tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38361401022061361912024-03-14T00:31:20.416-04:00Basham Toddler Bits...news and updates on Sydney D. and family…Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-9765068074818422322014-11-15T12:40:00.001-05:002014-11-29T23:19:52.887-05:003 + some....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s been a while since I posted….it seems like every time I
was going to post about something I decided to wait until after the next event
so I could tell you about that and it just seems like I never got back to
posting!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had Sydney’s 3 year pictures done down at Fairview since
she loves the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are a few of
those:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney’s birthday party this year was Mickey and Minnie
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and Minnie balloons along with a Minnie cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We took our annual family OBX trip a couple of weeks after
her birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems like we go to OBX
often, and we do, but we decided that every year around her birthday we will
always plan to go there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way it
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the beginning of October Sydney finally decided she was done
with diapers….YAY!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been diaper
free since!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pumpkin patch was an adventure this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loved all of the rides (even rode on a
horse) except when it came time to pick pumpkins Sydney told us that every
pumpkin was too “heavier” and she would just drop the pumpkin…hahahah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got her a few small ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also went to the pumpkin patch with one
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney dressed up as Skye from PAW Patrol this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves that cartoon and all of the
pups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went trick or treating around
Fairview and she was tired after about 15 houses!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She got a lot of candy and was really excited
when she got to help hand out candy at Granny’s house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We took a ride to the mountains a week or so ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney wanted to see snow but instead we saw
pretty leaves and a few deer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s
obsessed with snow and can’t wait until she can play in it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She likes to play dress up (dresses, shoes, jewelry)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wooden Thomas the Train tracks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anything PAW Patrol (we have
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loving Family Doll House
accessories (she has these sets:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family
Room, Parents Bedroom, Convertible, Dining Room, and Laundry Room)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-40603453217839021232014-06-17T20:20:00.000-04:002014-06-17T20:20:24.673-04:002 years + 10 months
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Time is flying!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve
hit the “trying twos” heavy….LOL…she’s not terrible but boy can she be
persistent and independent!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Easter came and went as did the Easter Bunny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We dyed eggs and the bunny left gifts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney rode on the motorcycle (to the end of the road)
with her Daddy and absolutely loved it (yes, she is wearing my helmet and it
fits her)!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We went to Nags Head as a family for a long weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney is such a water baby!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-67311756260171566002014-04-11T19:57:00.000-04:002014-04-11T19:57:09.184-04:002 years + 8 months
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yup, it’s been two months since I last posted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figure since we’re into the full on toddler
stage, updates every couple of months would be good enuff not to overload everyone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There’s really not been a whole lot of activity other
than the day to day stuff these past couple of months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weather over the past couple of months
has been crazy but I think we are finally really into spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 80 today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney finished up gymnastics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really really liked going but I think we
are going to give organized activities a break for the spring and maybe summer
and get back into them in the fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There will be plenty to do now that the weather has become warmer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting the "teeth doctor" today; She was so good and told us it was fun!</td></tr>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-16391045045935604212014-02-25T20:23:00.000-05:002014-02-25T20:23:31.881-05:002 years + 6 months
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This past month has been crazy with weather!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We experienced all 4 seasons in the span of a
week recently!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been able to play
at the park without jackets on a Sunday then by Wednesday we were playing in
the snow!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney has been to gymnastics a couple of times this past
month (it’s been cancelled for snow and illness a couple of times).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She LOVES it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s about 50 minutes of non-stop activity so she really enjoys being
able to see other kids and do the activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The house was stuck with the stomach bug recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was soooooo fun! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone is better but it was rough for a
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We received word that Sydney was accepted to preschool
starting in September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll be going
to a local preschool two days a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She already talks about the school bus and her “ackpack” (backpack) so I
think she is really going to enjoy going to school when it’s starts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are a few pictures of our fun this month!<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow that didn't last long so Daddy made her a pile to play in on the deck</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to play in about 10" of snow</td></tr>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-46720377882098152282014-01-21T07:28:00.000-05:002014-01-21T07:28:04.577-05:002 years + 5 months
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Late again…I know, I know…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Christmas was a marathon!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It took Sydney over 3 hours to open her presents and it wasn’t because she
had sooooo many!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would open one then
want to open that package and play with the toy/game/coloring book before she
would even be interested in the other gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Maybe next year she’ll get into the spirit and rip into everything!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did enjoy her kitchen and guitar/microphone
set that Santa left her!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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birthdays so Granny took her to her first lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granny said Sydney loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wasn’t able to get any pictures because
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Gosh, you think I’d know I’m supposed to post something
every month…I mean it is only once a month!
