tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61677668364278644992024-03-05T12:50:24.375-06:00The Gile Family NewsThe Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-79031879730847615682011-03-20T08:07:00.008-05:002011-03-20T08:28:09.957-05:00Tutu & Faux Tie Photography Extravaganza Fundraising & Vendor/Craft Events<div align="center"><strong>Sunday, April 10th</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>1:00-4:00pm</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>The Hodge Podge Place</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>16 S. Main Street, Janesville, WI</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>...</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Saturday, April 30th</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>1:00-4:00pm</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Bourbon Square Apartment Clubhouse</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>500 E. Constitution Drive, Palatine, IL</strong></div><p align="left"><br />Dress your child(ren) up in their favorite tutus, pettiskirts, faux tie t-shirts, or shirts and ties and come on out for an amazing event to support the March of Dimes!<br /><br /><strong>Event Participation Includes:</strong><br />Children's Hairstyle, Mini-Manicure, Makeup, Mini-Photo Shoot, 8x10 Photo & One Raffle Ticket<br /><br /><strong>Shop These Amazing Vendors:</strong><br />Awaking Your Soul<br />Adorn512<br />Amanda's Angels<br />Avon<br />Beauty Control<br />Bella Vita Originals<br />Close to My Heart Scrapbooking & Stamping<br />Dove Chocolate Discoveries<br />Elsy Bleu<br />Frills ~ Pretty. Fancy. Fun.<br />Gigi Hill Bags<br />Grandma's Keepsakes<br />Just Jewelry<br />Lainey's Pawtique & Bakery<br />Lia Sophia<br />Mary Kay<br />Miche Bags by Ruth<br />Pampered Chef<br />Plunkett Designs<br />Quality Signs<br />Rosemary's Designs that Shine<br />Scentsy<br />Stacy Rae Creations<br />Stampin' Up!<br />Tastefully Simple<br />The Gourmet Cupboard<br />Thirty One Gifts<br />Tupperware<br />Tutus & Headbands<br />Willow House<br />AND MORE!!!<br /><br /><strong>Books & Puzzles for Babies:</strong> Donate your new or gently used children's books and puzzles to be sold for 100% donation to the March of Dimes! For every 5 items donated you will receive a raffle ticket!<br /><br />To reserve your child's appointment or for vendor table information please contact Deanna Gile at 815-861-2278 or <a href="mailto:theaddymacpack@yahoo.com">theaddymacpack@yahoo.com</a> (Vendor space is still available for the Janesville event!)<br /><br /><strong>Event Participant Fee: </strong><br />$50.00 donation for the first child<br />$10.00 donation for each additional sibling<br /><br /><strong>Non-Event Participant Fee:</strong><br />Only a $2.00 donation at the door - includes a raffle ticket!<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">One day all babies will be born healthy...</span></em></strong> </p>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-34885701450948813092011-02-09T15:59:00.008-06:002011-02-09T16:34:22.959-06:00Born Too Soon Video<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPk6Fa_hpc5Pq1w8yQ1mlh62-hn56Y6IG1to_4GZOG6Kta4XYk0sJ2tdAiGjFyengQ0ZltaXS4qF0Wxin0OA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Please make your tax deductible donation at <a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile_jville">www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile_jville</a></p>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-7262766579923545042010-07-08T14:58:00.016-05:002010-07-08T20:31:50.875-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyT2hYbjmiLz6f9ZHDHlBkKvEqBWM0ZBK_m9eHsyqqSoYlewPsnHCn9uJi8o6VBeZjnmNETE2Wbji7rbJeB5rgPdT-AlWO8LW5NPQmj6tYp7XBcrb9GH6RyjFfvxcnr4VDnBE-iImwWNY/s1600/Make+a+Mess+06.04.2010+020+v2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491630265524933042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyT2hYbjmiLz6f9ZHDHlBkKvEqBWM0ZBK_m9eHsyqqSoYlewPsnHCn9uJi8o6VBeZjnmNETE2Wbji7rbJeB5rgPdT-AlWO8LW5NPQmj6tYp7XBcrb9GH6RyjFfvxcnr4VDnBE-iImwWNY/s200/Make+a+Mess+06.04.2010+020+v2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjIYFj4MAZusPvPgOh6WCkBoHIPoxeVCOfsXBhtTccbHj-f4wW2iNP4K-G9qDWT2QPyqK3m_wsH4QqA1KtyltRPE7-YZlJu0nwlDD90luBwsBbNlKWzgmRdljZiZLS6k6wOV7AUH9yNSZ/s1600/Make+A+Mess+06.19.2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491630255790003650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjIYFj4MAZusPvPgOh6WCkBoHIPoxeVCOfsXBhtTccbHj-f4wW2iNP4K-G9qDWT2QPyqK3m_wsH4QqA1KtyltRPE7-YZlJu0nwlDD90luBwsBbNlKWzgmRdljZiZLS6k6wOV7AUH9yNSZ/s200/Make+A+Mess+06.19.2010+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3StLokaG58uAr7LgXlvLBRGukw6yce-ZSuBOfmYnZFOyi8KlHPpWyDO07u8E8ln3KsA9IiO2MPRKiokjazROSbQ0cRco-qajlsO4XQZljBNG_gSp43n_A63emejhttykcG9Jzxvr3KJl3/s1600/Bowling+06.19.2010+006+Wtr.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491630249456557698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3StLokaG58uAr7LgXlvLBRGukw6yce-ZSuBOfmYnZFOyi8KlHPpWyDO07u8E8ln3KsA9IiO2MPRKiokjazROSbQ0cRco-qajlsO4XQZljBNG_gSp43n_A63emejhttykcG9Jzxvr3KJl3/s200/Bowling+06.19.2010+006+Wtr.