...and a half.
Hallie has been getting very brave lately, and today she has been SO good at standing on her own. Then during the football game tonight (while Eric and Chad were at the game), she took her first solid, sturdy, intentional step, and a half, before promptly falling on her bum. She's most definitely not a walker by any means, and hasn't done it since, but she's headed there. Then she will never be stopped. :)
But Angela and I were pretty excited for her, and she was so proud of herself.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Good news...
After a very early morning, and two hours at the allergist, Hallie is able to eat wheat! This opens up so many more things that she can eat. This is a very happy thing. She still can't eat egg or peanut, and we will go back in a year to have those tested again.
At the allergist today, we did a "food challenge." We brought in a piece of whole wheat bread, and we slowly started feeding her, and watched for a reaction. We started with a tiny piece about the size of my fingernail, waited 15 minutes, made sure she didn't react to it, then tripled the size, waited, then gave her as much as she wanted, and waited 40 minutes. Hallie ate the whole piece, she thought it was quite the treat. But, she didn't have a reaction at any point. So the allergist gave us the go ahead to eat as much wheat as she wants, as long as it doesn't have egg or peanut with it. Dr. Hendershot thinks it was a false positive scratch test, and the reactions she has had were to egg and not wheat. We are thrilled. A lot more options open up with wheat.
What about the milk?
I've been meaning to post about this for a month, when we went to our return visit to the allergist. But he basically said that he thinks that she has outgrown her milk sensitivity. So we are working on slowly building her up to milk. Basically we add something every two weeks. First we started with milk cooked into things, and then cheese cooked into things. We were supposed to start trying uncooked cheese on Friday, but she has had some tummy issues, so we've kind of backed off a bit, but hopefully in the next little bit we can start that. After cheese, we'll go to yogurt, then whole milk. So we'll see how it goes. Our goal is to have her on whole milk before Christmas, and hopefully earlier.
Anyway, I'm sure that is far more information than anyone wants to know, but there it is. :)
At the allergist today, we did a "food challenge." We brought in a piece of whole wheat bread, and we slowly started feeding her, and watched for a reaction. We started with a tiny piece about the size of my fingernail, waited 15 minutes, made sure she didn't react to it, then tripled the size, waited, then gave her as much as she wanted, and waited 40 minutes. Hallie ate the whole piece, she thought it was quite the treat. But, she didn't have a reaction at any point. So the allergist gave us the go ahead to eat as much wheat as she wants, as long as it doesn't have egg or peanut with it. Dr. Hendershot thinks it was a false positive scratch test, and the reactions she has had were to egg and not wheat. We are thrilled. A lot more options open up with wheat.
What about the milk?
I've been meaning to post about this for a month, when we went to our return visit to the allergist. But he basically said that he thinks that she has outgrown her milk sensitivity. So we are working on slowly building her up to milk. Basically we add something every two weeks. First we started with milk cooked into things, and then cheese cooked into things. We were supposed to start trying uncooked cheese on Friday, but she has had some tummy issues, so we've kind of backed off a bit, but hopefully in the next little bit we can start that. After cheese, we'll go to yogurt, then whole milk. So we'll see how it goes. Our goal is to have her on whole milk before Christmas, and hopefully earlier.Anyway, I'm sure that is far more information than anyone wants to know, but there it is. :)
Friday, September 11, 2009
1 Year Old Photoshoot
We had Mary Anne do pictures of Hallie for her 1st birthday. And, we all know I kind of have an obsession with pictures, but I just couldn't choose which ones to put up, so here are some of the ones I LOVE!...and this was being selective. :) We got so so many good pictures, I'm so happy with them! Thanks again Mary Anne!
We had her do a few family ones too...
We had her do a few family ones too...
Busy, Busy, Busy
No, we haven't dropped off the face of the earth, but things have been pretty crazy the last few weeks. Both Eric and I are in school, and for the most part enjoying our classes, but they are definitely keeping us very busy. Hallie is just still our sweet little girl. She is learning lots of new words, and is getting brave and will stand on her own for a little bit here and there. Other than that, there isn't anything too exciting going on at our house. Just being busy, busy, busy.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Hallie's 1st Hospital Stay
Even though the bulk of this story can be found here and here, we thought we'd post a few pictures of this scary incident, and fill in a few spots, and even moreso just for my records.
We were direct admitted to the Pediatric floor at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Here we are waiting for our admittance papers to show up. About this time the nutritionist/dietitian had received her medical history, and had seen her allergies. It was quite humorous when she called me to ask what on earth she could feed this child, because I wonder that pretty much every day. I was kind of hoping that she could tell me. :) Also, this green fleece blanket was a lifesaver, we were in a rush leaving our house and forgot to grab Hallie's blanket, so it was a great stand-in until Eric could go home and get hers. It is amazing the power of a blanket.
This is the most Hallie saw of the outside world. Because all of the testing was not completed, they had her in isolation. So she could not leave the room. They even brought the x-ray machine into the room, so she didn't have to leave, to do a chest x-ray. She was going a little stir crazy by the end, and they had a oxygen monitor on her foot, so she couldn't even get out of the crib to play.
They had the oxygen tent ready to go if needs be. Luckily she didn't need oxygen at any point. The breathing treatments were enough to keep her in the green zone.
