Claire's
Journal -- 22nd Month
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January
10
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Claire
is going to the dr today.
She's been having fevers and overall congestion. Mom called
hospice first, and the nurse recommended going to see the ped
to see if he wanted her back on antib's. Looks like a pneum
relapse.
The hospice nurse wanted to come to the appt too. Mom got a
call back from the ped's office and set up an appt. She asked
dad to call the hospice nurse, and he left a message. Later
he called and had her paged, but she was no where to be found.
Guess there are other people who need her more (she is pretty
terrific afterall) and mom and dad are just glad that Claire
doesn't 'need' her too badly at this point. Dad kept the appt
later in the day, mom went to work in the afternoon.
Claire weighed in at the same ol' 13lbs, no gain there tho mom
thought/hoped there would be. Dr put her on the Z antibiotic,
hoping to knock it out... the first dosage is a double dose
and she takes it only for 4 days. (fingers crossed). He said
her lungs didn't sound any better than her last visit.
Mom put her on O2 (cannula) tonight, so she could breathe a
bit easier. |
January
9 |
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Claire
had her pretty dress on for church today. Mom took lots of pix
afterwards. |
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January
7 |
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Claire
was up at 5am again. She had meds and drank about 3oz. Mom decided
the shake was a little too thick as she wasn't drinking too
too fast, so mom diluted it with some ped... by then, Claire
was interested, but almost too tired to drink, mom put her back
in her bed around 6am, falling back to sleep at 6:30am, only
to get up with the alarm clock. Dad got up to get the kids ready,
but then decided he wasn't feeling well and asked mom to take
over. She got the kids ready and off to school, then went home
to shower and get Claire ready, and off to daycare then work. |
January
6 |
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Claire
was up around 5am, hungry. She had meds and drank 4oz and fell
back asleep until 7am when she finished off another 4oz. Mom
changed her diaper, put on her shoes (a little too bug, but
cute) and put a bow in her hair, and off they went. Claire to
daycare and mom to work.
Her physical therapy was cancelled today (therapist still sick).
Mom will work with Claire tonight on some things the therapists
went over with her, including using her new big ball.
Claire had a nice night. She drank 8oz in the evening and fell
asleep in her swing. Mom let her nap for a little bit, then
woke her for dinner. They skipped her bath, as she was still
very tired and mom put her to bed around 10pm, and headed in
herself. |
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January
5
13lbs |
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Claire
was up around 4am until 5am, hungry. Mom gave her some juice,
she had about 2oz and went back to sleep until 'morning'.
She was up again and drank 8oz, then mom got her ready for her
dr appt.
She said she was still 'gunky' but much more alert and definitely
better!
She weighed in at and even 13lbs. That's up only 4oz, but still
not bad. Her arms and legs feel like they are filling out again,
so it may take some time to get back where she was before the
holidays and the pneum (weight fluction, common in women, weight
loss during the holidays, not-so-common). Her dr said to keep
her on the antib's for 10 days. Only a couple more days to go!
Claire
was a good girl all day, hardly a fuss at all.
After the dr appt, dad brought her home so mom could run and
errand or two. While out, mom decided to buy a few things for
Claire. Her clothes are actually starting to get a little small
for her, so she bought Claire some onesies and some long sleeved
outfits. Mom also thought Claire should have some new frilly
socks and bows. Even a pair of booties for church. She also
bought Claire a 24" exercise ball to use for PT at home.
Mom thought after Claire's rough holiday, she should have a
few new things.
Claire finished off another 8oz bottle with dad, and went to
sleep around 4pm until close to 8pm. Mom was a little concerned
that she wouldn't sleep at night.
Mom woke her for her evening meds, dinner, bath and back to
dinner again. She passed out just 1oz short of another 8oz.
Fat and happy! She was asleep before 11pm. |
January
4 |
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Claire
never really went back to sleep.