Sorry for the lateness! Didn’t
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Looks like I left off at Halloween…..so then came
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We visited Santa this year. Sydney was not a fan of him. She didn’t want to sit near him or look at
him. She did tell him she wanted a dog
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Other than getting ready for Christmas we’ve just been
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I think we are going to try out gymnastics in January; time for a little
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-43312695538562265922013-11-16T21:02:00.001-05:002013-11-16T21:02:25.282-05:002 years + 3 months
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There was a BIG move in October!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We transitioned Sydney to a big girl
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her room. We also moved all of her toys into the spare room so she has her own playroom (and mommy and daddy have their living room back!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney is still in Lil Kickers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She talks about going to soccer all week but
when we get there she isn’t so sure about it…LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She participates for most of the class but
she also just likes to sit down and watch what’s going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is how she likes to prepare to go to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Not too many exciting things happened this month, just
regular day to day activities really.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The entire Basham house did get hit with sinus infections…that was a
good time…LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s her 2 year + 2
month picture:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Did you know there are only 71 days until Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHAT?!?!?! I’m starting to plan for shopping
sooooooo I started putting together Sydney’s list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a generic list and I’ll create Target/Toys
R Us lists and post the links to those soon. As you can see there is not any Thomas stuff on here....she has soooo many Thomas things I'd like to get her some other toys :)</span></div>
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Baby dolls<o:p></o:p></div>
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Baby doll accessories (stroller, clothes, etc)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elmo toys (she only has Elmo books)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stickers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fireman Sam books/toys/movies (her current #1 TV show)</div>
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Mike the Knight books/toys/movies (her current #2 TV show)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Color Wonder paper/coloring books<o:p></o:p></div>
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Twist Crayons<o:p></o:p></div>
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3T/4T Shirts<o:p></o:p></div>
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2T/3T pants<o:p></o:p></div>
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5.5 (or larger) shoes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Slippers<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jammies with firetrucks<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mickey/Minnie (she prefers Minnie but likes both mice)
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Any Disney movies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Play food<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tea party set<o:p></o:p></div>
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iTunes gift card (for aps on the ipad)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Full size sheet sets<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know I’m a couple of weeks late on posting but I wanted to
wait until after our trip to PA so I could share some pictures of our Day Out
With Thomas trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But before I get to
that we have been on other adventures since her birthday too!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A couple of weeks after Sydney’s birthday we took our second
annual family trip to Nags Head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, I
know, we go to Nags Head a lot but we wanted to start a family tradition of
going to Nags Head every year around her birthday that way we can always plan
for it and look forward to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney
loves the beach and water so it’s a win-win. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were able to get in the pool a little bit towards the end
of summer (our pump broke so we had to wait for a replacement to be shipped)
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We also went to Sydney’s first fair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really enjoyed the Ferris wheel and all
of the other rides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think she is going
to like roller coasters like her mommy! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our trip to PA was fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We were in the area of Lancaster, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first night we stayed in a train caboose and Sydney slept in a big
bed for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We rode Thomas at
the Strasburg Railroad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thomas was the
engine for our 20 minute train ride!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once we were done with the Thomas ride Sydney got to meet Sir Topham
Hat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After our day out with Thomas we decided to ride up to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On our way home we decided to take the scenic route and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other than our adventures, Sydney has been going to soccer
each Saturday and she really enjoys running around and playing with the other
kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has apparently decided she
doesn’t like her Kindermusic class (and by decided I mean that she didn’t even
want to go into the room today and last week she only stayed in the room for
about 15 minutes) so we’ve decided to try that class after she gets a bit
older.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-28899983171663950472013-08-31T20:41:00.002-04:002013-08-31T20:41:12.259-04:00PT is.....