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Happy Summer! </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We have been so busy having as much fun as possible as a family. We've visited Madison with Uncles Matthew and Kevin for the Farmer's Market - it was a hot one that day! We also went to Milwaukee Pride with the Uncles... not as much fun as our younger years and too many pride goers smoke but we enjoyed our time with the boys! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Addy has a Summer membership at Make-A-Messterpiece in Glenview and we've been sure to visit and make a mess every week! She just loves art so much and is her happiest when she's making a mess!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We went bowling with Aunties Shelly and Cordy. Addy just LOVED it! In fact, my SAHM Mama business card won us a free bowling party for Addy and her friends.</div><br /><br /><div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Addy spent time with both Grandpas for Father's Day and especially loved getting Grandpa Wally all full of cake!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We recently bought a MV. Yes, folks these Moms bought a mini-van. I know, we said we'd NEVER be "that" mom, LOL! However, Grama Rose and Grandpa Wally found this van for sale near their house and had been talking to the owner - turns out he was willing to sell it to us for a reasonable price. The best part, it is ACCESSIBLE!!!!! It has a lift to get Addy into the van in her wheelchair and it has all the necessary tie downs for safety while she is riding in her wheelchair. Addy absolutely loves it and we couldn't be more proud to drive her around in <em>her own personal </em>MV!</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Addy and Mama visited the zoo with Auntie Shelly and Grama Rose. Although it was a nice day, it was still pretty warm out. We especially loved the dolphin show, well, except for Addy who screamed herself to sleep.</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div>We've had a couple playdates so far... We messterpieced with Haruka from aquatic therapy, we also messterpieced with Isabella and Bryanna and their mom, Tiffany. We have plans to messterpiece with Zachary from the NICU and Owen and his mom Joanie this weekend. We also plan to meet up to do Ikea with Sadie from the NICU and her Mommy, Michelle. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Addy loves to read and to go to the library, we try to make it there at least weekly. Addy is in the Summer reading program and she's read 25+ books already! She visited the library to claim her halfway prize and was very excited to be awarded gift certificates for cookies from Mc Donalds, an icecream cone from Culver's and a hotdog from Photos!<br /></div><br /><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Addy was recently pretty sick... she had pneumonia and it exacerbated her CLD, BPD and RDS (lung conditions) quite a bit. She had such a yucky cough but she is on the road to recovery now and feeling much better!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzu-PzKDYKcKmCX1W5sql0KqCrllWz1Hdr7jjEuu3V_ZcrfHJf1tz1uscVwSQ5DA-zAI93PqjNHJxlXs4vFegDYnJxGNvjZghOlWPP2ia3B7dcvg0WI2A62M7xucI9xYxeUX2hGNHm74-/s1600/2010+4th+of+July+_+019+v2+Wtr.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491628640674425906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzu-PzKDYKcKmCX1W5sql0KqCrllWz1Hdr7jjEuu3V_ZcrfHJf1tz1uscVwSQ5DA-zAI93PqjNHJxlXs4vFegDYnJxGNvjZghOlWPP2ia3B7dcvg0WI2A62M7xucI9xYxeUX2hGNHm74-/s200/2010+4th+of+July+_+019+v2+Wtr.jpg" /></a>We went to the Taylor's house for their annual Independence day parade and party. It was great to see Lindsay and her mom, Nancy. Everyone always loves to see how much Addy has grown. We bought her some new ear plugs and she really enjoyed herself and did not cry at all with the sirens and honking. She was dancing and smiling the whole time!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Today was Addy's annual review for her Early Intervention services. Her therapists had nothing but good things to say about Addy's progress. She will continue with her services until her 3rd birthday in November, then it is off to school on the bus! Oh my gosh, I seriously can't believe it, she is getting so big so fast!</div><br /><div></div><div> </div><br /><div><strong>Physical Therapy:</strong></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Addy is seen at home twice a week and once a week in the pool. Her therapists have seen considerable improvement with her head control since they started working with her (November 2009). They both agreed that introducing theratogs have really helped her to improve in this area. They both feel that her overall control has also improved. Her strong area is working in extension (standing) and she actually enjoys standing. Her most recent new gain is in facilitated walking. She initially was straight legged and now she is bending her knees slightly as she takes the steps. She continues to learn to use her tone to her advantage and she listens and follows directions well. The ability to use her tone to her advantage and to know how to do that was indicated to be well beyond a 2.5 year skill. Overall they are thrilled with the improvements they've seen especially with her head control. We are working to get the same head support that she uses in her Wombat chair and her wheelchair for her stander, we are hoping this will allow her to feel more comfortable and like using it more.