Sunday, June 27, 2010
comments
it has just been brought to my attention that you could not comment on my blog if you were not a google member. i did not know that! so i went into my options and fixed that issue so if you have wanted to comment and couldn't now you can. i think you will have to click anonymous, unless there is another option so put in your name...not sure, so be sure to sign your name to your comment or i will have no idea who said what. hope you hear from more of you soon!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
clarification
ok i am going to clarify some lose ends i may have left in the last post...
1. Kinsley has not been formally diagnosed with anything, the doctor simply said it is possibly a mild case of cp from listening to what i was telling him. it could be a simple delay or something else also but since it seems to be just the one side that lead him towards cp.
2. kinsley is able to use her arm. it is not what you think of when you hear cp. she has full movement and plenty of ability. however she is behind on development. she is catching up but still uses the right hand more fluidly. her left thumb seems to fall under alot these days, and she only waves with her right hand and fingers. it is not that she is not mastering skills it is that she is late on them and behind the right side. either way a delay is usually best dealt with early rather then waiting to see how behind her left arm will get.
3. cp is caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. this could have happened in the womb, during labor, or birth. it is not due to my long labor, her vital signs were good all along and no red flags came up to indicate anything. it could have happened at any time during the pregnancy.
4. she will be fine. i am not freaking out and neither is brandon so you shouldn't be either. for the most part when you see her you will think i am crazy, which i am not..but a few hours or days will not show the extent of the delay. she gets more caught up the older she gets so right now it is hard to tell because she hit a milestone at 9 months. she is now doing the things with the left hand and arm that she has done for 3 months with the right. so the delay will show its self more as she gets closer to 1 yr when more milestones will probably be met by the right before the left. if you are not with her everyday you will probably never notice a thing, but brandon and i along with some friends have noticed a few things and they have been there since the beginning.
5. lastly thank you to those who have sent messages already of support. we really are ok with this, there are much rougher roads to take and this is a minor thing in the realm of her life.
1. Kinsley has not been formally diagnosed with anything, the doctor simply said it is possibly a mild case of cp from listening to what i was telling him. it could be a simple delay or something else also but since it seems to be just the one side that lead him towards cp.
2. kinsley is able to use her arm. it is not what you think of when you hear cp. she has full movement and plenty of ability. however she is behind on development. she is catching up but still uses the right hand more fluidly. her left thumb seems to fall under alot these days, and she only waves with her right hand and fingers. it is not that she is not mastering skills it is that she is late on them and behind the right side. either way a delay is usually best dealt with early rather then waiting to see how behind her left arm will get.
3. cp is caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. this could have happened in the womb, during labor, or birth. it is not due to my long labor, her vital signs were good all along and no red flags came up to indicate anything. it could have happened at any time during the pregnancy.
4. she will be fine. i am not freaking out and neither is brandon so you shouldn't be either. for the most part when you see her you will think i am crazy, which i am not..but a few hours or days will not show the extent of the delay. she gets more caught up the older she gets so right now it is hard to tell because she hit a milestone at 9 months. she is now doing the things with the left hand and arm that she has done for 3 months with the right. so the delay will show its self more as she gets closer to 1 yr when more milestones will probably be met by the right before the left. if you are not with her everyday you will probably never notice a thing, but brandon and i along with some friends have noticed a few things and they have been there since the beginning.
5. lastly thank you to those who have sent messages already of support. we really are ok with this, there are much rougher roads to take and this is a minor thing in the realm of her life.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
9 month pics
here is the big girl gettingher toys out. she loves to plsy in her baskets and chose her own toys! very independent already!!!
what a sweetie!!!
what a sweetie!!!
9 months!!...concerns and answers
kinsley is 9 months old today...such a milestone, she was is my belly as long as she has been out now!!!!!! i can't get over how much she is growing and learning and not to mention the love. it is still amazing to me. she is starting to push up with her arms and scoot backwards. she can spin around on her belly and get just about anywhere she wants till she gets stuck somewhere!!!! she loves her food...can't get enough. the list is too long to type out but so far she likes everything but kiwi! she is a great sleeper and her naps are getting better. overall she is doing very well!
we had our doctors apt today and things went ok. she is 16lbs 3 oz (10%) and 28.5 inches (75%) so still tall and skinny. the doc is not worried about her weight she is not too skinny it is just in her genes that way! they tested her iron 34% which they tell me is good!
