As of Monday, Hannah is now using a walker. Those who are my friends on facebook have probably seen this video and are probably tired of it! I am just so indescribably proud of Hannah. She has overcome so much and it is so amazing to see her becoming more and more independent. Her therapist is very pleased with her progress and thinks this will help her feel more independent and be able to keep up with Hailey and other kids. This time last year, she could not even really crawl! She was doing the whole inch worm/belly flop thing. Those who know Hannah personally know what a happy child she is. She loves to play and sing and is soooo smart!
Hailey has been sweet when Hannah is using her walker. Last night, we went to the mall just to have a big, indoor space for her to practice using it. Hailey was running everywhere, and when we got to the door of the mall I told her to stop and wait for Daddy and Hannah. She saw Hannah coming and called out, "Come on Hannah! Good job! Yeah!" and clapped her hands. I love these girls more everyday!
I do have a couple more videos, but this one turned out the best. I may post the others soon.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Just a Few Facts
I was recently telling somebody about my pregnancy with Hailey and Hannah. I couldn't remember some of the statistics but I came across this nice little list of facts about monoamniotic twins. Just thought I would share. By the way, trying to get a little better at keeping the blog up to date/current!
Monoamniotic factoids
*Monoamniotic twins are always identical
*Monoamniotic twins are the result of a late splitting egg; one that split around 8-12 days after fertilization
*Monoamniotic twins only occur in 1% of twins
*Monoamniotic twins share a placenta and amniotic sac which means they have skin to skin contact
*Monoamniotic twins are considered extremely high risk because of the risk of cord compression leading to fetal death as a result of umbilical cord entanglement
*Monoamniotic twins are always delivered by C-Section
*Monoamniotic twins are usually delivered between 32-34 weeks gestation because the risks of staying in utero are greater than the risks associated with a premature birth
*75% of monoamniotic twins are girls
*inpatient monitoring at viability yeilds the greatest success rates
Monoamniotic factoids
*Monoamniotic twins are always identical
*Monoamniotic twins are the result of a late splitting egg; one that split around 8-12 days after fertilization
*Monoamniotic twins only occur in 1% of twins
*Monoamniotic twins share a placenta and amniotic sac which means they have skin to skin contact
*Monoamniotic twins are considered extremely high risk because of the risk of cord compression leading to fetal death as a result of umbilical cord entanglement
*Monoamniotic twins are always delivered by C-Section
*Monoamniotic twins are usually delivered between 32-34 weeks gestation because the risks of staying in utero are greater than the risks associated with a premature birth
*75% of monoamniotic twins are girls
*inpatient monitoring at viability yeilds the greatest success rates
Friday, July 9, 2010
Oh the joy...
So we've been working on potty training this summer. Kind of. I am trying to get more serious about it today. We'll see how it goes....
Hannah will pee in the potty but she still struggles with the idea of telling me she has to go. Hailey tells me she wants to go potty, after she's already gone. I think we're making progress. They definitely know what the potty is and what it's for so hopefully before long we'll be done with diapers?
Hannah will pee in the potty but she still struggles with the idea of telling me she has to go. Hailey tells me she wants to go potty, after she's already gone. I think we're making progress. They definitely know what the potty is and what it's for so hopefully before long we'll be done with diapers?
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Just trying to move along...
So this past Wednesday Hannah got her braces. I keep obsessing over the fact of whether or not they are on right, if they are too tight, is she comfortable, and I swear that hinge looks different than it did before. I'm trying to tell myself that everything is fine and she is going to be fine. It's just one of those things that I am finding difficult to do. I want to be in control of the situation and the fact is, I can't. I'm just going to have trust that all is going well. (On just a side note, somebody should invent see-through braces and shoes so I can be reassured at all times that her foot is in there correctly.)
Hannah has done well adjusting to the braces. She has not worn them to daycare yet so hopefully that will go well. Tomorrow is her first day of therapy with them so I'm eager to see what the therapist says (and hopefully have my mind put to ease!). She gets tired of them after a few hours and so we give her a break, which is what we were told to do anyways. I can tell that they definitely help stabilize her. She still is not able to stand on her own but hopefully that will come soon.
