Productivity

Olivia has had an extremely productive couple of weeks. It's so amazing to see how quickly she can do things if she actually puts her mind to it... Gee, that sounds like any other kid!

Here's what she has accomplished. All of a sudden she has decided to pull up to her knees on absolutely everything. She has decided to start crawling - real crawling on all fours, instead of the army crawl. She has started making "kissy faces" and smacking her lips together. I've heard a few "b" and "f" sounds (of course, no "m" sounds, though).

Anyway, she has just been on a roll lately. She's working really hard on learning to pull herself up into a standing position from sitting, but she has a long way to go. We need to strengthen the muscles in her honey buns before she's going to get that one down!

We start her RSV shots tomorrow, had a pneumonia shot, and the flu shot - covering all our bases to have a holiday season at home this year!

We saw the pediatric dietitian yesterday to discuss hydration. With all of her feeds being so thick, hydration is/was a concern. She seems to be doing great - no signs of dehydration, so we are going to keep an eye on things for now. The dietitian did mention a G-tube to guarantee fluid intake, but in this particular case, I'd rather be reactive instead of proactive. She just needs a chance to show she can be okay all on her own! If she can't, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

So, all is well on the home front - just preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday (our favorite holiday!!!) Brooklyn keeps talking about the huge feast we are going to have and Jack keeps talking about all the turkeys we are going to make! We love to talk about all the things we are thankful for and it's so fun to hear what the kids have to say...I'll save those for next week!