</div><br /><div></div><div><br /> </div><br /><div><strong>Occupational Therapy:</strong></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We increased Addy's OT services to twice a week 4-6 months ago and she is really doing well with it. Her therapist was very happy with Addy's abilities as well as her drive and motivation. She commented that she is very smart and knows what to do but has difficulty actually performing some actions due to her motor challenges. She absolutely loves Addy and enjoys working with her. Addison knows her colors, animals, some letters and is starting to learn to identify her written name. Thankfully, Addy does not exhibit any sensory defensiveness at this time, she tolerates sensory experiences well. She also does not exhibit any separation anxiety, however, appears slightly less motivated without Mama's presence in therapy. Her most recent new gain is using her left hand more often, without prompting. </div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Developmental Therapy:</strong></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We also increased her DT services from monthly to weekly and this is our favorite therapy because it is all about P-L-A-Y! She recently switched therapists since her previous DT took the Summer off to spend with her kids. Her new therapist reported that Addy understands concepts at her age level. He also indicated that he's learned a lot from our family, such as patience and how to read Addy's subtle cues. He also noticed that she is using her left hand more often without prompting. He was most impressed with Addy's ability to do the fishing game - the game that you fish with the small magnetic fishing pole! He is certain that she uses her strengths and abilities the best she can and follows directions very well. He noted that she is very social, happy and always eager to play. Her physical challenges do impact her ability to perform self help skills but she always is determined to do what she can, such as clean her tray with a rag or put toys away into a box or bucket. He was overly impressed with Addy and her ability to communicate her wants and needs and her extreme dedication. </div><br /><div></div><div> </div><br /><div><strong>Speech/Language Pathology:</strong></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Addy's current therapist is very impressed with the improvements she's made with her toleration to oral motor stimulation. Addy allows vibration, massage and stretches in her mouth and will now smile and get less frustrated with these therapies. She is also closing her mouth more, especially when giving kisses and pouting. A definite goal in this area is language and communication skills. Addy can say "unh unh" for NO and routinely says this word when she in not interested in doing something. "Addy, please lift up your head." "Unh unh." LOL. We are working for Addy to be more vocal and we've found that she will make more sounds in therapy if she is comfortable and not in her positioning chair(s). She will now use sign ("more") <em>and</em> make a sound simultaneously to show she would like to continue an activity. She routinely waves hi/bye and will do high-five! The team agreed that SLP should remain once weekly. </div><br /><div></div><div> </div><br /><div>We are so sad that Addy's speech therapist from Lake in the Hills, Gail, passed away. She fought a very difficult battle with Cancer and complications from related surgeries. She was a very special woman and is definitely in Heaven working with Riley and the other angels. She had such talent and an incredible gift and we were so sad to see her go. She will definitely be missed and will always be loved.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div>Overall, the meeting went very well and many compliments were expressed from the team. They all love Addy so much and are so happy to see her growing in leaps and bounds. All of her therapists complimented Addy on her determination and motivation and very much enjoy working with her. Our goals for the remainder of her time in EI are to continue to increase her head/neck and trunk strength, become more independent, continue to advance her communication skills and work to build more stamina with eating.<br /></div><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We couldn't be more proud of our little girl (no longer a baby ::sigh::) and all her continued accomplishments. We are so happy that her cognitive abilities are her strongest abilities and we look forward to continue working with her to enhance all her skills. We are certainly nervous about the transition to school but we know she will do well and will love it there! She is our world and we will continue to ensure she experiences everything life has to offer.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>The rest of the Summer will be spent with our multiple therapy sessions, trips to the zoo, messterpiecing, visiting the library, going to the aquarium and probably a trip to the planetarium. </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Much Love,</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>The Gile Family<br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-71634395467011861512010-06-04T08:35:00.003-05:002010-06-04T12:13:10.510-05:00It's been a long time...