so we went into this apt with many concerns. i have only spoke to a few people about this because i wasn't sure if my special needs back ground was making me read more into things or if what i was thinking was really there. i also didn't feel like having anyone dismiss my concerns or say something stupid. i was not surprised today and neither was brandon...i had him prepared. so now that i have scared you all...
kinsley has only been rolling to one side (until last week), her roll was very awkward also with her left arm smashed behind her...it looked painful (brandon has never liked this). her left arm is significantly behind in development then her right, she wasn't pushing up on it till last week and she usually has her hand folded under so she is on her wrist. (good that she has started these things now but not normal that she is 9 months and starting these things) also many of you may have noticed that her left eye has always been less open then her right. her left hand is also behind, she is just beginning to rack her food with accuracy where as she has a great pincer grasp(thumb and pointer finger) with the right hand. so all of this combined had me very concerned. i decided before the doc apt that i would be calling help me grow regardless to have her looked at just to ease my mind.
so we spoke with the doctor and he seems to think that she is a MILD case of cerebral palsy on her left side. nothing major (may never even need to go for a formal diagnosis), if you are not around her all the time you would probably never notice. however i want to see what we can do now to keep her left side from falling further behind. he assured us that she will hit her milestones for crawling and walking but they may be on the late end. and that she will be a normal kid she just may have an awkward gait to her walk. or she could get stronger and it may become non existent. so who knows!
looking back i see many other signs now. her eye for one has always been like that, and when she started sitting up she always fell to the left. also breast feeding!!!!!!! if her muscle control was different on each side that that could explain her latch issues, not something you would think of though.
no worries folks, we are fine with this and not overly concerned. she will be like any other kid and having taught and personally knowing so many kids with special needs this is a minor bump in our road. that is not to say we are not taking it seriously and we want to figure it out and get her any help she may need. i will post when we learn more from help me grow.
we had our doctors apt today and things went ok. she is 16lbs 3 oz (10%) and 28.5 inches (75%) so still tall and skinny. the doc is not worried about her weight she is not too skinny it is just in her genes that way! they tested her iron 34% which they tell me is good!
so we went into this apt with many concerns. i have only spoke to a few people about this because i wasn't sure if my special needs back ground was making me read more into things or if what i was thinking was really there. i also didn't feel like having anyone dismiss my concerns or say something stupid. i was not surprised today and neither was brandon...i had him prepared. so now that i have scared you all...
kinsley has only been rolling to one side (until last week), her roll was very awkward also with her left arm smashed behind her...it looked painful (brandon has never liked this). her left arm is significantly behind in development then her right, she wasn't pushing up on it till last week and she usually has her hand folded under so she is on her wrist. (good that she has started these things now but not normal that she is 9 months and starting these things) also many of you may have noticed that her left eye has always been less open then her right. her left hand is also behind, she is just beginning to rack her food with accuracy where as she has a great pincer grasp(thumb and pointer finger) with the right hand. so all of this combined had me very concerned. i decided before the doc apt that i would be calling help me grow regardless to have her looked at just to ease my mind.
so we spoke with the doctor and he seems to think that she is a MILD case of cerebral palsy on her left side. nothing major (may never even need to go for a formal diagnosis), if you are not around her all the time you would probably never notice. however i want to see what we can do now to keep her left side from falling further behind. he assured us that she will hit her milestones for crawling and walking but they may be on the late end. and that she will be a normal kid she just may have an awkward gait to her walk. or she could get stronger and it may become non existent. so who knows!
looking back i see many other signs now. her eye for one has always been like that, and when she started sitting up she always fell to the left. also breast feeding!!!!!!! if her muscle control was different on each side that that could explain her latch issues, not something you would think of though.
no worries folks, we are fine with this and not overly concerned. she will be like any other kid and having taught and personally knowing so many kids with special needs this is a minor bump in our road. that is not to say we are not taking it seriously and we want to figure it out and get her any help she may need. i will post when we learn more from help me grow.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
tooth number 3!
i just found kinsley's 3rd tooth!!!! i had a feeling she was teething the last few days. she has had a few fevers but with no other symptoms. so today i checked it out and there it is on the bottom left a little tooth sticking through!!! so the dentist was right when he told me she was going to be getting some more bottom teeth soon. hopefully a top tooth will appear soon and help her out with the biting and chewing food, although she seems to be doing just fine with out them!!!!!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
visit with audrey!
we went over to our friends rick and kristen last night and hung out with them and their little girl audrey. the girls were so cute together and we enjoyed a nice dinner and a walk in the park.
kinsley was so scared of audrey's frog. she hated it and tried to hide from it. i think audrey thought she was nuts!
wheeeeee...she loves to swing!
up close and personal
they shared a swing!! this worked out till kinsley decided to try and squish Audrey.
