I've been out of my blog loop for so long so much has happened.. i dont even think i would be able to pick up where i left off if i wanted too... having said that i'll just sum up:
My last blog post was when Andrea turned 11 months old.... and i had no idea what the next two months or weeks for that matter would hold.
Andrea is now asmathic we're not 100% sure how that came about but have a strong feeling it had something to do with her OLD daycare... old as in shes no longer there!! turns out everytime it would rain they would flood on the inside of the school.. i checked online since all infractions are public record with child care providers and there was no evidence of anything fishy going on. nonetheless i pulled her out for a month... worked part time.. trucked her with me to work from 12-5 everyday for three weeks... the week of her birthday she stayed home with my blessed mother in law who was able to give me some peace to actually be able to get things done for her party, my work at the office, and myself.. being last on the list lol.
the week before andrea turned 1 she got extremely sick... i'm talking major throat infection and fever of 104.. i tried to get the temp under control by alternating motrin and tylenol... plus her antibiotic for the infection... but nothing worked.. i even tried lukewarm baths which suprise suprise weren't a big hit for her or me...finally her pedi told me that if i couldn't get her fever under control i had to bring her into the er... we spent a night there... they poked her from every crevase on her tiny body...catheter, blood, throat, butt, finger... it was bad finally they ended up keeping her for the night and administered antibiotic through injection... we spent the night... just me and my angel.. by the morning she was doing muuuuch better... and the fevers became less frequent... eventually she was better.
her first birthday...
wow it was awesome!!! hot but awesome... i had been buying things and planning since she was 7 months old and to my surprise i used all of my goodies... it was a ballerina party, equipped with ponies, tutu's, a craft table and an icee machine. i was up til 3am the night before getting everything ready ... woke up at 6:30 the next morning to be at the park setting up with my angel of a best friend bea who helped me soooo incredibly much.. she's the best. all in all it was hot being that we were in the middle of july and having a birthday party at a park but i was happy with the outcome.. andrea was totally wired and didn't sleep that night until about 12am lol... we also had LOTS of family here for her celebration which meant we were non stop the entire week plus weekend... my little baby's first birthday was just perfect and i wouldn't have done anything different... after all your first baby only turns 1 once!!! moving forward... next year we'll be celebrating her bday with mickey and friends lol!!!
1 year well visit with dr. martinez...
phewwww where to begin...
andrea received her varicella vaccination and will be going back for her mmr this thursday.
she has reached all of her milestones however unfortunately was off the growth chart for her weight... not good news... granted she had just been sick and hospitalized the week before however he used the phrase "failure to thrive" AHHHH my heart fell to the pit of my stomach i cant even begin to describe the disappointment i felt as a mother at that point in time... basically what he said was that she could just be petite like me however being that shes off the chart for weight and she had lost 4 ounces since her follow up the previous week we needed to change her diet so no more baby food... her diet now consists of eating every few hours like normal and eating lots of protein, pastas, rice, beans, lentils, meat, lean ground beef, any white fish like tilipia...all the good stuff... sooo my challenge began... all in all andrea is a great eater but its a matter of finding what she likes and to have a variety as she gets tired of eating the same things. so far so good...she seems like shes plumped up in the past three weeks but only the scale will tell whats going on. if she is still not weighing what she should we'll have to go see a pedi gi and start running tests. Fingers crossed.
Daycare...
Andrea started a new daycare here in coral springs the first week of august so far its been a very positive experience... no more sicky or asthma episodes... however she is on singulair to keep her asthma under control. i also have her on a multivitamin to boost her little immune system... Shes now in the one year old class and walking a lot... although not 100% yet... the daycare is equipped with a webcame where i can monitor her wherever she is off of my computer... its really great but sometimes i think it makes me miss her more during the day. but she's definitely thriving.
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