Go Vikings!

Some friends of ours came to Minnesota so that we could all go to the Vikings Game together. The Vikings won and the day was very fun! Before we left, dad let the princess try on his hat. She is not one for things on her head so we got a picture really quick! No, she did not go to the game with us. She stayed at home with one of her favorite babysitters and had a great day too!

Santa

The first time the baby has seen Santa and she wasn't quite sure who he was. The first picture was ok, the second picture was a little iffy and then she started to cry. One of her daycare friends was there so I asked her to sit down and my little angel started to cry even more. It is still cute. We also got her Christmas dress in the mail, it is so adorable and then the shoes didn't arrive.......What is a girl to do without a cute pair of shoes to finish the outfit!

Laser Treatment

Baby "D" had her first laser treatment on her leg on Friday. She did great. I must say that her dad and I didn't do so great. It was really painful to see that mask on her face and see her fall asleep like that. My husband said that he just couldn't get the image of her little eyes looking at him saying, "Why are you doing this to me dad?". When it was done we saw the nurse walking down the hallway with her and he said that she was a little honey. Well we all know that to be true! :) Anyway, she cried a little bit when she saw us but then once we got in the car to go home, she fell asleep and by the time we got home she was starving so we ate lunch and she was ready to crawl around. It hasn't seemed to stop or slow her a bit. We have to go back in 6-8 weeks to check the results. They didn't laser the entire leg so next time the treatment could look worse. We just keep praying and saying that this is going to help her as she grows into a young woman and hopefully she won't remember too much of the pain!

Climbing the Stairs

Not only was Thanksgiving a time to be thankful for our family it is also a time for learning! Baby "D" mastered crawling up the stairs at grandma and grandpa's house over the weekend. She was so proud of herself. I am not sure if 9month olds are normally doing this now, but I like to think that she is exceptionally smart for her age! I forgot to the tell daycare that she can do this.....I sure hope that her daycare provider doesn't turn around and see her half way up the stairs! :)

Here she is on Thanksgiving day. As you can see, she doesn't have much hair but I just couldn't resist putting a bow in her hair.

THANKSGIVING

What a wonderful Thanksgiving day. Being home with my parents is so relaxing and wonderful. My mom (grandma) made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and the baby had her first Thanksgiving meal. I think she really liked the turkey because she just kept eating and eating. She also ate mashed potatoes and stuffing and green bean casserole. After cleaning up, she and I went for a walk. The weather is a little brisk but I am very thankful that we were able to get outside.

Two weeks ago we went to get family pictures taken. I have uploaded one of the baby. She is 9 months old. SOON we will be having a 1 yr old birthday party. I think I might cry and celebrate all at the same time.

Confirmation

We went to the Mayo on Friday and received a confirmation on our diagnosis. The doctor was very calming and reassuring that what we are dealing with is very minimal compared to many other children. It was very sad to see all the pictures of babies who had more severe cases of K-T.
Other than that, things are about the same in our house. We are really looking forward to going to grandma and grandpa's for Thanksgiving.
I am also thinking about Christmas and decorations. I know that baby "D" will be in to everything so we might have to put the tree downstairs this year. When I dropped her off at daycare this morning, the babysitter said that she has two trees and one is downstairs! I sure hope that "D" can keep from crawling and pulling on it :)

Weather

The weather outside is gorgeous and I can't wait to get off work and go enjoy it with the baby! She loves to be outside. Our dog also loves to go for walks so tonight will be perfect! Last night baby "D" took her car "thing" that stands up and pushed it forward. Of course since it was moving forward so was she otherwise she was going to go face forward on to the floor. It was amazing to watch her walking or rather trying to walk with this device. I then stood behind and gently pushed the car forward a little at a time so that she could keep up. We walked back and forth around the living room several times. So then I tried to have her stand on her own without holding on to anything and she stood for about 2 seconds becoming so unstable that she fell over. I think that she might be walking before she is 1. Then LOOK OUT!!!
I am still amazed by her everyday and no matter if I have a bad day at work or things just aren't going in my direction, I can look at her and everything is better. She is a blessing!