Dad put her in bed at 2am, thinking she was tired because she
fell asleep on the couch with him, but at 2:05am, she was up
again, fussing. Mom's turn.
Claire didn't seem to settle down. Each time she did, mom put
her in her bed, and she fussed again. Around 5am, mom put her
between her and dad and faced her towards mom so she could see
mom was right next to her. She fell asleep.
Mom mentioned to dad that Claire may be sleeping between them
at 2am again tomorrow, but it would be a last resort. |
January
3 |
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Claire
slept until 6:30am. Mom's alarm was due to go off soon afterwards
anyway, so they started their day. Claire was hungry and drank
7 oz, off and on, until 8am.
Mom got Claire ready and took her to daycare today. She's been
completely off oxygen for a couple days, except for the blow
by at night, as she had before.
Claire had a good day at daycare too, by 2pm she had another
10oz. She should be catching up with her weight soon. Her ped
appt is on Wednesday, so they have a goal of gaining back that
1/2 lb by then. Claire is certainly doing her part.
Her physical therapy was cancelled today, too bad.
When mom picked her up, the little Peanut was snoozing. She
continued to sleep in her carseat on the way home and once home,
mom left her in her carseat as she seemed most comfortable and
sleeping. Mom didn't want to disturb her.
Dad stayed home with Claire's sibs today. They are must have
run some errands later in the day as they were gone when mom
and Claire got home in the evening. They will be picking up
pizza tonight, even tho it isn't Wednesday/Pizza night, some
things don't always have to be so.
Mom and Claire went to bed around 9pm. Mom was happy to get
to bed at a reasonable time. Claire was up around 11pm. Dad
was watching tv, so he came in to get her and feed her so mom
could get some rest. She didn't drink too much for him. |
January
2 |
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Claire
had a nice day. She was up at 5am and drank 7oz of shake. Mom
fixed her 5oz of juice for church and dad fixed her another
5 of shake for church. She drank all the juice and started the
shake before mass was over. Her cousin held her much of mass,
which was nice to see.
When she got home, she finished a bottle by 3pm. and then another
and another.... mom eventually lost count of all the bottles
she was fixing, tho she tried hard to keep a running total.
Claire must have had between 24 and 28oz today.
She had a nice warm bath and then in bed and fast asleep by
10pm. She had been fussing in the evening, so mom gave her some
motrin before bed...the fingers... no... the HANDS were in her
mouth all evening and she was talking up a streak! She also
had decongestant, meds and antibiotic, all of which are very
sweet... poor dear. And Claire has been loud... grandma had
called in the evening and got an earful from Claire, who was
sitting on mom's lap at the time. |
January
1
Happy New Year!! |
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Claire
was up until 2am, bringing in the New Year with mom, dad,
her brother and sister. It was a nice evening with neighbors
shooting off fire crackers after midnight. Claire didn't drink
too much and mom put her down when she was still awake, but
she soon went to bed.
She was up again at 4am and again at 7am. Mom fixed her a
new bottle at 4am and gave her meds, and she didn't drink
much, and didn't want to go back to sleep. Something was bothering
her as she was fussing randomly every few minutes. Mom gave
her some Mylacon and she was back to sleep shortly before
7am. When she woke back up at 7am, Dad took over to give mom
a much needed break... not to mention some much needed sleep.
Dad fixed her a bottle and she drank another 3oz.
When mom woke up, sometime around 10am, Claire was sleeping,
so she let her. Mom fixed her a shake when she woke up and
she drank *** 7oz within an hour***, but still wide awake,
then it was time for afternoon meds. Claire's nurse came by
to check on her and said her left lung still sounded gunky,
but her right one sounded clear (by Claire standards). Mom
is pretty happy and the nurse said she was on the road to
mending!! And this means there's another antib that will work
for Claire! Yeah!
The family enjoyed some college football, including watching
games where 'referees were paid by the (number of) flags (they
threw)'..
When mom went to fix her another bottle, the Peanut fell asleep.