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">OVER…oh I mean, over </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took Sydney to PT this past Wednesday and she
was released with exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
exception being that I call in about 6 weeks and let them know if we feel she
needs to come back in for more therapy or if we feel she is remaining in
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The therapist said that she could go either way with our
situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said that there are
things that can still be worked on in PT BUT it would have to be more aggressive
(like 4-5 days a week) to make an impact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sydney continues to have a 2-8 degree tilt and tilts more when she’s
tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also has a slight bit of
muscle weakness on her right side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
are things we will continue to work on at home just as we have been doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we have Sydney enrolled in physical
activities (soccer and kindermusic) the therapist said that should help with
building her muscles so she was comfortable with us continuing with our “home”
program and discontinuing going to PT but to call and let her know how she was
doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, unless something drastic
changes between now and 6 weeks from now, we consider ourselves released!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-40986269029741349452013-08-14T20:54:00.000-04:002013-08-14T20:56:39.476-04:002 Whole Years!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm0mFRb4PScrZMykhmbGgjGodCUSmSYN5V2kr4pRd3Zmi4b01RPmMk8pylL55Vo_bVPhj3PQKMD1ewDw0OilUMk3ptj2M7bpW5w-BE_9YEoVcGHudqL2LHHaq2XUM3F1uDcK8K4mXUzo/s1600/August_10_13_Sydneys+2nd+Bday+1d.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm0mFRb4PScrZMykhmbGgjGodCUSmSYN5V2kr4pRd3Zmi4b01RPmMk8pylL55Vo_bVPhj3PQKMD1ewDw0OilUMk3ptj2M7bpW5w-BE_9YEoVcGHudqL2LHHaq2XUM3F1uDcK8K4mXUzo/s200/August_10_13_Sydneys+2nd+Bday+1d.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This past Saturday we had Sydney’s birthday party….it was
train themed of course</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a “food train” with a Thomas cake as
the engine and RR themed cake pops as part of the caboose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each car of the train held a different food
item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goody bags for the kids had a
Thomas cup, train whistle, Thomas crayons, Thomas doodle pad, silly straws,
glow in the dark bracelets, and a train shaped cookie cutter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney actually opened her gifts herself this year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She liked tearing into the paper but didn’t
like it so much when the paper went everywhere (she’s a little OCD like her mom
and Granny).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s been playing with all
of her new stuff ever since she opened her gifts!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was really shocked and excited when she saw
that she got a big ride on Thomas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today was her 2 year well check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She weighs 28 lbs 10 oz (near 75 percentile),
she is 34” tall (near 50 percentile), and her head measures 51.5 cm (upper 98
percentile – which is normal for her).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The doctor said that Sydney looks good and is really ahead in her skills
(she speaks well for her age, she can recognize certain shapes, she can pick
out colors).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctor said that based
on her current skill level she feels that we have one smart cookie on our
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our next PT appointment isn’t for two weeks so I’ll update
once that happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully it will be
out last monthly visit </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We signed Sydney up for Lil Kickers (soccer) at
Fredericksburg Field House.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She goes
every Saturday morning for about an hour and she loves it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves being with the other kids and
running around the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They play age
appropriate games that teach listening skills, colors, and basic soccer skills
like kicking and waddling (dribbling).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
also signed her up for Kindermusic and Tumbling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She doesn’t start that until September but I
think she’s going to enjoy it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves
music and loves to dance too.</span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-85256200474838242602013-07-13T19:57:00.000-04:002013-07-13T19:57:12.250-04:0023 Months!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Not a lot has been going on this past month other than normal
day-to-day activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did take a
trip to Nags Head at the end of June and Sydney really enjoyed the ocean!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of our friends was also down there with
her 2 yr old daughter and she and Sydney had a blast the day we met them at the
beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We didn’t do anything for the 4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> of July…Sydney
was in bed and asleep by 6!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was
dressed for the occasion that day thou!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On July 8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> we went for Sydney’s monthly PT
appointment and basically we go back in another month and hopefully get
released.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is doing really well
except for when she is tired then her tilt is more noticeable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately she was sleepy around her
appointment time so, of course, she was tilting a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The therapist said that Sydney is finding
midline thou so the tilt is more of a habit than a medical concern at this
point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just need to keep working with
her and hopefully next month, cross our fingers and toes, we get released….we
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We almost have all of the details of her birthday party worked
out…so more to come on that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
started her wish lists at Target (search under Nikki Basham) and Toys R Us
(search under: Creator/Basham/VA) if anyone is interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is obsessed with Thomas the Train and bubbles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves to color and likes Elmo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also recently started taking interest in
stickers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since she is sooooo obsessed with Thomas the Train (she wakes
up asking for the choo-choo sometimes) we decided to get tickets to a Day out
with Thomas on Strasburg Railroad in PA as her birthday gift from us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are going to spend a couple of days in PA
in September and actually get to ride on Thomas the Train!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, today we took Sydney to a railroad museum
that is in Fredericksburg as a prelude to our trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loved looking at all of the train stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got to ride a maintenance train out to the
main tracks and see a CSX train go by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney
loved seeing the train and hearing the whistle blow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully she will love seeing Thomas in
September and riding that train.</span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-73018343988994846652013-06-12T19:34:00.000-04:002013-06-12T19:34:25.369-04:0022 months!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney is 22 months old today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I almost can’t believe that I’m actually
posting on the day (since I’m usually a tad late with this).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, I almost can’t believe that in 2 months
she will be 2!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She really didn't want me taking her picture this afternoon!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This past month was another one that just flew by!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might have had something to do with Steve
and I going on vacation to Jamaica to celebrate our 15 year anniversary and a
close friend’s wedding!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney stayed
with Granny while we were gone and had a blast I’m sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We Face Timed with her every other day or so
and she would say hi then go back to playing…LOL…I guess she missed us a little
bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While at Granny’s she did use her
potty once (that I know of) so that was good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since we’ve been back she has asked me once to use the potty (and she
actually used it) so I think it’s time to start stepping up the potty training!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know this blog is about Sydney but I had to share this picture I took in Jamaica :)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s been hot here the past few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got Sydney a small pool to put on the deck
so she can play in it while I sit out there with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She absolutely loves it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She sure is a water baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our friends that got married while in Jamaica with us held a
reception this past weekend and Sydney was a dancing fool there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She certainly is a social butterfly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We went to PT Monday and the therapist said Sydney is looking
really good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said for us to keep
using the TOT collar but scale back the amount of time it is on and to come
back to PT in 4 weeks for an assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cross your fingers that Sydney keeps looking good and we might be out of
PT for her 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> birthday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-37642366513759196702013-05-13T20:33:00.000-04:002013-05-13T20:33:10.757-04:0021 months!
