Tali Update

A quick update on Tali:

In baby jail, The first day she love the bed and would walk around holding on to the bars. The other days not so much.

They are letting us come home from the hospital but with more testing, monitoring and doctors visits ahead. They think they are getting closer to a diagnosis (hurray). Tomorrow we will be seeing the Pediatric Cardiologist and doing a sedated echo. They are checking to make sure that her heart and arteries are okay since they suspect that she had atypical Kawasaki's Disease which can cause damage to both. Then after that we will be following up with the Infectious Disease team and they will be reporting on the extensive blood work and tests they preformed yesterday.

We are so grateful to all of the doctors and nurses that have been caring for her. They are all wonderful providers and have been working hard to find out what has been causing these fevers. She is an amazing, resilient little girl. She didn't get a lot of sleep (who does in the hospital) but was still happy and smiling for everyone. We had many nurses just coming in to meet Tali because they heard what a happy baby she is. She also had over 6 doctors and specialists coming in and out and also all there at the same time. She would visit with all of them. The Infectious Disease team couldn't believe that she is so happy with all of this going on. The ID (Infectious Disease) team have been asking us a bunch of odd questions (like to do we have any pet rats) in hopes of helping them find the cause! Really, they think I would have a pet rat!

Trying to get out. Normally she doesn't get her binky all day but at the hospital she sure did.

Trying to eat her IV. They said that most babies cry with the IV cause of the odd feeling of it entering the body. She would stare and then try and eat it. No tears for her (except when they put the IV in).

Pulling at straws (literally) with things for her to play with. She wasn't allowed into the playroom because they don't know what is wrong and so they don't know if it is infectious. 

P.S. Nannie insisted that she have a clip in her hair to keep it out of her eyes....her daddy took care of that one.

Thank you for the prayers we know that they are working and that they are helping to guide the doctors in finding out what is wrong.

Random Life

A little at what is happening around our house:

Max helping make cake (our finished product, with most of the nuts right in the middle..placed by Max).

Max having a bath and Tali wishing she was too

Naughty Tali getting into the dishes. They were clean.

Max and Mommy date to Krispy Kreme. He got a special snow man doughnut.

Tali reading her book.

Halloween

Way late but still fun, Max went to Nana Deb's 1st grade party. They had a lot of fun activites at the centers. He especially loved making a skeleton with q-tips. He was even in the Halloween parade.

After we went trick-or-treating. Max thought that you were supposed to knock on the doors and give them a treat and so every time they gave him a treat he was SO excited.

Attempting Halloween pictures

"Garving"

Yes, it says "garving" Max refers to carving pumpkins as "garving" and don't think about correcting him. He is sure that he is saying it right. We had a great time garving pumpkins and fabulous for me since I didn't have to do one. For some reason I can't stand the slimy guts inside the pumpkins. I was designated to take pictures, watch Tali and the not so fun job of cleaning up.
The fun begins...

Getting the guts

Trying to cut through a VERY thick pumpkin

Tali playing with straws

Mom and Tali

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The good witch

Witchelina, the good witch came to visit our house this past week. She brought a bunch of fun activities, treats and even a few special surprises. The favorite was some "dough" to go buy doughnuts. We went to Krispy Kremes, watched the doughnut machine and enjoyed a special doughnut. Max chose a spider web doughnut and could NOT wait to get home to eat it. My favorite was the first morning that she left a surprise Max came running upstairs "Mommy, Mommy hurry come look... Santa came". This age is so much fun!

This is the "loot" from two days (one day was a movie and pop pop and the second was a card to color, starburst and the "dough").

The movie....it has been watched plenty of times

"Dough" for the doughnuts

and as always Tali is along for the ride, which can be bumpy with Max as a brother

Getting into mischief

THANKS WITCHELINA, COME AGAIN NEXT YEAR!

Racquetball Lesson

Family time at the court....

Max is more coordinated that I am.

Has all the gear... 

1. Racquet is an old one from 20+ years ago, that came from N&P's house

2. Ball from dad's R-ball bag

3. Lowe's kids club goggles

Tali enjoying the "chase"

Now her turn to play

All done and ready to go get a treat

Halloween fun

Max loves everything Halloween (and the fact that next is Thanksgiving and Christmas...he has already started talking Christmas just like his dad).

Now to church to show off his "killer" candy corn tie. (Stef made it!)

Don't ya love this smile!

He is thrilled that they are Glow-in-the-Dark.

Anyone for a ride

"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. 

You find the fun, and - SNAP - the job's a game!"

                                                                             - Mary Poppins

Laundry Day:

That is our fun for the day....Love my family!

9 months

Tali is now 9 months and still a little peanut. She is 14.2 lbs (-10th percentile) and in the 30th for height (she gets that from me). She is healthy, happy and lots of fun to dress.

She lights up the room with her big happy grin and loves to play with Max.Giggling more every day, she loves to tease (gets that from her dad) and eat "real" food. She waves, does "So Big" and is working on signing "more". She has a fascination with faces and especially noses and might stick her finger up yours if you aren't watching.

She still has the best temperament (unless sleepy) and will snuggle right down when ready for bed. I love to go and get her out of her bed, even if she is screaming, you walk in and the smiling starts and the arms are waiving with excitement (wish everyone was that excited to see me).

Quack-quack

Our little ducky in her towel. Her eyelashes have come out and they are almost as long as Max's.

Max at about 3/4 months. They are about the same weight but I think Tali has chubbier cheeks.

Crawling

Tali has been crawling for over a month so I guess we better show you her stuff.

 This video was taken right after she learned to crawl so she is still getting the hang of it but very cute while doing so.

Jam Session

Somehow our deep freeze was unplugged and we lost everything in it. My first project was the strawberry freezer jam. We all love it and it seems to go very fast, so I hope we like it a lot since I made enough to last us years! We have been working on following directions with Max and having him help me cook has made a huge difference.
Pouring....

Scooping...

Stirring...

As usual Tali is along for the ride (with crazy hair).

I can't believe that Max started helping me when he was this big.