"hi friend!" this was the first meeting of the night and really only the second time i think they have seen each other. we need to get together more often.
kinsley was so scared of audrey's frog. she hated it and tried to hide from it. i think audrey thought she was nuts!
wheeeeee...she loves to swing!
up close and personal
they shared a swing!! this worked out till kinsley decided to try and squish Audrey.
"hi friend!" this was the first meeting of the night and really only the second time i think they have seen each other. we need to get together more often.
standing
we stand!!!!!!! i figured i would try to see if kinsley would stand holding on to something and she did!!! the last time we tried this it didn't go so well. she did great.
she even got brave!!! ahhh one handed!
she even got brave!!! ahhh one handed!
driving!!!
We were waiting for jon and kendra the other night and we let kinsley do some driving!!! (of course the car was off....we aren't that crazy!!!)
2 hands on the wheel!
turning the keys!!
changing gears
what a ride!!!!!
2 hands on the wheel!
turning the keys!!
changing gears
what a ride!!!!!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
pictures from may
ready to go swimming!!! she seems to like the water so far!!! love that suit!!! (not the best pic, aunt kels got better ones i think!)
double fist eating...she doesn't play around!!!!
ready to go to shawna's baby shower!!!! dressed in pink to honor baby dippers!
mom and kinsley!
just too cute playing on the floor
double fist eating...she doesn't play around!!!!
ready to go to shawna's baby shower!!!! dressed in pink to honor baby dippers!
mom and kinsley!
just too cute playing on the floor
updates
i few updates....
* well kinsley had her first and hopefully last car accident last week. on may 25th. it was a small one luckily but we were rear ended at a red light. everyone is ok, but we had to move kinlsey up to her big girl car seat since we could no longer use her old one. she had a bit of an adjustment period but seems to like the new seat now. the other guys insurance will be paying for the damage and a new car seat so our next little one will have a brand new seat to use!
* in other kinsley news he is for sure waving hi and bye now. we have been thinking for awhile that she was but we were not sure. then in toledo a few weekends ago it really seemed like she was and then this past weekend in PA she for sure was, everyone who said hi or by got a wave and smile it is so cute. she will wave and then look at everyone for a response.
* as for food, things there are going well too. we had some constipation issues but things seem to be settling down now. she LOVES just about everything. she is still breast feeding at least 5 times a day, it will be her main source till she is one. i am not sure how long i will go past one we will have to see, although with the way she eats maybe not too long past.
* movement update...the girl wants to move, she rolls around like a crazy and pushes off her toes to get places. she will laugh out loud when she is rolling around and seems to love it. she now rolls every time we change her diaper which makes that process lots of fun!!!! she thinks she is sooo funny. i feel like she will be a jokester!
* well kinsley had her first and hopefully last car accident last week. on may 25th. it was a small one luckily but we were rear ended at a red light. everyone is ok, but we had to move kinlsey up to her big girl car seat since we could no longer use her old one. she had a bit of an adjustment period but seems to like the new seat now. the other guys insurance will be paying for the damage and a new car seat so our next little one will have a brand new seat to use!
* in other kinsley news he is for sure waving hi and bye now. we have been thinking for awhile that she was but we were not sure. then in toledo a few weekends ago it really seemed like she was and then this past weekend in PA she for sure was, everyone who said hi or by got a wave and smile it is so cute. she will wave and then look at everyone for a response.
* as for food, things there are going well too. we had some constipation issues but things seem to be settling down now. she LOVES just about everything. she is still breast feeding at least 5 times a day, it will be her main source till she is one. i am not sure how long i will go past one we will have to see, although with the way she eats maybe not too long past.
* movement update...the girl wants to move, she rolls around like a crazy and pushes off her toes to get places. she will laugh out loud when she is rolling around and seems to love it. she now rolls every time we change her diaper which makes that process lots of fun!!!! she thinks she is sooo funny. i feel like she will be a jokester!
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