New Things

My little girl has been doing so many new things recently.  At daycare she gave up the high chair and started sitting at the table with the big kids.  They even had to put her in a high chair today because they didn't have enough big chairs, and she cried until they put her at the table. 
Today she climbed the 3 stairs in our living room all by herself.  She has been trying to pull up on things for a while.  She always gets halfway there and then she stops.  Today she did it!! 
And....As i was typing this I went upstairs to check on her and she fell asleep without her pacifier!!  It was buried in her toys. 
We are so proud of her! :o)  <3

Hearing Test

Haleigh had her hearing test this morning.  Because of the type of test it was (ABR) they had to put her to sleep.  They needed total silence during the procedure.  She did really well.  They said she passed the high frequency portion of it.  They were unable to do the low frequency test because she woke up and they can't sedate her a second time.  She said to just follow up with the ENT in 6 months and they may be able to do the low frequency test right in the office if Haleigh will play along.  So now we have to see a speech therapist to try and get this girl expressing herself in words.  :o)   <3

More Doctors

Today Haleigh had an appt with the ENT to check her ear tubes.  All went well.  Her tubes are still in place so she is set for her hearing test on Saturday.  With this test she will be put to sleep and they will measure brain wave response to sound.  The doctors know that she can hear but they are not sure how well she can hear because her speech is so delayed. 
Josh also took her to radiology to get her bone age test done.  Since she will be starting growth hormone in October they wanted to have a baseline bone age.  She will be tested periodically throughout her treatment. 
After all of this craziness Josh took her to Toys r Us and spoiled her as usual.  She got a pink bouncy pony.  She loves it. 

The rest of vacation

We were having a lot of problems with the internet connection on vacation so we couldn't blog anymore while we were there.  The rest of the trip went great.  Haleigh is really a water baby.  She loved the ocean and the pool.  It was very windy this year so we couldn't keep her near the ocean very long.  She gets cold very easy. 
We took her to hold a real baby tiger and a baby monkey.  I have the pictures posted on my facebook page.  
We had to leave on Friday to make our way home.  We left early expecting to make a few stops because she HATES riding in the car.  But, Josh and I are so proud of her because she made the 8 hour trip with 1 stop for food and side of the road diaper change.  She did great!  Surprisingly she only slept for 15mins of the entire ride.  I was expecting her to still nap and to fall asleep around bed but she decided she didn't want to do that. LOL
Now that we are finally home we are getting life back in order.  She did really well at getting back to her routine. 
Josh will post some pictures soon!

Day 2

Even though Haleigh went to bed late last night she was still wide awake at 6am.  This of course made for a pretty grumpy day.  She didn't want much to do with anything.  She actually fell asleep on the beach.  We took her up to the condo for an early nap which lasted 3 hours.  She really needed it.  We just got back from dinner and she is laying in her bed talking to Tilly.  She will hopefully fall asleep very soon.  She is cutting a few teeth too so she isn't very happy about that.  Tomorrow morning we plan to go collecting sea shells for her jars.  Every beach we take her to we put the shells and some sand in a jar and lable it.  Hopefully it will be something she will keep forever. 

Trip to Raleigh NC/Myrtle Beach Day 1

As some of you may know, Haleigh does not travel well by car.  So in order to make our 8 hour trip to South Carolina a little less stressful, we made a pit stop in Raleigh North Carolina.  We spent the afternoon in the pool of the hotel which Haleigh loved!  I will post a few pics for you to enjoy.  This morning we woke up early and started the last 3 hours to Myrtle Beach!  She did so well on the trip.  We were in the home stretch with about 53 miles to go and Haleigh decided she wanted to blow poo from her diaper!  EWWW!  We had to stop on the side of the road to clean up.  It was everywhere and she didn't seem to mind at all!  Silly girl!  After clean up we finished the ride in and met up with my brother and his family.  Haleigh was super excited to see her cousin Jessica.  When you see the pictures, keep in mind that Jessica is only 6 months older than Haleigh.  This will give you all an idea of how small she really is. 
Day one was so fun!  We took the girls to Build A Bear.  Haleigh adopted "Tilly the Tiger".  He is now the newest member of our family.  She is cuddled up next to him right now.  After Build a Bear we came back to the condo to get settled in a bit then we took the girls to the beach.  Haleigh is definitely a water baby, as soon as we put her in the tide pool she ate a fist full of sand and didn't seem to mind. LOL! She didn't stay in the water very long because she gets cold very easily.  After swimming cousin Jessica was feeding her in her exersaucer!  Yummy!
It seems to us she had a very fun first day.  She just went to bed at around 9 which is VERY unusual for her.  She passed right out of course. 

We are having trouble uploading pics right now.  The connection isn't very good.  We will post them as soon as we can.

Ice Cream Sandwich

Haleigh got through daycare yesterday. She has a slight fever and was still in good spirits as always!!! After dinner Amanda and I were out on the deck and Haleigh and I decided it was a good time for an ice cream sandwich. I think she enjoyed it!!!

I hope it isn't happening

Amanda took Haleigh into daycare today and Haleigh lost it!!!! To the point that Amanda couldn't even calm her down. I saw Haleigh as they left this morning and she was her talking self and sharing her PACI with me. Amanda said she did ok on the ride there but was trying to go #2 and was crying because it always hurts her so she was all teary eyed and the dam let loose on her nose too. Amanda thought Haleigh felt warm to her when she dropped her off but I hope that with the crying and pushing to go to the bathroom Haleigh was just warm from all of that.  The dr gave her a medication to help soften it up which helps out. I have not heard anything just yet and it is now mid day so I am hoping Haleigh is not getting sick. We are set to head for Myrtle Beach on Saturday morning. This is going to be a great time for Amanda and I to relax with Haleigh and family. We were in Ocean City for Mothers Day and it was a disaster. Haleigh had the worst sinus infection ever and was not enjoying herself. I hope Haleigh will be HEALTHY and have just as much fun as she did last year. Hear are a few pics from last year!!!!!

Lake Tobias

We took Haleigh to Lake Tobias Wildlife park yesterday.  She had so much fun with her friend Elliot, Uncle Chris and Aunt Liz. She got to see Lions and Tigers and Zedonks! A Zedonk is half Zebra and half Donkey.  It is the coolest animal.  She went on an animal safari and she got to see Buffalo, Deer, Texas Longhorn, Elk, Llama and so many different types of big birds. These animals came right up to the bus!  The Elk even tried to eat the cover on the bus!!!
Then we took her into a petting zoo.  She made best friends with a little baby goat.  She got so excited every time she saw him.  She did so good all day with a very small nap in the car on the way there.  Haleigh even sat in her stroller ALL day for the very first time. We are hoping she will continue this because at some point she will out grow the carrier. She started passing out in the stroller a the end of the day.  It didn't take long for her to pass out when we left.  I hope you enjoy the pics from Lake Tobias!!  :o) 

Stages

First, i am glad people can still follow, even though i can't see who you are.  For some reason the widget never seems to work. 
So this week Haleigh has decided she wants to start crying any time I leave her.  It started with bedtime.  She always fell asleep on her own, and recently she has been flipping out when i put her down.  Now when I leave her at daycare she does the same thing.  Its so sad to see her upset little face when I leave.  I suppose this will pass too.  I just hope sooner than later!