No training wheels!

Our little man is growing up! Isaac got his training wheels off his bike on Monday and is loving it!
The video is a bit grainy. I didn't realize I had my camera on "standard," instead of "fine."

Isaac lost his first tooth!

Exciting news in our house. Isaac lost his first tooth on St. Patty's Day. He was out in the garage with dad and decided to take his mittens off with his teeth. Out popped the tooth onto the garage floor! He was pretty excited until he saw blood, at which point he turned dramatic. After some reassurance and talk about the tooth fairy he felt better. That night dad, err I mean the tooth fairy, left him a nice silver dollar. Isaac was so excited the next morning when he found his "big quarter" as he called it. He is so proud. Apparently this tooth losing is big stuff in the preschool world. He made sure he let us know that only ONE other person in his class had lost a tooth. He couldn't wait to tell everyone today.

Savannah's speech

The speech therapist came out on Thursday to evaluate Savannah. She had Savannah's speech scores from the Bayley test they did at the NICU follow-up clinic, but wanted to elaborate more on those. She did an articulation test with Savannah. Long story short, she scored as having a "severe speech delay" and will qualify for services. She doesn't need to do anymore to get her qualified, but is coming out again Tuesday for more testing to try to isolate more sounds and see exactly what should be written up in her treatment plan. Savannah cooperated great for the testing and just loved the ST. It's actually the same ST that worked with Isaac when he was younger. It's nice to have the same person, since we already know her. It's always kind of strange at first having complete strangers come into your house and work with your kids every week. This will make the transition smoother, and I am happy to see Savannah took to her right away:) I look forward to her making some progress. She gets so frustrated right now with her lack of communication.

Good news, bad news, and a not so good feeling

Like my new coat?

Isabella had her appointment today at the pediatric eye doctor. Good news, her vision is awesome right now and she scored above average on tracking. :) Then came the not so good news. She has a droopy right eyelid, or ptosis. I have noticed this before, but thought maybe MY eyes were playing tricks on me. Now that I look back at pictures, I can see it. The doctor will see her back in October. Apparently it can affect her vision and/or cause a lazy eye to develop. If problems start, he said a surgery can be done to tighten that eye muscle. :( Savannah will also have her next appointment in Oct to recheck her eye issues.

On the way home I started to have a not so good feeling. We have been noticing subtle things about her right side that are becoming less subtle with time. At 10 months she still doesn't use her right leg/side to roll to the left when on her back. She is starting to scoot and uses only her left side to pull herself. She is starting to hold her bottle when we encourage it, but only uses her left hand open. She will keep the right hand in a fist, but will keep it open if we open it for her. Now her right eyelid is droopy, more obvious at times, less at others. She does use her right side, just not for certain things. Her physical therapist comes out next week so I will ask her what she thinks. Something seems not quite right.

Something sharp?

Last night, I was feeling Bella's gums for any sign of a tooth and I felt a bump! I pressed a little harder and felt something sharp. Its the very tip of her first tooth. I couldn't see anything in there, but I could feel it. I can't wait for it to come thru. Maybe then she will start sleeping thru the night. Yes, at almost 10 months old, she still has not started sleeping thru the night. Todd and I are actually having a mini getaway weekend coming up. We really just want to sleep, so we are staying at a hotel Sat night, and then going to the Wild hockey game on Sunday. I can't wait to vegetate Sat night. It's going to be great.

Not so fast!

I got a message from Isabella's doctor today that she should be getting another Synagis shot for April. So, I guess Sat was not her last shot for RSV. She said if her March shot was March 1-15, then she would need an April shot. The shot is good for a 30 day span, and she needs coverage thru the majority of April (RSV season is typically Nov-April in MN).

WHAT IS RSV?

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus. RSV usually causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and children. But premature babies or those with lung or heart problems have a high risk of getting very sick if they catch RSV early in life. This is because premature babies do not have fully developed lungs. Also, because they were born early, they may not have received virus-fighting substances (called antibodies) from their mothers that help them fight off RSV and other viruses.
Each year, an estimated 125,000 infants in the United States are hospitalized with severe RSV, the leading cause of infant hospitalization.1-5 Severe RSV infections may cause up to 500 infants deaths annually in the United States.6 RSV may also cause more long-term health problems, such as asthma.

Goodbye nurse Brenda

Yesterday, Isabella had her last home health visit from her nurse Brenda. Brenda has been the home health nurse for both girls, and it was fun getting to kow her. Bella got another RSV shot (actually 2 shots). You would think we have a celebrity in our living room the way Savannah and Isaac crowd around to watch Bella get her shot.

Bella's lungs sounded ok, although Brenda mentioned she heard a little something in there, but no wheezing. I wasn't surprised to hear this since Bella has had a little runny nose. Otherwise, she looked great!

Other big news is Isabella got up on all fours for the first time! I included a picture above. She is really working hard at it, so I am sure it won't be long before she is crawling. I am still working with her on rolling to the left from her back. She just doesn't seem to want to do it.

I had class yesterday morning, and Todd had some work to do, so papa came down and watched the kids for us. Of course they were excited because they got to make pancakes with him. After I got home, Isaac and papa went out in the snow and made a fort. What fun! Above is a picture of them playing trucks in the snow.