Aubrey is pulling up on things more and more...see example below. She pulled up on the coffee table and immediately reached for my laptop. Must've needed to check her email.
She did well at therapy again on Wednesday. They told us just to keep on keeping on with what we're doing at home, so I guess we're doing ok.
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| Talking to her buddy Murphy through the screen door. |
She had an appointment today with the surgeon that did her eye surgery when she was still in the NICU. We hadn't been in 6 months, so I was a bit worried about what would happen. Last time, they had to swaddle her to hold her down so they could pry her eyes open with those metal tongs. It was traumatizing to all of us. I was wondering what army they had that could hold her down this time. Thankfully, it didn't come to that. It was, however, still painful but in a different way.
Our appointment was at 9:40a.m. At 10:50 we saw the doctor who then decided Aubrey needed to have her eyes dilated. That takes 45 minutes. So, they put eye drops in and we had to wait almost another hour to be seen again. Aubrey was SO good. She played with the toys I took, she helped me eat a banana, she took a nap, and finally I found an empty corner of the cafeteria where I could put her down for a little bit to crawl (I washed her afterwards, don't worry).
So after all of that, the doctor declared her eyes perfect. She doesn't need glasses, she tracks things and has great alignment, even with her eyes dilated. We don't have to go back for a year. Yay.
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| Rather proud of herself after pulling up on the moving glider footstool. |
We're looking forward to Aubrey's birthday party next weekend. Maybe it will keep my mind off of all the things that happened that night/day...but I doubt it. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle it when every time I stop and think about the night she was born I start to have a little bit of a panic attack. How can one day be the most terrifying and the most beautiful of your life? I still find it all rather unbelievable. *Deep breaths. Look at that precious baby you love who loves you back. Experience the emotions and realize that you'll probably feel them on each and every birthday, at least for a few years. You don't have to completely hold it together, but just thank the Lord that all those fears are now memories.*
-Keli
I can not believe how the time has flown by, Aubrey will soon be one year old of course you already know that. You three have been through a lot, but it is all worth it. With each picture she is prettier and prettier. I think she is going to have hair like her Mom. Cute little curl on the top of her head.
ReplyDeleteHave a Blessed Sunday and next week. Pat