Happy Thanksgiving!

This year, we are most thankful for our daughter, Lucy, who has shown us what the true meaning of life really is.

Butter Ball Turkey

Yay! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Big Spoon

"Does this thing go in my mouth, Mama?"

Dinnertime

Lucy sitting up in her new high chair, ready to try eating pears like a big girl. She doesn't like smooth spoons and textures, so she likes to eat from her Nuk brush.

Back Home Again

Lucy was discharged from the hospital today and we brought our little Butter Ball turkey back home again just in time for Thanksgiving. It will be nice to not be in the hospital during the holiday. Lucy still has a lot to do to get ready for the big feast. We look forward to spending time with family and getting back to our normal once again.

Feeling Better

Lucy is out of the intensive care unit and in the Heart Center again, which has become our second home. She seems to be feeling better and as always, turned herself around without much intervention from doctors. Although she did require A LOT of oxygen support at first, it could have been a virus or possibly a reaction to her H1N1 vaccination, with swelling or narrowing of her trachea. We certainly will not be giving her the H1N1 booster shot.

Pulmonology would like to do a full 8-hour sleep study once she has fully recovered from her recent illness, to determine if she has sleep apnea and how much she actually obstructs her airway while sleeping at night. Unfortunately, Lucy's prolonged recovery hasn't allowed her to be home much to play and work on her neck control. Overall, she isn't as strong as she was prior to surgery. We hope to get home and stay there for longer than two weeks to really work strengthening her muscles and getting her orally interested again.

Lucy is still learning how to use her recently found voice, which is really cute, because she sometimes sounds like she's about to cry when she's just still learning. Pretty soon, she'll be babbling non-stop and we can't wait.

Pudge Face

Lucy is storing food in those fat little cheeks and her face is getting round again.