The mom’s and I are doing really well these days at just rolling with the punches. When we were first getting used to all my little quirks, it was easy for the mom’s to become overwhelmed when I hit a little bump in the road, but lately I’ve noticed that they seem to be better at watching how things unfold before they start to get really worried.
For instance, last week the mom’s noticed that I started having small seizures again. They were the same kind as last time, little muscle contractions that I can’t seem to control. There weren’t many, but since the mom’s have seizure eagle-eyes now they were able to spot them pretty quickly. They got an appointment with our pediatrician who managed to get in touch with my neurologist and they worked out a plan to change the dose of my seizure medication because I’ve grown. The doctor’s also let the mom’s know that if my body is fighting any kind of virus, even if I’m not showing any symptoms yet, my seizures become harder to control, so we need to go back to being very very careful about being around other kids and adults who may be sick. The mom’s took all of this with stride and have just spent the weekend keeping a pretty close eye on me. I don’t think that I’ve had any more seizures, but we’re going to see the neurologist again, just in case. Either way, I’m pretty proud of the mom’s – they’re really growing.
Otherwise, I’ve had a really great week! Last weekend, I got to meet 2 new cousins (well, Mama C says they’re not new, they’re just new to me!), Melissa and Brittany. They came all the way from BC just to see me!! (Mama C says that they actually came to visit my Aunt Bev, but I obviously know better). We had a nice afternoon at Gramma and Pa’s house, with the two of them and Aunt Bev. Auntie CC, Uncle Rico, Thor and Baby Ollie were there too and we had so much fun together! I thought that maybe I would be a little jealous that there is this new baby to take over my spotlight, but it turns out that being the only girl does have some advantages. Luckily Baby Ollie is super duper cute, so I don’t mind sharing the attention with him at all (and especially because Mama C like to cuddle with him a lot).
Then, the next day, Mommy and I decided to have a group date with my other two friends Thano and Jack and we went to the Zoo. We let their mom’s, Rita and Irene, come along too but mostly because they can drive. We saw the brand new baby polar bear, but my favourite were the penguins! Mama C was sad that she couldn’t go too, but said that if she goes on strike then we can go to the zoo all of the time. I don’t know what “going on strike” means, but it’s sounding great to me…I just wish I could figure out why the mom’s don’t look so happy about it.
The most exciting part of my week though was going to Sick Kids to see my OT Lisa! I hadn’t been to visit her since I was in the hospital in August and she was shocked to see how much I had grown and how great I was doing. To my great surprise we were there because everyone thinks that I’m ready to really start eating! This was the best day! I got to sit in a high chair and Lisa fed me all kinds of great things! Thickened formula, apple sauce, cookies…even cheesies! I got to start drinking from a cup (Mama C was helping me and she looked really nervous!). Lisa told the mom’s that I can have anything that I want now! She said to try lots of different things so that I get used to different textures and tastes – like ice cream and yogurt and fruit and pasta. I have to work pretty hard at it because I have no teeth, but so far I really like this eating business.
Lastly, on Friday (and then again on Sunday), I got to see my Jacquie! Now that she’s not my adoption worker we don’t get to see her as often so the mom’s made a special date so that we could all hang out. We had a great afternoon (even if Mama C hogged me and Jacquie barely got to hold me at all) but when Jacquie left, she forgot her sunglasses. So then on Sunday we drove to her house and dropped them off. We even got to say hello to her family who were all very wonderful – mostly because they thought I was so cute, especially the dog Gracie.
Really, when you look at it, there are way more good things happening then not so great ones. I’ll take that.
Look at this beautiful child! She is a stunner! Gorgeous! I love your blog, Lily. 🙂