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This month has flown by!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We went on our first family beach trip of the year to Nags Head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney loved the water even thou it was
REALLY chilly!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted to run into
the waves the entire time we were at the ocean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We also saw the wild horses and visited the aquarium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney liked looking at the fish.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We also took part in the Fredericksburg Walk for MS this past
month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a 3 mile walk around
downtown Fredericksburg and money raised goes towards MS research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney kicked back and enjoyed the stroller
ride </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The warm weather has brought out caterpillars and Sydney has
discovered them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughs like a silly
person when she tries to “pet” them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
hysterical!</span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-60559358779896207252013-04-19T20:05:00.001-04:002013-04-19T20:09:48.607-04:0020 months<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last week Sydney was 20 months old!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My how time flies when you are having
fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s not really anything new to
report other than her vocabulary seems to be growing daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is extremely fond of the word NO and uses
it whenever she is asked any question…even if the answer is ‘yes’ she’s going
to tell you no…LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves her ‘shoooose’
and if she can’t find something she asks ‘where it go’?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is also extremely independent but loves
to help do things around the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Every morning she helps feed that cat and empty the dishwasher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also gives the dog his bone too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves being outside and swinging on the
swing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that it’s been staying nice
outside we try to spend time outdoors as much as we can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">PT is still every other week and no real changes there
either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s not getting worse but they
still want us to work on getting her to stop shifting her weight to her right
hip when she’s seated and also using her left hand more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re working on it….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This week, my nephew Mason came to Virginia from Florida to
spend spring break with the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
all went to the Metro Richmond Zoo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sydney loved feeding the animals and Mason deemed himself “the bird
whisperer”….LOL</span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-21147364901438281842013-03-17T20:08:00.001-04:002013-03-17T20:08:59.961-04:0019 months!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m a few days late on posting her 19 month update but I
wanted to wait until I had something to show you </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
but I’ll get to that in a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney is allll over the place and into everything!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her current favorite things are watching
Thomas the Train (she dances to the theme song and calls it the “woo-woo” –
kinda like a train whistle) and she loves to color….more so on the kitchen table
than her paper but that’s okay, it comes off pretty easy since it’s just
crayons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s learning more and more
words and her new favorites are cup and whoa…LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve not really pushed the potty training
yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She likes to play with her potty
seat but the drawers in the bathroom vanity are just much more exciting when
she is in there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She is back to PT every other week again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are seeing a new (old) physical therapist,
Shannon, now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say old because this
therapist is the first one we saw when Sydney started going to PT but she went
out on maternity leave shortly after we began visits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now she’s back once a week and our normal
therapist, Brianne, was booked solid so we ended up back with Shannon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shannon asked that we start bringing her back
in every other week so she could monitor her a little more closely since she
hasn’t seen her in a very long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sydney is still holding steady in her measurements which is good and
bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It means she’s not getting any
worse but isn’t progressing either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
still put her in her TOT collar too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hopefully we’ll be cut loose sooner rather than later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is why I was waiting to post the blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got Sydney’s pictures done….it was supposed
to be for her 18 mo b-day but things kept pushing the session out so it’s for
her 19 mo b-day. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020784008293439346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836140102206136191.post-80664469966597357682013-02-14T21:31:00.000-05:002013-02-14T21:41:07.884-05:0018 months!<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday Sydney had her 18 month check-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is 31 inches tall (45%), weighs 24 lbs
and 14.5 oz (80<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">%</span></sup>), and her head is measuring at 50.5 cm (upper 98%
as usual).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctor said that we need
to watch her carb intake (such as crackers, goldfish, juice, and packaged
foods).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said that Sydney is not “fat”
or “overweight” and that she might be stockpiling her pounds right now in
preparation for a growth spurt but just to be safe only give her those types of
things every now and then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is kinda
funny since one of the only multi-syllable words she can say and we understand
is cracker….LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her doctor said that everything else looks good and even
commented on how her speech is good for her age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said the words she does say are very
clear understandable and that’s great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We did ask the doctor about the rough patches of skin Sydney
has on her upper thighs, back of her arms, and cheeks – I’ve tried using Aveeno
lotion, Lubriderm lotion, and changing her bath soap…pretty much everything to
get rid of those patches and nothing works!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As soon as the doctor saw and felt it she told us it was Keratosis
Pilaris or “Chicken Skin”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said that
it is basically an overabundance of skin cells around the hair follicles in
those areas that cause the skin to have bumps – to me it feels like fine grit
