Sneaky Sneaky

Yesterday after I gave Megan the rest of her yogurt from the previous day, but it wasn't enough to satisfy her. So I offered her some apple sauce - I haven't given her any in a long time because she has never liked it but I thought it was worth a shot. It is still a no go - she took 2 bites and then would just shake her head no if I offered another bite.

So....I purchased a few convenience items for our vacation and they were sitting on the table. One of them was banana nut bread slices. So, I grabbed a part of a slice and put several pieces on her tray. After the first bite/taste she went bonkers and started shoving every piece she could into her mouth. Her mouth was so full she couldn't shut her lips and food was falling out with every chew. I kep telling her to wait and was trying to stop her but she is fast with those little hands. Eventually she had cleaned the tray and emptied her mouth and we were ready to start again. I put 5 pieces on her tray and she went nuts again - trying to grab them all. After the 2nd piece was in her mouth I put my hand over the remaining pieces and told her to eat what was in her mouth first. AND then the sneakiness began....

The first time she reached up and knocked over her cup which I reached up and sat up with my opposite hand. However, my attention was diverted and she reached under my other hand and grabbed another piece and shoved it in her already full mouth. She proceeded to divert my attention again and reached with her other hand and grabbed another piece. By this time I was laughing because, really, it was hysterical.

Megan sure does love her banana bread.

Our little pirate

Yesterday Megan had her follow-up eye appointment yesterday morning. The glasses have not done the job of correcting her eye alignment. The doctor had us schedule Megan for surgery but is also having us try an eye patch until then to see if that will do the job.

So, we have a pirate on our hands. She will wear the patch all day long for 2 days and then 4 hours a day from then on.

Feeling good and loving her new brush

Megan felt good yesterday - no more fever, no more runny nose, no more laying down everywhere because she was tired.

Yesterday Megan was playing with a mirror and she saw me in the reflection and it freaked her out - she jumped back and looked up at me. I reassured her that it was okay and eventually she went back to the mirror. She saw me again and this time was just a little concerned about it; but by the third time she was loving it. We played in the mirror for quite a while.

I have found a "miracle" brush for Megan's hair. Her hair is fine and curly when means it tangles and matts easily. If I am on top of it and comb it every day then with a ton of tangle spray and a comb I can get it done in 5-7 minutes. She does really well with the process but I wanted something easier for her. I did some research and went to Sally's and asked and bought a brush. Her hair was really, really bad - because she had been sick I hadn't brushed/combed it in a week. I started working on it 2 days ago and it took me 5 minutes to get through a 1/4 inch section. It was crazy.

So, with the new brush in hand I sprayed some de-tangle spray on her hair and in about 1 minute I had brushed all of her hair. It was amazing. Then last night after her bath, for the first time ever, I brushed her hair without any de-tangle spray. It took about 30 seconds and her hair was done. Now for the ultimate test....daddy brushed Megan's hair this morning by himself. He did it in about a minute - he has never been able to comb through her hair like I did.

Runs in the family

Anytime I have been sick for a few days I always overdo it the first day that I feel better. I always feel like I could conquer the world and then I wear myself out and end up feeling bad for a couple of more days.

It looks like Megan did the same thing. She was everywhere yesterday, playing with everything and acting like she was on top of the world. This morning, after a rough night, she woke up with a fever and feeling poorly again. She will be taking it easy today and maybe tomorrow if needed.

Feeling better

Finally...this morning Megan woke up without a fever. This is the first time in 6 days. She also made it through the night; she did wake up at 4:00 am but she went back to sleep by herself.

We have been getting up with her every night when her medication wore off - she would wake up crying 30 minutes before she could have another dose; depending on what time she got her dose it was between 9p and 1a.

She did develop a fever again later in the day, but she was feeling so much better today. She had a PB&J for lunch and ate 3/4 of it. She ate most of her yogurt for snack. She had a regular dinner - beef ravioli, peas, green beans, carrots and some pears. Prior to today she has been eating butternut squash and peaches and lunch and dinner. She would only eat 5-8 cheerios for snack so today was a big improvement.

Along the lines of feeling better Megan was playing with me today and getting excited. She ended up hitting my upper lip with her forehead. She busted my lip and somehow made 2 of my teeth bleed. I have a nice little souvenier from our adventure. Thankfully she was okay, though she had a red mark for quite awhile.

Ninjas

We put Megan in the church nursery on Sunday and last night she woke up screaming at 9:30ish and when we got her up she had a cold. It was a very rough night for her. She may have gotten a total of 2 hours sleep. She would try to go to sleep and then probably tried to breathe through her nose and then would cry and the cycle would start over.

She had a mediocre day - she wouldn't eat very much and wouldn't let us near her with the bulb thing until late this afternoon. It is always a sad point in her cold when she wants me to clean out her nose. She handed me the "sucker" at one point to basically ask me to help her. She didn't eat much for breakfast, lunch or either snack. BUT after a little nap this evening, her letting me get her nose cleaned out and seeing daddy she ate like a champion at dinner. It was good to see her feeling well enough to put it away.

So, about the ninjas.....before dinner I had Megan in my lap and was playing with her and told her that her immune system was working hard to fight the cold and that it was like little ninjas fighting hard. I would say "fight, fight, fight" and punch the air with my hands and she would laugh. It was cute. So, Megan has little ninjas fighting on her behalf to make her well.

Working hard, Mastering the spoon & Saying goodbye to 12-month clothing

Megan has been working really hard with standing the past few days. She will stand and play for several minutes at a time, take a 20-30 second break and get right back up. She is doing really well.

She is mastering using a spoon. Tonight she fed herself every bite of her butternut squash and did great - I would hand her the spoon, she would eat and hand it back to me. I am so proud of her.

It's official...Megan is starting to outgrow her 12-month sized clothing. Her shirts fit, but are now getting to be too short. Some of her pants are high-waters and her shorts are a little too short. So tomorrow I will be purging her closet and dresser of all 12 month clothing. Yay for little miss.

Laying down on the job...but doing better

For the past two weeks Megan hasn't wanted to sit up hardly at all. She just lays down constantly. Her therapist thinks it is because of her new orthotics, though she doesn't mind them being put on; but they are the only new thing in her life.

The past couple of days Megan has been doing so much better. She is working on standing again and is sitting up a lot more during free play. I think we are headed in the right direction.

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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Sharing and "shooting hoops"

Megan has been sharing her toys with us for several days now. She will be playing with something and then hand it to us to hold or play with; and then she wants her turn again.

Will said that this afternoon Megan was laying on the floor and she had her feet up in the air by her head and formed a "hoop" with her legs. She took a toy and dropped through her legs onto her chest and then reach under, grabbed the toy and did it again. He said it was adorable. I am sure it was fun to watch.