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Todd crafted this little gem. Sharing it for those not on the face book.
16 Months Old
Maybelle is standing and walking, holding on for support. Couldn’t find a babysitter, so we took her to a swanky new year’s eve party where we ate raspberries and whipped cream and stayed up past her bedtime. We were still home before midnight. That explains the evening apparel.
Even though the cast has been off for a week now, she still acts like it’s on, keeping her leg straight when crawling. Got all caught up at the doctor’s: 23 pounds 11 ounces and 31 inches long. We’re not doing physical therapy or a brace or anything.
I’ll tell you what, reading books with her has gotten much more interesting. She used to rush it, turning the pages before I could even finish the words. Now she points and identifies things and sometimes goes backward and reads it again.
Also - singing! Thank you, Bruce Springsteen for recording Erie Canal on the Seeger Sessions.
Goodbye, Spica Cast
Got X-rays, they looked good, and so we all held her while this guy started cutting along the sides of the cast with a super loud saw. We were a little nervous. Then he got pliers and pried it apart.
Maybelle going for her foot. Cast free!
Spica Cast Week 9
She can stand in her cast. And walk and cruise if assisted. So I gotta baby-proof the house again. Maybe after the holidays. Get this: ONLY TEN MORE DAYS UNTIL THE CAST COMES OFF! It’s a Christmas miracle. See you in 2012!
Spica Cast Week 8
The cast is scheduled to come off on Friday, December 30, at 9:45 am, in the outpatient clinic. No hospital, no anesthesia. Super yeay.
Sleeping has been complicated by a stuffy nose and the continued teething pain. Nonetheless, Maybelle has been saying the two-syllable word “Happy.” Pretty sure it’s totally out of context, but still nice to hear.
15 Months Old
New teeth coming in. Swollen toward the back on the bottom gums, is that molars? Whatever it is, it’s making her grouchy. She is rolling over, trying to push up to hands and knees, trying to pull up on the couch. All the stuff she did last year, before all this dislocated hip business.
I took leftover saffron rice from an Indian food take-out disaster and baked rice pudding. The result tasted like chai tea and eggnog, and Maybelle loved it.
Maybelle slept through the night (at least a six hour stretch) for the first time in seven weeks!
Spica Cast Week 7
What’s different with the new cast?
Diapering is harder. The old cast had a nicely sized opening. This one is all free on one side, so the diaper can slip out. And the back part is pretty tight, so I can’t fit my hand in there to adjust it. We’ve experimented with different sizes and stuff, but the best way seems to be size 2 on the inside with one side fastened and the other tab ripped off, covered in a size 5. Looking forward to going back to cloth when this is all over.
Pants! She can wear pants now. 24 months or 2T fits. 18 months is a stretch.
She can roll over! Sleeping is better as a result.
Singing! She sings to herself lately. Possibly unrelated.
Thanksgiving in downriver Detroit.
