Wanna see something cute?

The wonderful gal that watches Myla for us took this video and gave it to me for mother's day. Its taken me a while to figure out how to share it on here, but I did and here it is!

Family Fun

Myla's great grandparents came to visit this weekend and so we've been doing a lot of family time. (Here she is feeling the tall-vibe on Uncle Scott's shoulders.) She's been extra cute - making it hard for them to leave I'm sure. They keep remarking on how big she is and how its hard to imagine that she's the same baby. We think that sometimes too - she's grown so much! But all we have to do is look at the pictures we have an it all comes right back.

Still haven't heard on the oxygen test. The doctor's office has faxed in the order for it twice but the oxygen people have yet to call us. We're a little anxious to see how it goes. And we would like to do it before we go to Glenwood Springs for the March for Babies next weekend. Still, we know better than to push her.

She's a master now at rolling from her tummy to her back and is so close to going the other way. She gets her foot under her and the top half rolls, she just can't get the bottom half to follow. Any day though I'm sure and she'll all of a sudden do it and go "how did that happen?"

Oh those baby blues...

Myla had another check in with the eye doctor this morning. Ok, are you sitting down for this? Her eyes are perfect! The ROP is gone! Happy dance!! The right eye is 100% and the left eye is 99%, with just a little scar tissue left. The doctor said that her eyes look great, she can fix and focus with both eyes and they don't want to see us for three months. Yippee!! Today is cold and rainy and Myla's got the right idea - she's snuggled up in her bed for a little nap. I'm so glad we don't have to do the ROP tests anymore. They are so hard to watch and they just wipe her out. Plus, I imagine it hurts...

We had a great mother's day together - went to church and had brunch with the family and then spent the afternoon playing together. Myla was so sweet in her little yellow dress and was very good to me. I am so thankful for the blessing that she is and the joy that she brings into our lives.

One more oxygen test coming up. Here's hoping!

Six months old!

Well, our little girl is officially six months old! She's come a long way baby! We celebrated the occasion by playing peek-a-boo with the couch cover. Or she was going to sneak under the couch - she wouldn't tell me which.

Myla's occupational/physical therapist came to see her today too. She was so amazed by the strength that she has in her neck and upper body. She said she was looking really good and that we have done good so far. She wasn't concerned with Myla favoring the right side of her head because she has really good range of motion. In other words, she can move her head from her shoulder on the right side all the way to her shoulder on her left side. She gave us a few things that we can do to continue to strengthen the muscles, but all in all, she thought that she looked really good for a 3 month old (adjusted) baby. Myla also had another overnight oxygen test on Tuesday. Crazy little bug - they had the alarm set way low so I never heard it go off and when I got up in the morning, there she was SIDEWAYS in her crib. Needless to say the monitor was not on her foot. Hopefully they got a good enough reading and will give us the results on Monday.

Dad had his six month review with his boss yesterday and he is doing so good that they gave him a $1000 a year raise! Yeah Johnny! He said he was doing really well and he was very happy with his decision to give Johnny the job. And we are very happy that he has it too!

Six-month check up.

We awoke this morning like most others with Myla laying in her crib, cooing and shouting, no doubt for mom or dad to come change and feed her. I snuck up on her with the video camera to catch a few syllables on tape, then, she saw me with the camera and promptly clammed up. Her steel blue eyes were fixed on the camera while her brows showed a quizzical expression. The morning started out well, we both ate, she napped, then on to her pediatrician's office. Myla now weighs in at a healthy 11 1/2 pounds, 22 inches long and almost 40 centimeters worth of fuzzy head.
The worst part of the visit were the 5 shots. My heart just about broke for her, the pain caused her face to redden, tighten up and for a brief moment she couldn't even cry. But it didn't last long, she was in the car seat on the way home and fast asleep. I guess that's how a lot of babies deal with discomfort, sleep. The doctor will order another oxygen test soon and hopefully Myla will be cordless soon. She didn't do much after we got home, ate, slept, ate slept, and in that order too. During naps I was able to eat too, then clean a little here and there. Believe it or not it is snowing this evening and I had a lot of wood for our deck outside that needed to get out of the moisture. Haley-dog will just have to share her dog house/shed with 2x6's for a while. We bought a snuggli baby carrier, hopefully the weather brightens up soon so Myla can come on walks with us and see much more than the top and sides of her stroller.

March for Babies!

This year, in honor of our little girl, we will be participating in the March of Dimes March for Babies. The one we will be doing is in Grand Junction on May 31st. This is a cause that is very near and dear to our hearts, as you can imagine. The March of Dimes champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money we raise for March for Babies will support lifesaving research, services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start. Please help us by sponsoring us on this mission. Just click on the banner to your left and it will take you through the steps! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Test #2

Well, Myla had her overnight oxygen test on Thursday. They brought a machine here and we strapped it to her little foot for about six hours while she slept. Every time I checked it, which was a lot, she was a 91-92. But apparently, while we were trying to get some sleep, there was a three minute stretch where she hovered around 88. So, because it was such a long stretch, the doctor advised that we stick with the Tin Man for three more weeks and we'll try again around her six month check up.

She's really started to smile at people a lot now and has discovered her hands. She loves to suck on them (and while her hands are up there, pluck the canula right out of her nose) and even tries to eat through her sleeves sometimes to get to them. She's eating more and more and growing like nothing else. I'm sure she's over 11 pounds now. Maybe we'll have to figure out a way to get her on the scale before her doctor's appointments.

There have been some really nice days and we go for little walks around the yard together. I point out the flowers and trees and such and she just stares and takes it all in. She likes to look out the front door too, at nothing in particular, just looking. Her dad is going to build a deck this spring so when summer comes we can sit out there and watch her Haley dog chase squirrels. How much fun will that be!