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December
31 |
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Claire
had a pretty good night. She was up at 4:30am and drank about
3oz, then up again later to drink another oz, but overall waking
to eat is very cool... it means she has a little more energy.
In the evening, she had a few more seizures, tho very mild,
almost more like an apnea, where she looks off in the distance
(usually upward) and kinda zones out... you have to wait for
her to come back, but she seems to be keeping her color, so
she is likely breathing, so maybe it's just a 'Claire moment'...
and nothing more serious.
Claire's hospice nurse came by to check on her, the family is
so very lucky to have her on call this weekend, so she is visiting
them every day to check up on Claire and her pnuem situation.
She said Claire sounded even better, but not out of the woods
yet. They may not have to get the Z afterall.
She did say that they could go to friends to celebrate the New
Year, but just keep a close eye on her color and keep the O2
close by.
The family had a quick dinner and off to friends. Claire drank
4oz of banana shake as fast as mom would let her, and still
seemed hungry, but when mom offered her the formula, she wasn't
interested, and her color was a little pale, so mom put her
on mom's chest, a position where her O2 levels are always best,
and Claire fell asleep at the party. Mom held her the whole
time, mostly in her sling and they snuggled. Before midnight,
the family went back home to celebrate a quiet NYE and ring
in the new year.
It is really so very hard to celebrate the new year, even with
all our blessings, knowing that just under a week ago, hundreds
of thousands of people lost lives and loved ones... and we continue
to count our blessings with a baby who shouldn't be here, but
by all means wants to be! |
December
30 |
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Mom
was up about 4:30pm, and decided to feed Claire a little more.
She woke Claire and gave her meds including her decongestant
and antibiotic.
Claire drank about 1 1/2oz of shake and was just too tired
to stay awake, besides, the meds probably filled her up another
1/2 oz.
Mom woke her again in the morning to for breakfast. Claire
started a bottle of pedialyte with juice, and finished it
around 2pm, just in time for her meds again. (minus the antib).
Mom has concerns about Claire getting worse over the long
weekend -- hospice and dr's office are all closed tomorrow
(Friday). Mom asked the hospice nurse to come out to check
Claire today, and she was so sweet to do it, and fairly early,
so they could make plans as to what to do over the weekend
if Claire got worse.
To mom's happy surprise, the nurse told mom that she would
be the on-call nurse over the weekend. Mom was so very relieved!!
Mom called Claire's ped and asked what they should do if she
got worse. It was decided that they would put in a prescription
for the Zithromax - Claire's antibiotic of choice, and if
she wasn't better by late Saturday or Sunday, they could fill
the prescription and get her started on it. Mom, again, was
relieved and feels comfortable going into the long weekend.
Mom wants to hold out on the Z, as she would love to find
another antib that worked for Claire, but cannot wait too
long to get her what they know would work (fingers crossed).
This is the first time Claire's had pneum and not gone to
ER and not had chest xrays, bloodwork, etc. Guess it is because
everyone's seen the signs before and know what's going on
without all those tests.
Claire started working on some formula that mom mixed with
fruit. Mom's been feeding her in the haberman and the squeeze
'cleft palate' bottle so she has the option of squirting into
Claire's mouth, and often needs to to get that last oz or
two in her. Her breathing looks more labored to mom, but the
hospice nurse said that her lungs sound more gunky because
they are likely loosening up the gunk more (that would be
the medical terms). Mom is hoping Claire will get better by
NYE, but not betting on it. It would be nice to spend it with
friends, but not at Claire's expense -- mom thinks she doesn't
need to be exposed to any more foreign germs at the moment.
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December
29
12lbs 12oz |
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Claire
slept through the night, so did mom.
They were up for the dr's appt today to see if Claire had
at least stabilized, and it appears that she did that. Mom
is hoping the new antibiotic will be a good one so they will
have more tools in the toolbox when it comes to helping Claire
with these nasty pneumonias. She got another shot of the antibiotic
and a prescription for some to take orally. Her weight stayed
the same from yesterday at 12lbs 12oz.