<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It's been almost a year since our last update. Blogger's photo adder is not working today so this post will be much easier than I anticipated. :) Here is the last year-ish in review:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Closing Comments of my last update:<br />Our fifth wedding anniversary is coming up at the end of the month. Wow how time flies! In December we will have been together 11 years!! It is amazing how our lives have changed, our goals have evolved and our passion has become our daughter and being the best parents we can be, all while still being so in love with each other. Our needs and wants have changed too, we don’t care as much about having a big house and lots of stuff or going on fancy trips to Vegas – although I still love my Coach and Vera bags! :o) Our time is planned around being with Addison as much as possible and helping her to experience new things. We very much enjoy planning for the March for Babies and we hope to once day have a non-profit of our own. I am writing two books and hope to be published in the future and eventually write a children’s book too. I have a business idea that I really think will eventually take off and our ultimate goal is to be able to sell the house in the next few years and move to a smaller apartment near a special needs school where I can stay at home full time with Addy, explore my business idea and write my books during nap times and probably work part time in a pharmacy close to home or find a part time work from home opportunity. We are planning our annual garage sale for sometime in August and looking forward to more summertime fun with each other and our girl!</span> </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The reason I re-post this update is because of it’s irony! I can’t believe that it has been so long since our last post, since I last posted there has been so many changes in our lives, welcome to the latest update on the Gile Family:<br /><br /><strong>August:</strong><br /><br />Greta and I have a new addiction… FARMVILLE! For those of you on facebook, you know how easy it is to get addicted to the games on there! It is really a very silly game but we love it! In the beginning of August we took Addy to the Henry Villas Zoo in Madison. It was her very first trip to the zoo, we had a fun time!<br /><br />Addy and I attended the March of Dimes thank you breakfast with Uncle Kevin and Auntie Shelly to accept The Addy Mac Pack’s PLATINUM award for the second year in a row! (Thank you to all of you who helped us make it possible!) It was a fantastic morning and then we strolled around downtown for a couple hours. Later that afternoon I had a meeting with Courtney from the March of Dimes to talk about some ideas I had for the upcoming year. She asked me to be a part of the family team committee for the 2010 walk, of course I accepted!<br /><br />We hosted a playdate at our house with Addy’s friends Benny and Emily! It was a lot of fun to visit and watch the kiddos play.<br /><br />Also in August, Addy started to inchworm! Inchworming is a version of crawling but since she can not hold her head up she basically scoots across the floor but putting her keester up in the air and then flattening out and doing that over and over again! She still needs some help inching but she is doing it! She is such a darn cutie!<br /><br />I found out that our neighbor nominated me for the Unsung Hero award. It was such an honor that she nominated me. I was selected at the Advocate Good Shepard Hospital and Y103.9 July Unsung Hero, by a landslide! In November Courtney from the March of Dimes, my mom and I all attended a banquet dinner at Good Shepard Hospital to accept my award and the $500 donation for the March of Dimes! It was such a fantastic event with many individuals that really are heros in what their passion is!<br /><br />I turned *31* and had a fun little party at Color Me Mine followed by a tapas dinner catered by the famous Nan Gile, it was delicious!<br /><br />In August I received news that my position with MetLife would be eliminated. It was definitely bitter sweet.<br /><br />We took a weekend trip in our own lovely city of Chicago with our friends Matthew and Kevin. We had fun shopping, eating (FOGO!) and taking a double decker bus tour of the city. It was a blast!<br /><br /><strong>September:</strong><br /><br />In early September Greta, Addy and I visited Conyers Learning Academy. We requested a meeting since we wanted to ensure that we were going to plan to move to an area with a great school for Addison. We absolutely loved the school and are excited to send Addison there when she turns three!<br /><br />In September Addison started to have trouble breathing and sleeping, it got worse very quickly so we took her to visit the ENT. He scheduled surgery right away (9/21) because she her adenoids were causing an obstruction in her breathing resulting in the need for oxygen during the day and increased oxygen at night. She had her tonsils and adenoids removed on the 21st and has been much better since. When we went in for her 6 week follow up visit Dr. Schroeder was very happy with the outcome, he said she was a completely different baby than when he saw her initially! She will have a sleep study in the future to ensure that there are no other challenges with her breathing overnight. Until then she will remain on the night time oxygen.