This will allow for more free movement! Both Mommy & Daddy are happy about this! We gave Addison a bath last night. She had not had one since the night before we were admitted to the hospital.

While we are waiting to find out if today will be the day, I thought I would snap a few shots of Scuba Steve and his friends that Nick has commented on to a few of you. Nick, Addison & I all I think are sick of Scuba Steve & his friends. Here are a few shots of our ceiling......

Scuba Steve

Ted the Turtle

Sam the Seal

WE'RE NOT GOING HOME.....

WE'RE NOT GOING HOME TODAY......

The nurse just came in to tell us that she talked with the doctor on call, Dr. De Mauro, he said that we could not go home until Addison has a bowel movement......which she hasn't had since Monday. Okay, I know TMI.....but just wanted to give an update!!

Day 4 in the Hospital....will we go home today?

Today is day 4 of Addison being in the hospital. Nick and I never thought that we would be here for this long with Addison. It all started on Tuesday when she woke up with a 102 fever, a bad cough & funny nose. So I took her to the doctor & we thought we were dealing with a bronchial type infection. So off we went to the pharmacy to get Addison her prescriptions filled. In the car, on the way to the pharmacy, she vomited. At the time I didn't think much of it, I just thought maybe her reflux medicine had not kick in from the morning dose. Well once we got home, she vomited again. This time it was everywhere! So I called Dr. Shelley to give him an update. He told me to put her on the B.R.A.T diet. So we started that....well by the afternoon she was pretty much refusing all liquids & BRAT foods. And continued to vomit. So we went back to see Dr. Shelley because he said that he wanted to see her back on Wednesday if she was not getting better. So on Wednesday, he checked & she was still hydrated so we were still okay...he said to continue to offer the BRAT diet. But if she continued to refuse liquids & vomit, he needed to see her back on Thursday. Well it continued....so off we went on Thursday morning to see Dr. Shelley. We knew that she was not doing well. Addison is such an active child & for her to just lay on the sofa and not move, we knew she didn't feel well. We even laid her next to Kat and she did not even try to touch her.....she always tries to "attack" the cat so another signal that she didn't feel well. On top of the vomit & refusing foods & liquids. Dr. Shelley took one look at her on Thursday and said that she did not look well. He checked her out some more & looked at me and said I hate to do this; but, I am going to have to admit her to the hospital. So off we went.....

Nick and I really thought that Addison would be admitted and get to go home the following morning. We really thought that she just needed to get some "fluids" (IV) in her. Well the nurses immediately got the IV hooked up along with all the other blood work & urine work that Dr. Shelley ordered to be done. Later that day she went for her chest scan. Well she continued to vomit. All the test came back okay. On Friday morning, Dr. Shelley came in & told us that he could not release her until she was able to keep down liquids and that was not the case yet. So he wanted to keep us another 24 hours & that the doctor on call we re-evaluate Saturday morning. He also ordered for a stomach scan to be done....(it came back okay as well). Well Addison continue to vomit and not keep down any liquids. So to speed up to today (Sunday), Dr. Kray (doctor on call his weekend) would not let us go on Saturday (still continuing to vomit on Saturday). So here we are on Sunday. He came in this morning & wants to see what happens by this afternoon. It's noon as I am writing this blog (Addison is sleep & so is Nick). She has had about 7 oz of fluids and 1 1/2 crackers.....so far so good. No vomit!!!!! I am hoping that when he calls back this afternoon that he will feel good about releasing us and that we will get to sleep in our beds tonight.

Now of course it will be fun to get Addison back on her sleeping schedule. But, I'll take it if we get to go home!!!! I took a few pictures of Addison while in the hospital. You know me, I had to document so later in life she can take a look of her stay in the hospital at 11 months.

Addison has been a trooper during this time in the hospital. She started doing this "fake" smile. I think she knew that Mommy & Daddy needed some smiles! She has given us lots of hugs & kisses!! She has given all the nurses the evil eye; but, then quickly gives them a smile (except when they were "working" on her).

Sweet, happy, and full of life

Addison & I were home the other day without Nick. So what does Mommy do....well gets the camera out!! I just snapped a few shots of my happy little girl!!

Where's Addison....

Oh, getting into something she is not suppose to be getting into. You always know when Addison is up to something, she gets quiet. I got this picture when she was trying to get my external hard drive that I had behind the end table.

More ravioli, please

Meal times can still be very messy. Here are a few pictures of Addison from over the weekend. She was eating Ravioli. I just couldn't resist taking a picture.

We have a climber...

Addison loves climbing....I looked over the other day & she was climbing onto of her table top toy so she could get to the chair.

Addison turns 11 Months Old

Wow - 11 months old on January 8, 2009!!

Where is the time going? What has Addison been up to this month?

Well, the biggest accomplishment this month is that she started walking!! A few days before Christmas she took a couple of steps. Ever since then, she has continued to take more & more steps each day. She is starting to use walking as her main mode of transportation. She has gotten to the point that she always will start out walking. Sometimes she gets where she wants to go by walking and other times, she falls & continues to crawl the rest of the way. She has become very independent this month! She will not let Mommy or Daddy feed her. She wants to do it herself!! Spoon & all....so if we are feeding her something that needs a spoon we have to give her a spoon & she does it (we slip our spoon in every other bit)!! Addison continues to love her veggies!!! We still have not found a vegetable that she doesn't like. Mommy & Daddy hope this trend continues!! She did discover sweets this month. Okay so we are bad parents, I was eating a Swiss Cake roll & I gave her a little bit. Well now anytime I have a sweet snack she must have a little bit of it!! I'm just thankful that she loves her veggies more than the sweets! She will eat ham, turkey, and hamburger meat and most fruits. Addison is not a big fan of breakfast! This is the only meal that we struggle with getting her to eat. But, hey - I'm not a breakfast person either so maybe she takes after me in that sense!

Addison continues to be a happy baby!! She loves laughing. She loves pretending that Mommy or Daddy are "coming to get her"!! She just laughs & laughs and tries to "get away"! She still hates to have her diaper changed (I think that is the activeness in her - she gets that from Nick). Oh, she also discovered that she could climb this month!! If there is something to climb on & get higher, she will figure it out. She has no fear!

Verbally, she continues to point at things. We tell her what she is pointing at when she points. She has added dog to her vocabulary. So to date, she says dada, cat, dog, duck on a regular basis. Still no mama. I think she has said it maybe 2 or 3 times. Tonight, I think she said bath time.

Addison continues to try to get the cat. Okay "get the cat" is a nice way of saying; attack the cat. She has not learned how to be gentle with Kat. We work on this everyday! I think she just gets so excited. She loves animals!! Anytime we are around a cat or a dog....it grabs her attention!!

As I say each month, we are so blessed to have such a wonderful, fun, loving child! She is full of so much energy & life!!!

Here are a few of our 11 month pictures....it gets harder & harder to get the pictures as she does not want to stay put next to the board for a picture. Anyways, here is what I got this month.....enjoy!

Mom has the camera out...

I had the camera out today if you can't tell.....I took a few pictures throughout the day. My little girl is growing up so fast!!!