Kaylei's Hips

We've been driving to Shriner's in Spokane every 2-3 weeks since the end of July for Kaylei's treatments. Our last visit was 9/18/07. The doctor said her hips look great but are still a bit loose, so another month in the harness and then we'll see about giving her legs more free time and eventually being harness free!

We want to thank everyone for your support and encouragement during this difficult time.

Uh-Oh!!

Kaylei's learning so many new things lately, it's hard to keep her tied down even with the harness on. Her favorite new past time activity is Velcro. And that's exactly how she managed how to get her leg out after nap time. I went to check on her, and this is what I found!
One VERY VERY Happy baby with her harness half way off! I still haven't figured out if this happened during nap time or after but she has discovered that some tabs on her harness are velcro and if she pulls on it, sooner or later it will come off. She's taken off her diaper a couple of times too!

Play Time

After 4 weeks of continuous harness wearing, Kaylei was allowed out of her "contraption" for an hour of play/bath time. She truly enjoyed this time. Look at all the fun stuff she did:
Not sure who loved bathtime more, Kaylei or her parents!
Kaylei found her toes after not seeing them for 4 weeks!
She developed an appreciation for "Tummy Time!"
She discovered how to roll from Back to Tummy

An Update on Kaylei

We want to thank all of you who have prayed for Kaylei. We went to Shriners last week and they did an ultrasound on her hip. The docs said it looked hopeful and her hip is healing. We find out on 21 Aug. how much longer Kaylei will be in the harness.
She seems to be adjusted to the harness. We can only take it off when we go to the doctor's office, every 2 weeks. She gets sponge baths in between but I love getting to get that harness off and rub her little toes!

We were able to visit my (Alice) family in Idaho Falls. We met the second boy of my sister, Kristofer is 3 1/2 months older than Kaylei. We also got to see Josef, 3. Here are some pictures of us at the Idaho Falls Zoo.

What the doctor said . . .

Kaylei went in to the doc for her 16 week check-up. She weighs in at a whopping 16 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long. She's growing pretty well and still tops out the size chart for her age. She received her second set of shots and did pretty well. The real test is if she gets a fever or not tonight. She also was diagnosed with developmental hip dyplasia. We are looking for an pediatric orthopaedic surgeon to help us start treatment. The earlier the better! She should be good with a strong therapy treatment but if we wait too long it could affect her standing and walking progression. Please keep her in your prayers!

Kaylei Update

Life has been so busy that past couple of months. Kaylei is awake more and loves to makes noise. We prefer her happy coos and babbling but she does cry too. Kaylei seems to be enjoying life outside the womb. She sits in her bumbo chair and checks out her surroundings. She's sleeps through the night lately which has been nice. Bedtime is anywhere from 9:30 to 11:30 and she'll sleep til 7 am for her first feeding, then she's back off to sleepyland til after 9. I don't know how Troy and I got so LUCKY!

Memorial Weekend

(Kaylei and daddy on daddy's birthday 4/29)

Kaylei took her first big overnight trip on memorial day weekend. We went to Cascade and Boise for the long weekend. We left Friday afternoon and made it all the way to Riggins before we needed to stop and feed. We had one incident the way down. We had been listening to a Moscow radio station that was about out of range so the volume was turned way up. I decided to put in a CD as we approached a construction zone. The music blarred so loud I jumped out of my seat, and apparently woke Kaylei out of deep sleep resulting in a WAILING baby! Good thing we were stopped for construction. I crawled in the back and pulled her out of the car seat and comforted her for almost ten minutes! She was not a happy camper.

All of Kaylei's relatives were happy to see her. We stayed at Grandma Hinck's house in Cascade. Kaylei didn't get a chance to relax as she was passed from one relative to the next. She didn't sleep well at night either as Grandma's house is much colder than she's used to, so she ended up snuggling with me and Troy thus we didn't sleep much either.

We returned on Sunday evening giving us Monday to recuperate. We sleep all day in between meals and feedings. I don't think I even got dressed! It was quite the experience for both baby and me. I don't think we'll be travelling for a little while.