I am constantly amazed by the power of modern medicine, and the doctors and nurses who provide it. We were so blessed to have a medical staff who took such great care of us.
This one was by far the scariest point of the experience. We are sitting in the doctor's office, with the PA and nurse in emergency mode trying to get oxygen readings, check vitals, listening to her chest, calling the pediatric residents at the hospital, etc. , all while Hallie is screaming and screaming. They finally got to the point where they said that they didn't want to put her body under the stress it was going through, because they were worried it may be too much, so they gave up on getting the readings they needed. It is extremely scary to hear a doctor tell you, "its a good thing you brought her in, cause if not she may have just given up if she didn't get help." I understand they were trying to say "good work," but it really just made things real, and made the severity of it sink in, and made me extremely scared.
We were direct admitted to the Pediatric floor at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Here we are waiting for our admittance papers to show up. About this time the nutritionist/dietitian had received her medical history, and had seen her allergies. It was quite humorous when she called me to ask what on earth she could feed this child, because I wonder that pretty much every day. I was kind of hoping that she could tell me. :) Also, this green fleece blanket was a lifesaver, we were in a rush leaving our house and forgot to grab Hallie's blanket, so it was a great stand-in until Eric could go home and get hers. It is amazing the power of a blanket.
This is the most Hallie saw of the outside world. Because all of the testing was not completed, they had her in isolation. So she could not leave the room. They even brought the x-ray machine into the room, so she didn't have to leave, to do a chest x-ray. She was going a little stir crazy by the end, and they had a oxygen monitor on her foot, so she couldn't even get out of the crib to play.
They had the oxygen tent ready to go if needs be. Luckily she didn't need oxygen at any point. The breathing treatments were enough to keep her in the green zone.
I am constantly amazed by the power of modern medicine, and the doctors and nurses who provide it. We were so blessed to have a medical staff who took such great care of us. I will forever remember the respiratory therapist who was on duty throughout the night. What an angel she was! She came in at 9 pm, 1 am, and 5 am, and each time she came in, she was just so caring and loving toward Hallie. She would hold her, snuggle her, and talk to her as she did the breathing treatments, and just made her so comfortable. She was the only one that Hallie was not afraid of. At 1 am Hallie was still awake, unable to settle down being in a new place and not feeling well, so she came in and gave Hallie her treatment, and brought her a popsicle and a snack to see if that would help her settle in for the night, which it did. I heard her come in for the 5 am treatment (Hallie had only been asleep for about 3 hours), I was laying in bed, a little worried Hallie would wake up, which she did, and not be able to fall back asleep again, unsure how I would last through more sleeplessness. But I watched the therapist with Hallie as she finished up. She laid Hallie back down, gave her her blanket, and rubbed her back until she fell back asleep. She didn't know I was watching, but it truly meant so much to me, just to know that even though I was exhausted, and felt like there was nothing else that I could give or do, that someone who could help, who had never met us previously, was so willing to serve us. Not only in a medical sense, but in a way that touched me forever. I am sure that she thought nothing of it, that it was just another night at work for her, but I will always remember those small gestures, because they truly meant the world to me. They recharged my batteries so that I could face the challenges before us. I hope that I can remember that as I have opportunities to serve, because so often it is those little things that truly mean the most.
Since being in the hospital we have been back to the doctor a couple times, for a check-up after the hospital stay and Hallie's one year well-baby visit. But its bad when the receptionists, nurses, and doctors greet all of you by name when you come in the door. That tells me we have been there far too often! :)
Anyway she is fine now, and is completely off of any breathing treatments or medication. Dr. Savage just thinks it was croup. Which basically means a virus caused her throat to swell, making hard to breathe. But Hallie is doing well and hopefully we do not see this issue again, ever.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Fishy Face
7.10.09
For awhile this is the face Hallie would make after EVERY bite of food. It didn't matter what it was. Whether she liked it or not, she would make a fishy face, then start laughing. What a funny girl!
For awhile this is the face Hallie would make after EVERY bite of food. It didn't matter what it was. Whether she liked it or not, she would make a fishy face, then start laughing. What a funny girl!
Salmon Supper
8.7.09
Payson City does a fresh Alaskan salmon dinner once every year, where they fly the fish in that morning from Alaska and the firemen cook it on the streets. It is something Eric and I look forward too every year. (Partly because it is the only time you can get really good fish in Utah.) I think we have gone every year since we have been married. It's fun to go with my parents and some of their friends. Last year I was pregnant with Hallie, and she was born about a week after. This year, she was almost one. This is the only picture we took all night. But I think its a pretty cute one if I say so myself.
Hallie was getting fidgety sitting in the stroller in line, so Grandpa humored her. :) They are so cute together!
Payson City does a fresh Alaskan salmon dinner once every year, where they fly the fish in that morning from Alaska and the firemen cook it on the streets. It is something Eric and I look forward too every year. (Partly because it is the only time you can get really good fish in Utah.) I think we have gone every year since we have been married. It's fun to go with my parents and some of their friends. Last year I was pregnant with Hallie, and she was born about a week after. This year, she was almost one. This is the only picture we took all night. But I think its a pretty cute one if I say so myself.
Hallie was getting fidgety sitting in the stroller in line, so Grandpa humored her. :) They are so cute together!
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