She rested well off and on throughout the day and drank 6oz
of formulay/ped by 2pm. Music Therapy came by and played some
nice songs for Claire and she stayed awake the whole time.
After MT, mom held her for a bit, she was not interested in
her bottle, but more interested in her thumb, so mom put her
down and zonked out within minutes. It was probably the longest
she'd stayed awake in days and seemingly alert. She's drinking
from her haberman for the most part by herself. Just need
to get that weight back up and clear up her little lungs so
she can come off the O2.
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December
28 |
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Claire
slept through the night. Mom kept her on O2 throughout the night
and when she woke up, mom thought her little nose could use
a break, so when Claire took her morning nap, mom put her on
blowby oxygen.
Claire had PT today, and mom opted to keep the appt thinking
some stretches and movement would do her some good. She's pretty
much been just laying on the couch and not interested in bicycles
or arm movements.
She had her dr appt at 3:15 today. The dr said she had crackling
in her lungs... as if she swallowed a whole box of rice crispy
treats. He gave her a shot of antibiotic and said to come back
in the morning and they would decide then if she would need
to go to the hospital or to hospice house. Claire weighed in
at 12lbs 12oz and 27" length.
After the dr appt, mom took Claire home and pumped in as much
fluids as possible to keep the little peanut from dehydrating,
tho mom didn't think that was a problem, she wanted her to be
in tip top shape if she were to get sicker... if that makes
any sense. Claire seems to be taking more formula/ped than she
does shake, so mom is going to put the shakes aside for a while,
tho they offer more calories, mom think calories will still
be in the formula, but also the fluids she needs.
The family is stressing over the possibility of Claire being
away from home, especially for the New Year. Mom and Dad pretty
much weighed the pros and cons of the hospice house, as the
hospital is not much of an option (they would have little to
offer Claire, and she seems to come out worse than when she
is admitted... the drs don't listen to mom, etc)... unless something
changes. Hospice is nice, but it had been a transition for Claire
in the past. At this point, they thougth Claire would be best
at home. It would be best for the family too, as mom didn't
want to be away from the kids too, or keep Claire away from
everyone... not to mention, home is just more comfortable for
everyone, Claire has pretty much everything she needs here too,
and mom has more flexibility in more ways than one.
Claire finished 4 1/2 oz and then went to sleep. She was a very
tired Baire today. Much recovering to do. Mom followed shortly
afterwards around 11:30pm.
Claire drank 13 oz today. |
December
27 |
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Claire
slept through the night. Mom did wake her once around 2pm to
give her some food, she knew Claire would sleep a very long
time if mom let her, so since Claire was in bed around midnight
after drinking around 4oz, mom thought it would be good to get
her more food for the energy she would need to fight off this
bad cold. As mom put Claire to bed, Claire put her thumb in
her mouth and started sucking it. That was a good sign to mom,
as Claire hadn't sucked her thumb in days... and it is so soothing
to her, she really needed that thumb.
In the morning, Claire was up and fairly alert. She was talling
her grandma some tall tales and grandma was hanging on every
word.
The family awoke this morning to Claire's cousin arriving from
the DL bureau with driving permit in hand and bouncing around
the room. Teenagers are funny that way! Later, it was same cousin's
birthday, so a party was in order after lunch - japanese hybachi...
yum. Dad watched Claire and kids so mom could go and it was
a nice break, mom really enjoyed it! Her stomach seemed to finally
be settled.
