In the last 5 months Anastasia has had 4 urinary tract infections; August, November, December and January. It's very upsetting to know what's causing her to be sick and yet not be able to stop them from coming. So, when she got sick again this week, the doctor suggested that we should have another visit with the urologists. It's no fun to have a little one who's sick, but Annie is so resilient and happy that it doesn't seem to phase her.
What this means now is that we'll have to take her once again for the DMSA scan, which will confirm whether the infections have caused any damage to her kidneys. The down side is that we'll have to have her sedated for the test (it requires her to lie perfectly still for more than 20 minutes). This time, though, I'll take the good camera so that we can get a better quality video of the recovery. Here's what we got last time.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
How do you spell ...
When we made the decision to put Anastasia into DC Public Schools' preschool program, I had reletively limited expectations. I expected that she would be well cared for in an environment that encouraged her natural curiousity. I expected that she would learn a few more stories and maybe a new nursery rhyme or two. What I did not expect was that by Christmas vacation, she would know all the letters of the alphabet, both capital and lowercase, and the sounds every letter makes. She's even begun sounding out words.
For a while now, Annie has been very interested in "doing her letters" on the computer. She likes to type her name and a few other simple words. She's really proud of knowing all nine letters of her name. We've even started working on a few other words.
She's even gotten pretty good at spelling other words, too. In her repertoire now: Daddy, Mommy, Momma, Dog, Cat. We're still working on Hitzig.
For a while now, Annie has been very interested in "doing her letters" on the computer. She likes to type her name and a few other simple words. She's really proud of knowing all nine letters of her name. We've even started working on a few other words.
She's even gotten pretty good at spelling other words, too. In her repertoire now: Daddy, Mommy, Momma, Dog, Cat. We're still working on Hitzig.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Year in Texas
The day after Christmas, Orlando and I told Anastasia about the trip we'd planned to visit the family in Texas. Anastasia was super excited to get to ride on an airplane, and that she'd get to see her cousins when we got there. It's been more than a year since she and Ashley had been together, but she remembers all the fun they had together.
I decided early on that we woulnd't be paying any fees to check luggage, so we packed light and Annie was responsible for pulling her own suitcase. She did great!
I had packed a bag of tricks to keep her occupied on the plane, and we bought a special coloring book at the airport. The flight was late, so I was hoping that she would fall asleep, but no such luck. Still, she was very good. She colored, played, read, and surprisingly, she didn't play with the iPhone once!
When we finally landed, Auntie Sandi and Uncle Chris met us at the airport and drove us home, where they had more presents under the tree for Annie, Ashley and Quinn. So many stickers and coloring books, it was dizzying! Nevermind that it was well past bedtime, the kids stayed up playing and laughing. Next morning, Andrew came home a few days early, which was a surprise. We all returned to the Christmas tree to watch him open his gifts. I managed to get a couple of really good shots of the three kids on the sofa.
Also on the list of activities while we were there:
Check, Check, Check and Check.
Anastasia felt it was necessary to add an unapproved item to the list: Get a urinary tract infection! After a visit to Ashley's doctor, and confirmation that something was definitely going on, we got her started on antibiotics to make sure it didn't get worse before our trip.
On the last night, I joined Mom and Dad at the Osborne's for the annual New Year's Eve party, complete with white elephant gift exchange. I managed to come away from the white elephant with a toilet seat that's been passed along for 17 years. Guess that means Annie and I have to go back to Texas for New Year's next year, too. If next year is anything like this year, I'm looking forward to it.
I decided early on that we woulnd't be paying any fees to check luggage, so we packed light and Annie was responsible for pulling her own suitcase. She did great!
I had packed a bag of tricks to keep her occupied on the plane, and we bought a special coloring book at the airport. The flight was late, so I was hoping that she would fall asleep, but no such luck. Still, she was very good. She colored, played, read, and surprisingly, she didn't play with the iPhone once!
When we finally landed, Auntie Sandi and Uncle Chris met us at the airport and drove us home, where they had more presents under the tree for Annie, Ashley and Quinn. So many stickers and coloring books, it was dizzying! Nevermind that it was well past bedtime, the kids stayed up playing and laughing. Next morning, Andrew came home a few days early, which was a surprise. We all returned to the Christmas tree to watch him open his gifts. I managed to get a couple of really good shots of the three kids on the sofa.
Also on the list of activities while we were there:
- Take the girls to see The Princess and the Frog
- Visit with Mrs. Easson and the Osbornes
- Play in the bath with Ashley
- Relax
Check, Check, Check and Check.
Anastasia felt it was necessary to add an unapproved item to the list: Get a urinary tract infection! After a visit to Ashley's doctor, and confirmation that something was definitely going on, we got her started on antibiotics to make sure it didn't get worse before our trip.
On the last night, I joined Mom and Dad at the Osborne's for the annual New Year's Eve party, complete with white elephant gift exchange. I managed to come away from the white elephant with a toilet seat that's been passed along for 17 years. Guess that means Annie and I have to go back to Texas for New Year's next year, too. If next year is anything like this year, I'm looking forward to it.
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