Archive for June, 2007
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Saturday, June 30th, 2007On Wednesday morning Mimi’s nurse had the day off and she was given a new nurse for the remainder of her stay. Gena came in and knealt down to speak to Mimi, knowing she could not talk. Mimi spoke back to her! The nurse said, “I thought she couldn’t talk”, the previous [...]
On the other side
Friday, June 29th, 2007After 4 long nights and 5 days we are home from Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
The short story is that Mimi is being maintained on a super low dose of 2cc twice per day. She is so much more verbal! We have to keep an eye on her for another week, [...]
Day Three: The Second Half Begins
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Yesterday, we got some bad news of a sort. The neurologist has asked that Madeline stay through Friday at least. They’ve further reduced her medication to 2 ML twice a day, which is one-third her normal dosage. If we don’t see anything by Friday, then she may need to stay for the rest of the [...]
Day 2: The Wrap-Up
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007I know some of you are concerned because there’s only been one post today (hey there, Anissa!) but I’ve just been a busy guy. I didn’t get a chance to go to La Grande Orange this morning before visiting Madeline, but I hope to go tomorrow. A dozen fantasy muffins will be mine. Oh yes, [...]
Overnight Coverage
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007Last night was as rough on everyone as we expected. I fell asleep downstairs on the couch with the light on, my laptop open, and the TV on. I don’t know how since Get a Life! normally keeps me awake and it was only 10:30 PM or so by my calculations. I woke up at [...]
Day One Wrap-Up
Monday, June 25th, 2007We went back down to the hostipal (Kimberly’s inimitable way of saying it) around 4 o’clock to spend more time with sister Madeline and have a family dinner. I’ve got to say that I love eating at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. I’ve eaten at a lot of hospitals keeping these Brown girls company and PCH is, [...]
Settling In
Monday, June 25th, 2007We awoke at 5:20 AM 5:27 AM 5:34 AM 5:41 AM today to get everyone up and at ‘em to be admitted at 6:30 AM. Suffice it to say, that didn’t happen. Luckily, they don’t give your spot to someone else or administer some ungodly fee for tardiness—don’t tell anyone.
She was placed in Room 108 [...]
Our Trial
Sunday, June 24th, 2007Tomorrow morning at 6 am we will be taking Mimi in for her monitoring and testing at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Please pray for her saftey during this trial. That we would be able to find out what is going on with her and that if she has a grand mal seizure that she [...]
Vocab of Madeline Christine
Thursday, June 21st, 2007I want to keep a note of all the words that Mimi can say and all the approximations so that I can see growth. She is an amazing child and due to therapy is really trying to say a lot more than she ever has. We could not be more pleased. The [...]
Weapons of Mass Discussion
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Last night’s dinner table conversation revolved around guns. Apparently, I have referred to my biceps as “guns” in the past and Annie associated those terms in her mind. Pretty soon, everyone was baring their arms, flexing, and feeling each other’s guns. Mental note: ironic use of slang is lost on children three and under (possibly [...]
Best Friends
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Annie and Kimberly were basically born with a built-in best friend. They have never looked to other children to fill this need. So it took me by surprise that children develop this desire early on.
Mimi is a single baby and loves that fact in her life. She cherishes the times when she [...]
Dance class
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Today we took Mimi to dance class and Annie and Kimberly had to tag along since Becca was at softball camp. Mimi generally won’t go in without me, but today she went right in. She did all her dancing and was enjoying herself. I wish I would have brought the camera. [...]
Ups and Downs
Friday, June 15th, 2007Today we went to lunch with Mimi’s best friend Abi. She loves to hang out with Abi. It was so cute seeing the two of them playing. Abi chats all the time but is kinda shy and does not talk to Mimi. Mimi doesn’t really talk at all so they were [...]
One step forward, one step back
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Yesterday Mimi stayed in dance class for an entire 15 minutes by herself. She did not run out after me. It was so amazing. I was so proud of her. How goofy am I? I felt tears welling up in my eyes at her participating without me.
Unfortunately [...]
Movie Days
Monday, June 11th, 2007The temperature has been rising and thus the Girls and I have been spending more time on the couch watching movies. In the winter the tv is rarely on but it is on everyday in the summer.
Today we were sitting watching Dumbo. In the initial scene all the animals are getting [...]
Swimming fun
Sunday, June 10th, 2007Tonight we went over to our neighbors house to swim. It was great fun and the girls were really enjoying it. They all were feeling very confident about it and doggie paddling all over the pool. We had a great time with Carla and Joe and really enjoyed the family time in [...]
Babies?
Thursday, June 7th, 2007“I need a lot, a lot of cheese crackers cause all the babies in my tummy are hungry!” ~ Annie
Guess she is having higher order multiples since she needed a lot of cheeze-its. She is so funny.
All the girls have been obsessed with babies in their tummies and them popping out!
Scheduled
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007We have Mimi’s 3 day EEG and video monitoring scheduled. It will be June 25-27 at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. We will hopefully only be there those days. We hope that they will find something that will help us to better help Mimi. I know this is going to be hard on [...]
Apt Though
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007“Daddy, throw the Tosster!” — Annie
Describing a Frisbee and displaying her mother’s penchant for coining new words.
Mimi’s first Dance class
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Today Mimi went to her first dance class. She has the same teacher that Annie and Kimberly have so that helped with her anxiety issues. She really likes Ms. Carolyn. It is a small class of Mimi and 3 other students. I think that will be good for Mimi too.
Today [...]