Mom had called the drs office this morning to see if they could
get an appt for Claire. The earliest one they had was 4pm, but
dad didn't think they could make that one, so they took one
for tomorrow at 3:15pm. Mom and dad spent most of the day, on
and off, packing and left grandmas around 8pm. Mom was sad that
the vacation had come to an end sooner than she'd like, especially
since they were leaving because Claire was getting sicker and
needed her drs attention. Any walk in clinic or ER wouldn't
know what to do with Claire, she needs to see her dr who knows
what antib's work and what her lungs should sound like. Mom
also called the hospice nurse to update her on Claire's situation
and said they'd be back home that evening.
By 5:30pm, Claire had a temp of 102.2 (underarm) and mom gave
her some Motrin.
Claire drank 11 1/2 oz today. |
December
26 |
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Around 2pm, Claire had 101.4 temp and mom gave her tylenol.
By then she'd had about 5oz and another 2oz by 8pm. NOt eating
well, but keeping it down. She had another 6oz by 11pm totalling
12oz for the day. She had a low fever around 9:30 and 10:30
of 100.2 and 101.1.
She's taking it easy today in her boppy pillow, soakin in some
oxygen and snoozing whenever mom isn't bothering her to eat. |
December
25 |
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She was up this morning, but only after most of the presents
were opened by her sibs, but before family arrived to exchange
gifts. She was out on her boppy pillow, pretty much sleeping
most of the day and mom put her on O2 to keep her comfortable.
She had a little fever today in the morning (101.2), but mom
didn't give her anything for it, thinking it may not go up and
she could nix it by herself. And she did. Later in the evening
she felt warm again (6pm,100.6), but still only a mild temp.
Since it was in the evening, mom gave Claire some Motrin to
keep her comfortable throughout the night. Claire drank about
16oz today. |
December
24 |
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temp
(under arm) |
time |
comment |
102.3 |
6am |
Tylenol |
102.2 |
9am |
Motrin |
100.8 |
950am |
napping
comfortably |
103.7 |
6pm |
bath/Tylenol |
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900pm |
sweating |
Dad arrived
after mom and Claire got home from church and Claire was put
on O2 with a canula. Mom decided to increase the dosage of the
motrin and tylenol, and that helped considerably. Claire had
another rough night while mom watched her try to sleep, but
continuing to throw up frequently and mom kept running her to
the tub to bring down the fevers. Dad had his Christmas Eve
celebration with his brothers and their families with Claire's
sibs last night, so he would be there to help tonight.
Mom was up until 3am with Claire, only to get up again with
her around 6am today. They had a little nap in between fevers
until about 9am, then Grandma took watch over Claire, getting
the better part of an 8oz bottle of pedialyte in her.... feeding
her sip by sip, as Claire did not like having the bottle in
her mouth... her teeth must really be hurting... poor dear.
Christmas mass was fun. Mom took Claire as her fever seemed
better in control with the higher (probably more like normal)
dosages of fever reducer and lower chances of throwing up. Claire
almost threw up in church, and tho they arrived 30 minutes early,
the were sitting in the very first row at mass. Claire did well,
trying so hard to sleep. When they got home, mom put the canula
on her, as dad arrived with it shortly before mass was over.
Claire's color looked better than it had at church, and she
seemed to sleep a little better. Sadly, her temp flared up to
103.7, under her arm, and a dose of Tylenol later she was back
in the sink to cool down. Claire is such a sweet baby... she
flinches from the water, tho tepid it feels cool to her, but
she doesn't cry... just looks pitiful. Mom uses the bath as
a last resort, but since it works so well, and her temp gets
a bit too high, it is surely some of the best strategies in
the war on fevers. Mom woke Claire around 12 midnight, as they
waited for Santa, to feed Claire more pedialyte and change her
diaper for bed. She fell right back to sleep after sipping on
her 3-4 oz.
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December
23 |
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temp
(under arm) |
time |
comment |
100.9 |
9am |
Motrin |
101.3 |
10am |
102.3
orally |
102.8 |
11am |
bath
- 103.8 orally |
104.7 |
1pm |
bath - 105.7 orally/Tylenol |
101.2 |
7:30pm |
Motrin |
100.x |
11:30pm |
Tylenol |
It was
a pretty crazy day. The family was scheduled to got to see Dad's
family for Christmas Eve, but unfortunately, with Claire under
the weather (throwing up and high fevers) the plans had changed,
and Dad took Claire's sibs while mom stayed at Grandma's with
Baby Claire.