<br /><br />I hosted a little scrapbooking gathering at my house in late September which was much fun!<br /><br />My last day at Met was September 30th. Since then, I’ve been keeping busy taking care of Addison and volunteering for the March of Dimes.<br /><br /><strong>October:</strong> </span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">In early October, we took a trip to the apple orchard and went apple picking with Auntie Shelly and Granny Nan. It was my first time and an awful lot of fun! I think I liked eating the cider donuts the best!<br />The most exciting news of October was that Addison finally got her new wheelchair! It is awesome! She absolutely loves it! She doesn’t even mind sitting in it because she can finally see everything!<br />As a result of my job elimination, we decided to move up our downsizing effort rather quickly. We moved to a two bedroom apartment in Palatine at the end of October. It is really nice to have Greta closer to work and also be closer to Children’s. We absoultely love our new place and have settled in quite well. So packing, unpacking, cleaning etc. have also kept me pretty busy.<br /><br />Addy got her first Synagis shot of the season on the 30th and she weighed in at 22.5 pounds! She is getting so BIG!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>November:<br /></strong><br />Addy visited her pulmonologist, Dr. Lestrud and he is happy with her progress. He indicated that he does hear some occasional wheezing when she breathes which is typical of kids with BPD. So we officially have another diagnosis, BPD (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia). Dr. Lestrud explained that Chronic Lung Disease is pretty vague and BPD better defines Addison’s condition. Here is a little excerpt copied from a kids health website that will help you understand what this diagnosis means.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Babies who are born prematurely or who experience respiratory problems shortly after birth are at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), sometimes called chronic lung disease. A child is not born with BPD. It is something that develops as a consequence of prematurity and progressive lung inflammation.<br />Bronchopulmonary dysplasia involves abnormal development of lung tissue. It is characterized by inflammation and scarring in the lungs. It develops most often in premature babies, who are born with underdeveloped lungs.<br />"Broncho" refers to the airways (the bronchial tubes) through which the oxygen we breathe travels into the lungs. "Pulmonary" refers to the lungs' tiny air sacs (alveoli), where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. "Dysplasia" means abnormal changes in the structure or organization of a group of cells. The cell changes in BPD take place in the smaller airways and lung alveoli, making breathing difficult and causing problems with lung function.<br /></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Since we’ve moved, Addison’s Early Intervention Services transitioned to Arlington Heights. It has been bitter sweet because she really loved her old therapists out in McHenry County but sweet because out here Aquatic Therapy is covered by the EI program so we will no longer have to pay for that out of pocket. One of her therapists said that sometimes it is nice to transition to another therapist for services because they are a fresh set of eyes, she said often times that is a good thing for a child’s development. So far Addison has started OT, PT, DT & SLP. We have to take her to the clinic for OT right now because they do not have any home visits available. Addison’s physical development is progressing quite nicely. She has definitely gotten stronger and certainly is getting much bigger! She still struggles to hold her head up on her own but is doing much better and keeping it up longer than she had in the past. She definitely wants to get moving, she keeps doing this “sit-up” type motion and working her abdomen muscles. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">It’s so hard to believe that Addy turned 2 years old on November 9th. We had a cupcake party, Elmo style, the weekend before her birthday. It was a blast! We had literally hundreds of cupcakes and many of our family and friends dropped by to visit. Since Addison has so many toys and clothes already we decided to suggest bringing a donation for Children’s Memorial NICU instead of a gift for Addy. It was so amazing to see the generosity of everyone, Addison got many blankets, onesies and outfits to donate to the NICU babies. She also got several micro-preemie gowns and hats, a couple micro-preemie bereavement gowns, some books, a mobile and a sound machine. We are so excited to bring the donations to the hospital and had planned to do that on her actual birthday, however, due to H1N1 the hospital has very strict visiting guidelines so we decided it was best to wait until Spring. As of now we are tentatively thinking about going on May 22nd which is the day Addison came home from the hospital. