“A” is for Aardvark

Yesterday Miss P went to the podiatrist (you know…because she is 80). He x-rayed her crooked/overlapping toes and examined them extensively. He told us not to bother with taping them anymore. He said it is rarely effective at this age and ends up being frustrating for the parent because the toes are so little. After checking her out he concluded that he would see her again at 6 months old. The bones in her toes are still developing and he would like to see more development before he decides what course of action to take. Apparently baby bones are pretty bendy for a while.

Today’s appointment - 2nd appointment with the ENT about the Laryngomalacia. Thank god for good health insurance!

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Miss P went for her 2 month check up last Friday. SHe weighs 8 lbs 1 oz and is 21 inches long! She has to see another specialist next week…this time for her crooked toes. I don’t think it is a big deal but I will keep you posted.

And now to make up for not posting in a while….I will shower you with cuteness!

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We saw the specialist this morning. Miss P has Laryngomalacia. It is not serious enough at this point to require surgery. Dr. Castillo told us to expect it to get worse before it gets better. We are still aggressively treating her reflux which will help but there is nothing we can do for the laryngomalacia right now. She should out grow it in the next 12-18 months unless it worsens to the point that surgery is necessary. We are hoping it doesn’t come to that. Dr. Castillo seemed pretty confident that her condition was not severe enough to progress to a surgical intervention level. So keep your fingers crossed!

The worst part of the visit this morning - having to hold her while they stuck a tiny tube with a camera up her nose and down the throat so they could see her larynx.

The cool part of the visit this morning - the doctor letting us look at the picture he was getting of her larynx so we could see exactly what he was talking about.

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I saw this on Marilyn’s site...and of course I was sucked in.
I highly recommend you waste an hour of your day on this too.
Link back in the comments and let me know if you do it….I wanna see!

1. Estampas Rondeñas (II) / Postcards from Ronda (II), 2. Diesel Fried Chicken, 3. Untitled, 4. disneyland reflections, 5. Waiting For Dave, 6. Cakespy’s L’il Cuppie Character, 7. freedom by mr r.banks esq, 8. Crème Brulée, 9. Cross-Country, 10. Running ahead of oneself, 11. double and supernumerary rainbows, 12. Baby Penelope

What you do:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page, pick an image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

My Answers:

1. What is your first name? Ronda
2. What is your favorite food? Fried Chicken
3. What high school did you go to? Brewer
4. What is your favorite color? orange
5. Who is your celebrity crush? David Letterman
6. Favorite drink? Diet Coke
7. Dream vacation? European Tour
8. Favorite dessert? Creme Brulee
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Fabulous
10. What do you love most in life? My girls
11. One Word to describe you. Giving
12. Your flickr name. aisforaardvark

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We had a call in to the doctor’s office about Penelope and her breathing issues. They called back at 4:30 and said to bring her in by 5pm. Our pediatrician is out of town until the 17th but we saw one of the other doctors in the practice. He is very concerned about Penelope. She has stridor breathing and it hasn’t improved even though the reflux is better. He said that 85% of the time it is a condition called Laryngomalacia. If that is what it is then it is not generally something to worry about and usually outgrown by 18 months old or so. The worry is the other 15% of the time. He is referring us to a Ped. ENT and he wants her seen tomorrow or no later than Friday. So that is where we are now. Keep your fingers crossed.

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Sometimes Woody is naughty.

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