Claire's been throwing up almost everything since last night
(about 1am).
Still pumping in the fluids and imagining that some if it is
staying down... she probably sipped down about 8-9oz of bananas
and ped today, and may have seen about 2-4 of those oz back
up again. Her diapers are still wet and she looks pretty good,
all things considered, just a little puny when she's mid-fever.
Dad took the canula with him tonight accidentally to see family,
but she is on blow by, mom brought the concentrator with her.
Mom opted not to go to S. FL to see Dad's family for Christmas,
just hanging with her folks. Dad's family, one of his brothers,
has a new baby, and with Claire being sick, mom doesn't want
to expose the baby to anything icky like this.
December
22 |
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Claire
was up off and on (mostly on) until 2:30am. Her meds schedule
was off during the day and it may have had something to do with
it. Mom let Claire sleep in for a little bit, and then got her
up for a bath and off to lunch. Afterwards, mom took Claire,
her brother and sister and her grandparents to see Claire's
Aunt at her work. Evidently, there are quite a few 'Claire fans'
there who wanted to meet Claire and Claire is always happy to
meet new faces. It was a fun trip, everyone loved seeing her
and she loved seeing all of them! Later in the evening, Claire
was getting a little warm. Mom took her temp and it was 101.3
rec, which is 100.3 normal. Just barely above average, so mom
thought she'd wait until closer to bedtime to give Claire any
motrin. A little bit later, around 10:30 or so, Claire wasn't
interested in her bottle, so Grandma gave her to mom and mom
knew she was very hot, not just from laying with Grandma, so
mom gave her Motrin and then took her temp. It was 103.0 rectally,
so it was about 102. Mom was a little nervous and got out the
wet washcloths for her head. She also gave Claire her meds and
a decongestant, hoping she would sleep more comfortable. Claire
was so very fussy, but eventually settled down on mom's chest
and mom took her to bed close to 11:30. Claire had her eyes
closed, but mom's not too sure she's sleeping too comfortably,
could be a long night. |
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December
21 |
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Claire
slept through the night. She woke up, but not too hungry, just
drank a couple oz and went back to sleep. Grandma insists she
needs her rest, so mom let her take a little nap, that lasted
most of the morning. |
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December
20 |
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Claire
was up until midnight. MOm wasn't sure what the problem is,
after the mylacon for gas and the tylenol for teeth, Claire
finally settled down, but mom put the oxygen on and let it
blow by her chest to enrich the air she was breathing. She
quickly settled in and went to sleep until morning. Mom woke
her in the morning for meds and she drank okay. By evening,
she had slept most of the day and drank under 20oz. Grandma
insisted we should let her sleep, so mom let Claire sleep,
and hoped that she would sleep tonight. Claire had her meds
at 10pm, then settled down on mom's chest after a few more
ounces of shake. MOm thought at least that the sleeping all
day meant that Claire was at least in no pain, from gas or
teeth, or anything else, that she would maybe be able to settle
down well in the evening, and she did. She was asleep by 10:30pm.
Yeah!
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December
19 |
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Claire had a nice day, she slept well through the night and
she got up for mass this morning. She slept much of the time
she was in mass and then back home she hardly slept at all.
In the evening, she was a little fussy, but ate pretty well
during the day. |
December
18 |
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Claire
was up early and getting ready to go visit Grandma. Mom drove
down with the kids as dad had some business to attend to back
home. Claire slept much of the trip, and at the very end of
the trip, she woke up and looked around as if to say, 'hey,
where am I and how did I get here'... but then she looked over
and saw mom and life was good again. The family got in around
7pm, just in time for dinner and grandma makes some quality
spaghetti! Yum! The kids all ate well and went to bed by 9pm.