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">On Addy’s actual birthday we decided to take her to get professional pictures done, they turned out very cute! In fact, the photographer convinced me to get in a couple pictures since I was wearing the same color shirt! You all know how I LOVE to match my girl! </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahYJHzt4z_wM081yy7Se1ZJ7eunf2TN_AsgPBgU6xxBphgdsiggT44ZUR9R56irQq5c2Ne_WXSntmGqZY1Pf1c-U5ReViaBVo_ZNc3EkV6dwO-Gs41QJlQYGpzbw0g9HiPJNm0nav2HFG/s1600/Addy+11.9.09+big+smile.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407175021684199266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahYJHzt4z_wM081yy7Se1ZJ7eunf2TN_AsgPBgU6xxBphgdsiggT44ZUR9R56irQq5c2Ne_WXSntmGqZY1Pf1c-U5ReViaBVo_ZNc3EkV6dwO-Gs41QJlQYGpzbw0g9HiPJNm0nav2HFG/s200/Addy+11.9.09+big+smile.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;">ZING ZANG ZOOM! We went to the Ringling Brothers Circus the day before Addy’s birthday. Addy loved it so much that she slept through the entire first half of it! It actually was not as good as previous years but still a lot of fun! This will be an annual tradition around Addy’s birthday for years to come! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Addy got her very first haircut this month, I have to admit I was quite nervous! She did so well and looked so adorable with her fresh new look!</span><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;"><strong>December:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Addy is quite the artist, she enjoys painting and decorating cookies. We took her to visit with Santa at the cute little house outside LaStrada restaurant in Crystal Lake. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">This Christmas we decided not to exchange gifts and instead do something for someone else. Greta and I bought several pairs of pajamas in memory of an angel named Sarah.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We had Christmas Eve at our house... Addy decorated cookies, Nan cooked and we all spent the evening visiting together. Christmas was in Janesville and Addy enjoyed spending the day with Grandma and Grandpa and got some fun toys!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;"><strong>January:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">I honestly don't remember what we did in January. Hmmmm, darn memory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;"><strong>February:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Greta bought me a new camera (Nikon D5000) for Valentine's Day! I spent a lot of time reading and learning about the camera and how to take great photos. My very first photo shoot was with my little girl - she was an amazing model and the pictures turned out fabulous! Addy decorated Valentine's Day cookies for her grandparents, Aunties, therapists and her friends at swim. She just loves to decorate cookies and especially loves to eat the frosting too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We celebrated Uncle Kevin's birthday at a bowling party... it was Addy's very first time bowling and she loved it so much! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;"><strong>March:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We took our very first trip to Disney World this month! On our drive down we stopped in Atlanta to visit Addy's favorite cousins, Alex and Katie. As usual, it was a lot of fun spending time with the kids, Andrea and Matt. We wish we lived closer so we could visit more often.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Addy very much enjoyed Disney! Auntie Shelly & Auntie Cordy vacationed with us and we all had a blast! Addy was "chronically happy" and enjoyed all of the rides, especially Pirates of the Caribbean, Winnie the Pooh, and the Buzz Lightyear rides. My favorite, of course, was It's a Small World - Addy did not agree. LOL! Addy met so many of the characters and got their autographs in her custom autograph book made by Mama! She even got a kiss on the cheek from Princess Belle. Her favorite by far was Pinocchio and he certainly LOVED her! It was the cutest thing to see him interact with her, he did not want her to leave! He held her hand and skipped next to her wheelchair while we walked away! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">On our last day we met up with Karyn, Nick, Nicholas, Finley and Quinn! It was so great to see Karyn again and meet the two newest kiddos. We just sat in the hotel restaurant and chatted it up for hours!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We also celebrated Greta's *31st* birthday this month with our friends Matthew and Kevin. We painted pottery and went to dinner.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;"><strong>April:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">In April we were excited to finally be out and about since RSV season finally calmed down. We took a trip to Brookfield Zoo with Uncle Matthew and Kevin. We also spent an afternoon at a local park and played on the swings and slide and chilled out on the bench looking at the clouds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">This month I spent a lot of time working on March of Dimes fundraising. Granny hosted the "No More Blues, Baby" blues festival in Janesville - it was a huge success and a lot of fun! We marched in our 3rd annual March for Babies at the Chicago lakefront, unfortunately, it was cold and rainy so Addy only made a short appearance and I was not able to capture any pictures of the event.