We had another hip ultrasound & appointment with Dr. Carlson (aka mr. personality) yesterday. For the minute he was in the room, he said the brace is working & her hips are forming correctly. We have another ultrasound & appointment in 2 weeks & then we get to take off the brace!! That's wonderful news...because she has in-grown toenails from the footies of the brace & is starting to get heat rash underneath the leg straps! Poor girl..what next?!
Mara will be 11 weeks old this week & is nearing 11 lbs. Every week she becomes more active & responsive to us-it's so much fun interacting with her now that she recognizes our voices & faces. She definitely knows who her mommy is!:)
Mara continues to be a happy baby with the normal "colic" periods in the evenings. She gets uncomfortable and fussy after wearing the brace 24 hours a day and this causes her fussiness too. We are counting down the days till we get to take this thing off! We do take it off once a day for a change of clothes or bath, she stretches the entire time it's off & constantly moves her legs & feet. She knows when she's free. She sleeps anywhere from 3.5-5 hours at a time and likes to eat!When we're hungry, there's no waiting or messing around either! (as you can see, we have healthy, chubby cheeks & a double chin)
We're nearing the end of mommy's maternity leave...only 2 weeks left. WOW does time fly by!? We're keeping busy with weddings, meetings @ church, softball games, and the upcoming chicken butchering @ the Prins farm! Mommy's trying to get as much done as possible before she goes back to work...as she's starting a new job the end of June! I will be working in the Women's Specialty Clinics and am so excited to have a regular schedule--Monday-Friday, 8:30-5pm--no holidays/weekends/night shifts! It will be an adjustment, but we are looking forward to a "normal" routine & life as a family of 3.
Our "puppy" Kya is almost a year old already. Here are a few pics of her lounging around the house. She's FULL of energy...more than we ever dreamed of! A common saying heard in our house is, "Good thing she's cute!"
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