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December
17 |
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The
kids had a 1/2 day of school today, so mom picked Claire's sister
up a little early to avoid the rush. They were all lining up
outside with backpacks, ready to leave anyway, so mom knew there
wasn't much Kindergarten that would be missed that day. MOm
also helped with Claire's brother's Christmas party. I don't
think the children of the 5th grade could have been more spoiled
with all the cookies and candy and treats, and that's is how
it should be. In the evening, mom was much too exhausted to
pack for the trip to Grandma's house the next day. So much so
that she asked dad to look after Claire and put the kids to
bed, by 9pm, mom was in bed and out like a light. She slept
through the night without waking up once. Claire was in bed
by 10pm, no problems for dad. |
December
16 |
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Claire
was up every hour or two throughout the night. Mom wasn't too
sure what her deal was, and would think by now she would understand
what Claire needs, but after a couple final ounces (and Tylenol,
mylcon, etc) Claire finally passed out... only to do her 3 second
fuss every little while afterwards. Mom got very little sleep,
and would be diving head first into the coffee tomorrow. |
December
15 |
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Claire
was in bed by around 12:30am. She's been having a tough time,
so mom has decided she would be getting Motrin before bed for
the next few nights. Those top teeth are right there and really
annoying the stew out of her. Dad was up with her and thought
they should start trying the pacifier again. Claire put's her
fingers in her mouth and puts them in so far (probably because
it feels so good on her gums) that she gags. He thought perhaps
a pacifier would help keep that from happening. MOm agreed they
should try it. Claire had her weigh in today. She was only 13lbs
4oz with the hospice scale and 13lb 5oz at her ped. She enjoyed
her music therapy and having hospice nurse and family coordinator
visit all at the same time. It was like a small Christmas Party.
The hospice nurse also brought buy a gorgeous quilt for Claire.
It is a dusty rose color and perfectly goes with her name...
that antique feel that you get with such a traditional name.
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December
13 |
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Claire
was up until 2am this morning. Dad was generous enough to
stay up with her and mom was most appreciative. He said the
only reason he thinks that she finally went to sleep was because
she was just worn out.
She woke up this morning by herself and mom gave her meds
and a bath, then took her to work for a short while to keep
her away as Claire had a hearing test today and needed sleep
deprivation so she could sleep during the test.
As usual, Claire has boggled the Audiologist who doesn't understand
Claire's test results... so mom is still wondering just what
is going on with Claire and her hearing. Unfortuately, the
new ear mold isn't in, the one Claire has now she has outgrown,
but still uses as every little bit helps.
Mom took Claire to her daycare afterwards and got a bite to
eat on her way back to work.
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December
12 |
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Claire
had a pretty good weekend.
She partied on Saturday night with friends and saw the Christmas
tree go up on Friday. She loved the lights and sat and processed
them for a good long time.
Mom is very excited for her and her sibs, as Christmas should
be a lot of fun this year, they are at such great ages to
experience Christmas through different phases. At 10, Claire's
older brother is still pondering the deep questions about
whether Santa really exists. At 5, Claire's sister is imagining
everything on tv will appear under the Christmas tree on Christmas
morning... and at 21 months, Claire is enjoying the lights
and senses the excitement of everyone. Mom sees an increase
in her smiles, just whenever a musical toy is played for her
or new Christmas lights are hung.
Claire has kept mom and dad wondering each night if they will
get sleep. She sleeps through the night about every 3rd night
these days, and mom is analyzing everything to get her to
sleep every night. Mom is wondering if it is as simple as
a change in her routing... so she will be sticking very closely
with the nightly routines and bedtimes - whenever humanly
possible.
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December
11
21 months old |
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Claire
has only three more months to go before her 2 year birthday!!
Mom will start planning after Christmas, as she expects it
to be a big blow out party.
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