Lady Bug Hugs: March 2015

Hi World!

I'm so sorry that it has been so long since I've last posted. We've gotten busy but also Google decided to block me from my blog for several days. They said they have an automatic process that determines possible spam and it was determined through this process that Lady Bug Hugs was spam... hmmm... doesn't make sense to me, I appealed and here I am.

I hope I haven't lost anyone with my long absence. Emma has kept us busy lately. She is such a fun little girl and I have enjoyed each and every day I get to spend with her. She is growing by leaps and bounds. Her vocabulary has expanded ten fold. She is turning into such a big/little girl its so bitter sweet. She will be 2 years old next Wednesday. Where oh where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday Peter and I were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our perfect baby girl. She has overcome so much in her two years. She is a constant reminder of God's faithfulness and provisions to our family. She is the light of our life and I couldn't imagine a moment of life without her in it.

Since I last posted Emma spent 2 nights in the hospital. She woke up one morning crying her little eyes out (totally not usual), she was lethargic and didn't want to do anything but cuddle with me. I took her to the pediatrician and she had tested positive for the flu. I also had them check her urine to rule out a UTI, it turned out she was very dehydrated on top of the flu. They sent us to Children's for fluids and several doses of Tami-flu. Man that stuff must be potent. It worked quickly. Emma was pretty much back to her spunky little self by the second day. They kept us just to keep a watchful eye and make sure she didn't get dehydrated again. We all know how much you can force a 2 year old to drink. YEAH RIGHT...

Emma has been doing very well with her speech, pt, and ot, as well. She continues to progress so well. Her vocabulary has over 110 words now. We are continuing to work on building 2 word sentences. Man that's a tricky one. She's getting the hang of it now though. She says, "go car", "baby up" she counts "1,2,3,8,9,10" and each time its followed with a resounding YAYAYAYAYA!!! She can spell her name too... "E.M.A." she has decided that the second M is just redundant and therefore doesn't need repeating. She might be on to something. LOL!

She had to have a sedated echo-cardiogram done the later part of February. They wanted to make sure her higher BP hadn't caused any damage to her heart and praise the Lord it hasn't. Her heart is perfect. We follow up with Nephrology tomorrow. I'm a little anxious about this appointment because they are going to most likely start her on BP medicine. I have talked to the NP about the cause and they are now believing it is scarring on her kidneys, Last time I posted we thought there wasn't any but they don't have any other conclusions that could lead to her high BP (her neuro was consulted to be safe).

Emma also made a triumphant return to aquatic therapy. She loves loves loves the pool. I was kind of nervous because I've slacked on my end of the deal which was to take her to the pool while we were not in aquatic therapy. I let life get in the way. Her first week was a little rough but she has regained her sea arms so to speak and is loving it.

Thank you all for your continued love and support. We couldn't do it without you. We appreciate your constant prayers for our little girl. Please continue to pray for good health for her. Also that we can get to the bottom of the issue with her BP.

And now onto the pictures.