Family Visit

Well spring has sprung and is finally here. May not be completely warm yet but the rain has hit, the crocuses and daffodils are in bloom and the evidence of a long "dog winter" is in the back yard for dad to clean up. Ha ha. Addison and I have had a chance to get out and have a few walks in some nice weather but are itching for more and to get some spring yard cleanup done. I know Addy just can't wait to get that garden rake or shovel in her hand???? Maybe that is me!!

Well we had a great March Break visit last week from Granny, Grandpa and Talyor. So good for them all to see Addison at home. This was Addison's first big meeting with her sister Taylor and the first time that Granny and Grandpa got to hold their little grand daughter. So exciting and touching to see them all together and see the love that they all had for little Addy and Addy for them. Addy was very intrigued by Grandpa's beard and could not resist to reach out and touch it as she gave him a big gummy smile. She comfortably curled up on Grandpa's chest and fell fast asleep after grandpa fed her her bottle. Taylor was soo good with her little sis, and we can't wait for them to spend some more quality time together in the near future. We got out to Twin Pines Apple Orchard and introduced Granny and Grandpa to their wonderful Cider and Iced Wine. I think we may have intrigued Grandpa into taking on a new brewing endeavour from his home orchard?? We will wait and see. What a great visit, thanks for driving down guys and we can't wait to see everyone in a few weeks for Easter!!

Unfortunately after our visit, the three of us came down with a case of stuffy nose and sore throat (not from our visitors, just a bug in the air) . Addison did not get to bad, as she receives my antibodies through my breast milk and daddy wore a mask and took necessary precautions to not pass on anymore sickness. She attended Dr. Stare's this week and got her third dose of Synergis shot for RSV and will receive the last one next month. This is until cold and flu season hits again the end of next fall and we start the shots all over again. Horrible that she has to get stuck with all these needles but important for her little body and lungs to get all the chance they can to stay healthy. Much appreciated that these injections are ordered by the hospital and doctor as part of Addy's care as these shots are not covered by most Insurance companies and cost the sum of $2500.00/injection!!!! Well we hope they are covered anyway, as we have not received a bill yet!! Cross our fingers.

We stopped in at the Public Health nurses today for a weigh in and unfortunately Addy did not have a great gain this week because of her sickness. We hope she recovers by the end of the week and can increase her calorie intake to make up for a few ounces by next week. We were advised that health officials like to see a gain of approximately 4 to 8 ozs over a week and poor little Addy only had 3 oz this week and that was a weigh in with a wet diaper. Yikes not good. She seems to have turned a corner a bit this afternoon and is feeding a bit better and seems to be a little more alert. She actually scared herself trying to talk to me during diaper change. She let out a little screech, which I dont' think she was expecting to hear herself do and kind of gave me a look like "Whaaat was that"???? Moments where I wish I had a running video on to just capture, because you just cannot get a camera fast enough.

We continue to have assessments with the Pathways Occupational and Physiotherapists at home, and the ladies were impressed with some of Addison's progress in her movements and development. Some of our good work has payed off with our exercising Addy's left side, as her range of motion on that side has increased. Even though she still tends to favour her right side more, she is able to turn her neck to the left and go closer to the ground than she had weeks prior. The team gave us some more new exercises for Addison's tummy time and to assist us in strengthing Addy's ability to hold up her head and neck. Addison is now starting to reach out and grab at objects a little so they advised us to encourage her with hanging objects in front of her during awake time to test her. We have also signed ourselves up for a baby music and signing class at our local community center and look forward to signing up for baby massage and food prep in the coming months. Lots of stuff to keep us busy, waiting for that nice weather to come!! Happy Spring everyone!!!