Sorry for not updating our blog lately. Life in the Smith house has been kind of crazy. Our near perfect little girl developed colic from 7 p.m. to about 10 p.m. Conveniently, that is when Wayne comes home from work. She cries non-stop for those 3 hours, it is starting to get a little better, but man are those LONG hours.
She is growing like a weed, well a cute weed. Kassidy is 23 inches long and weighs 10.2 lbs. This is exciting because she has to be 10 pounds to have her first surgery. She loves to lay on the floor on her Baby Einstein mat and hit the rattles. She can't quite figure out how she does it though. In inadvertent hand waves and leg kicks get everything moving for her. Looking in the mirror, out the windows, and staring at the fan are her favorite things during the day. She is not a real good sleeper during the day. Someone told me that means she is gifted. Well, duh! I already knew that! Just teasing....kind of.
We continue to go to Gillette every Tuesday and other doctor appointments as needed in-between. Dr. Cermain has been changing her nose stint and mouth piece each week now. She is pushing Kassidy's nose up higher and is trying to bring her top gum line together. We clean her mouth piece twice a day and change her tape as needed. Kassidy is getting better and better with the mouth piece, the tape deal isn't her bag. She just looks cranky when that tape is on.
Many people have asked us, why the tape? It pulls the top two parts of her lip together, so when she has surgery, that top lip has more elasticity to it. This way, when she smiles, it won't pull so much. We try to keep tape on as much as we can. When it was humid, it was hard to keep on. The adhesive just wouldn't hold. When she screams, it doesn't hold up very well either. We just try our best with the good ole tape. Secretly, we can't wait until that part is over.
Kassidy had her 2 month check-up earlier this week. She is in the 50-75%tile for height; 25%tile for weight, and 50%tile for head size. Dr. Palmer, her pediatrician, says she is doing great developmentally. She is a strong little girl. Guess she gets that from her mom! (ha ha ha) She can pull her head up so her chest is off the floor when laying on her stomach and she loves to "stand" on my hands, while leaning on my shoulder. She is cooing like crazy and when she is in a good mood, she is the smiliest girl ever! Kassidy loves the singing at church, not such a fan of the sitting part though. Not enough movement for her! She loves music at the house too. I play her Baby Einstein cd in the car, she just loves it. She seems to sing along, well coo. Well, maybe I am just making this up in my head as her mother, bare with me!
Her first surgery is Monday, October 19. We will leave for Gillette Children's Hospital in the morning and will return home on Tuesday sometime. We'll send updates as we can, not sure what kind of recovery process we are in for. It's hard to believe she is going to have that top lip repaired already, it seems like just yesterday we found out about her cleft lip and palate. Any extra prayers and positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated. This isn't the end of her surgeries, but more of the beginning. She will have a total of 10-13 surgeries before everything is said and "done." This time they will fix her nose, close her top lip, and put tubes in her ears.
Enjoy the photos below. She such a little angel!
If only the Viking could play in the first half!
Man I like it when the Vikings win! The second half is always much better!
Mom and Dad got me a pacifier. I can't suck on it, I just gum it. So if their not holding it in, I guess I'll have to!
I actually like bath time. Although the temperature change sure makes things a lot colder!
Here I am being smile girl! It's fun to see mom and dad make crazy faces at me. If they only knew what I was thinking!
Here is Dr. Cermain and my station for my Tuesday appointments. I usually end of pooping through what ever outfit I have on. Mom finally figured out to just leave my pajamas on until after the appointment. It makes less laundry for her.
I love football! Mom and I spend Sunday afternoons watching football when Dad is helping the Moerke's with their new cabin.
I love sleeping in mom and dad's bed in the morning. I am a good sleeper in my own crib, but I love the extra hour of snuggle time with mom in the morning.
I especially like to be naked. Just take my clothes off and I am one happy girl! My dad thinks I should out-grow this quickly!
I love to fall asleep in my swing, but sometimes I have some goofy ways of keeping my head. Believe it or not, I find this most comfortable as I do it often!
Here I am playing on my Baby Einstein mat. I usually only last about 15 minutes, but mom thinks that's pretty good. I love that whale on the top.
Here I am hanging out, being happy...and cute!
Even though it's not Halloween yet, I got to wear my new pumpkin outfit from Grandma and Grandpa Sandbo.
This is how I play with my puppy Paige. I get to ride on mom and she throws the ball for Paige. Sometimes I even fall asleep! Fresh air wears me out.
When Mom and Dad eat, I lay on Mom's lap. Most of the time I just smile at her. She thinks that's pretty cool! Dad loves when I am smiley when he gets home instead of crabby too!
This is how I play with my puppy Paige. I get to ride on mom and she throws the ball for Paige. Sometimes I even fall asleep! Fresh air wears me out.
When Mom and Dad eat, I lay on Mom's lap. Most of the time I just smile at her. She thinks that's pretty cool! Dad loves when I am smiley when he gets home instead of crabby too!