So how is Hailey adjusting to this? Well, when we first came home, she wanted to wear them. Of course, she can't. She also is not allowed to wear Hannah's new tennis shoes (we had to buy some to fit the braces). Luckily, Nana had just bought her some new flip flops. Hannah can't wear flip flops so this is something unique that Hannah does not have. She seems to be content with the fact that Hannah has "boots" and she has flip flops. In fact, she LOVES her flip flops! After the first few times of being told that the braces were Hannah's, she has not cared to try and put them on again.
It has taken me a few days to adjust to all of this. It seems like it is more difficult for Hannah to crawl with the braces, yet she can't walk on her own. It was pretty rough for me the day we go the braces. I had been so excited thinking this was such a big step and now seeing her trying to figure out how to move about in them is so difficult. It's just one of those hard things in life I guess. She is such a happy, content child and yet I ache for her to be able to do all the "normal" things 2 year olds do. Now don't get me wrong, Hannah is one determined little girl and she usually finds a way to compensate.
All I know to do is try my best to put our faith in God and know that His will is what is best. All I can do is pray for His will to be done and that I will relinquish all control to Him. He has gotten us this far so I am positive He can carry us the rest of the way. To put things in perspective, I try to focus on just how far Hannah HAS come. This time a year ago, she couldn't even crawl. She'll get there.
Hannah has done well adjusting to the braces. She has not worn them to daycare yet so hopefully that will go well. Tomorrow is her first day of therapy with them so I'm eager to see what the therapist says (and hopefully have my mind put to ease!). She gets tired of them after a few hours and so we give her a break, which is what we were told to do anyways. I can tell that they definitely help stabilize her. She still is not able to stand on her own but hopefully that will come soon.
So how is Hailey adjusting to this? Well, when we first came home, she wanted to wear them. Of course, she can't. She also is not allowed to wear Hannah's new tennis shoes (we had to buy some to fit the braces). Luckily, Nana had just bought her some new flip flops. Hannah can't wear flip flops so this is something unique that Hannah does not have. She seems to be content with the fact that Hannah has "boots" and she has flip flops. In fact, she LOVES her flip flops! After the first few times of being told that the braces were Hannah's, she has not cared to try and put them on again.
It has taken me a few days to adjust to all of this. It seems like it is more difficult for Hannah to crawl with the braces, yet she can't walk on her own. It was pretty rough for me the day we go the braces. I had been so excited thinking this was such a big step and now seeing her trying to figure out how to move about in them is so difficult. It's just one of those hard things in life I guess. She is such a happy, content child and yet I ache for her to be able to do all the "normal" things 2 year olds do. Now don't get me wrong, Hannah is one determined little girl and she usually finds a way to compensate.
All I know to do is try my best to put our faith in God and know that His will is what is best. All I can do is pray for His will to be done and that I will relinquish all control to Him. He has gotten us this far so I am positive He can carry us the rest of the way. To put things in perspective, I try to focus on just how far Hannah HAS come. This time a year ago, she couldn't even crawl. She'll get there.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The next step...
Hannah's physical therapist has told us that he wants to go ahead and get Hannah in leg braces. They will be AFO braces (which I had to google after Matt told me because I had no idea what they were...). He says they will help to stabilize her and get her stand up straight and hopefully walk all on her own! I'm so excited and anxious about this next step. I don't think the braces will be uncomfortable but we will have to hope that she WANTS to wear them! We've already been thinking up ideas on that end... i.e. a new pair of shoes, letting her decorate them with stickers, and really talking them up like it's a huge deal (which it is!).
Sunday, February 21, 2010
They're Two!
Well, our little girls turned two back on February 5th. We had a party the following day and had an awesome time with family and friends. Hailey and Hannah were really into opening presents this year. They got a lot of clothes which they were fine with. Every time Hailey pulled a dress out of a bag, she said, "Ohhh pretty!" Hannah had just as much fun with the tissue paper as she did playing with her new things.
It's hard to believe that they are already two years old! Time is passing way too quickly... I'm looking forward to all the new things this year is sure to have in store for us!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Hannah's OT
Hannah was evaluated by the occupational therapist today. She's decided she will see her every other week and give us home exercises to do. So Hannah will have one hour of therapy every other week: 30 minutes OT and 30 PT. The physical therapy will still be every week. Tonight she leaned up against the wall in her room so she could have both hands free to do the wiggle dance with Hailey. (Wiggle wiggle wiggle go! Wiggle wiggle wiggle go! Wiggle wiggle wiggle STOP! Hold stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillll..... For all you non Yo-Gabba Gabba fans out there!) I'll have to try and get that on camera.
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