sandpaper and is usually always pink or red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She also said that the symptoms are sometimes seasonal (we didn’t notice
it was so bad until around December).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She gave us some hydrocortisone ointment to use on those areas to see if
it helps any.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also said there is
nothing really that can be done about it and it’s not bothersome to Sydney so
that is a good thing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She also got two shots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first one wasn’t so bad but she tensed up for the second one and the
crying began!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was okay by the time
we got her dressed so it didn’t last long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sydney’s next appointment won’t be until she is 2!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For Valentine’s Day we got Sydney a potty…hahahaha…no really,
we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s starting to tell us (by
pointing to her diaper) that she has gone potty and she’s been staying dry for
longer between changes soooo….it’s about that time!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s interested in the new potty because it
has a top that opens and closes so she likes doing that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We practice sitting on it each day just to
get her used to it so hopefully potty training will go smoothly!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We shall see! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m only a few <s>days</s> weeks late posting this but we’ve
been busy trying to get back to some normalcy with the holidays, Steve being
off on vacation, Steve and my birthday, and me having the flu (yay!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas was a bit of a marathon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney would open a gift or two then want to
go play with her Santa gifts (her power wheels trike and bean bag).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she would come back for another gift
and the cycle would start all over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We Skyped with the Basham’s in the morning then Sydney took a nap and I
cleaned up all the paper from gift opening and when she got up from her nap we
Skyped with the Rhody’s and started the opening process all over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully next year she’ll be a bit more into
tearing up the paper and really getting into her gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to moms for Christmas #2 and Christmas
dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney was showered with love
and gifts from all as usual…she is a lucky girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney is walking allllll over the place…it’s hard to believe
that only a couple months ago she was so unsteady on her feet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is still on the once a month PT schedule
so our next appointment isn’t until next Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully she’ll have more progress since her
walking has really taken off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is talking
a little bit more here and there…her favorite words are uh-oh, cat, dog, car,
socks, up…there are a few more but those are the ones we can make out .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I waited until today to post Sydney’s 16 month update because
she had her monthly PT appointment today but I’ll get to that in a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Sydney’s 15 month well-baby, the doctor
discovered that she had an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, after 5 days on amoxicillin, the
cold/cough that she also had was not getting any better and we weren’t even
sure how to know if her ear infection was any better since we never knew she
had one until the doctor checked her ears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I called and got her an appointment the day before thanksgiving just to
check her out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctor said that her
ear was still slightly red and checked her for flu, RSV, and Whooping cough
just to rule everything out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All tests
came back negative so he prescribed her a different antibiotic, erythromycin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Welllll…….Thanksgiving morning, Sydney woke
up with a rash on her legs and torso.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
the day went on her rash got worse and her lip was starting to swell so we took
her to the ER to get checked out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ER
doctor said that she had an allergic reaction to one (or both) of the
antibiotics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were able to make it to
moms in time for Thanksgiving dinner </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sydney was speckled for a few days but with
the steroid he prescribed everything has cleared up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s her speckled look and first hospital visit picture:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sydney visited with Santa last weekend and she was super
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today was Sydney’s monthly PT appointment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is holding pretty steady with a slight
tilt still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to be diligent with
using her TOT Collar and focusing on her using both sides of her body equally
(stepping up with both the left and right leg – she tends to use the right leg
more) but at this point the tilt is more habit than anything else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her neck muscles weren’t tight and she has
good range of motion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She is walking more and more every day and is starting to stand
up on her own (instead of pulling up on everything).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today she was able to show me where her nose
is when I asked her!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, she doesn’t
really bother the Christmas tree at all either so we are hoping that continues! Here is her 16 month picture...I had this hat made for her, it's a Hippo :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today was Sydney’s 15 month check-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is 30.5” tall (50 percentile), 22 lbs 10
oz (55 percentile), and her head measures 50 cm (still in the upper 98
percentile, which is normal for her).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She’s right on track for her milestones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Everything was looking good until the doctor checked her ears….she has
an ear infection!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t even know
it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s not been acting different or
even messing with her ear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has had a
cough ever since she had a cold a couple of weeks ago and the doctor said her
cough and ear infection could be from the little bit of drainage that she has
had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so glad that even when she’s
sick or doesn’t feel 100% she is totally happy. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #969696; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m a day late because I was debating on posting something
Friday after Sydney’s 15 month check-up but I was able to get some video that I
wanted to share!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It won’t be long and
she’ll be walking everywhere!!<b><span lang="EN" style="color: #969696; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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