</span></p><p><span style="color:#330033;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>May:</strong> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We marched in our 2nd March for Babies in Janesville, Wisconsin. It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun! During the same weekend we visited Rotary Gardens to see Riley's brick by the fountain - it was perfect, simply perfect. I spent a lot of time taking photos in an effort to sharpen my skills with my awesome camera.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">I had a fun photo shoot with my girl early in the month - she really is a ham! We also visited Navy Pier and the Children's Museum. We were highly diappointed with the Children's Museum because of the lack of accessibility for children with disabilities and those in wheelchairs. However, the Passport to India event was very cool - we experiences Indian cusine, dancing, and henna tattoos. I also captured some amazing photographs of the dancers! We finished up our outing with a walk around Navy Pier.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We took Addy to Make a Messterpiece in Glenview and it was a blast! She made several messterpieces and had a great time getting all full of paint! She loved it so much we bought her the summer membership so she can go whenever she wants!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">We are excited to report that we just bought an accessible mini-van for Addy. It is really great for her and she loves being a big girl riding in her wheelchair instead of her baby seat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Our first trip with the new MV was to Madison, Wisconsin with Matthew and Kevin. We swam, ate, visited the Farmer's Market, shopped, ate and sweated our behinds off! It was a warm weekend but a lot of fun. Again, I got to photograph everything and anything! </span></p><p><span style="color:#330033;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">June:</span></strong></p></span><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Well, today is June 4th so there is not much to report just yet. Today, Addy will be going on her very first date with a little boy named Haruka. They are going to Make a Messterpiece to paint together! Haruka is in swim therapy at the same time as Addy and they definitely love each other! It should be a fun day! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">On a sad note, baby Sawyer Williams was born very early and very sick. He blessed his parents with just a couple beautiful days. He is now a very special angel in Heaven, we just know that Riley is taking amazing care of him! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Tomorrow, we will be visiting Children's Memorial Hospital with nearly a hundred gifts. Each baby in the NICU will receive a gift bag with a onesie (or a bib), blanket and a book. We will also fill the NICU's stock of clothing with dozens of new preemie and newborn onesies and some kangaroo fleece squares. We also anticipate there will be extra gift bags that can be saved for future NICU babes. We will also be donating a micro-preemie bereavement gown to adorn a special little angel. Our hope is to send a little love to the babies and their families to brighten their day! Thank you to all our friends and family that have donated onesies, books, blankets and more to make this long awaited visit a *HUGE* success!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Much love,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Dee Dee, Greta, Addy and Angel Baby Riley<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">******************</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Memories:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>The Birth of Addison and Riley</strong> </span></span></em></div><em><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">My pregnancy was considered high risk since I was carrying twins, so I was monitored closely from the beginning with routine ultrasounds and visits to my OB/GYN and Perinatologist. It was at my routine visit at 23 weeks that my cervix has started to thin slightly and the doctor advised that I would need to come in the next week to discuss bedrest.<br /><br />That weekend I experienced some spotting, knowing that was one of the warning signs to watch for we called the doctor right away. She advised to go to the emergency room and let them know that labor and delivery was expecting me. We were frantic, we rushed to the hospital and I had a full work up, including checking to see if I was dilated. Everything checked out fine, no contractions, I was not dilated, so they sent me on my way.<br /><br />I went to my OB/GYN on Tuesday, as a follow up to my weekend visit at the hospital. She explained that everything appeared fine. I sat there wondering if I would have an internal exam, I kept wondering if I should insist on one. I decided that she would have done the exam if she thought there was any cause for concern and went on my way. I knew I would see my Perinatologist in two short days so I was not overly worried.<br /><br />At 24 weeks and 5 days I sat in the waiting room of the doctor’s office and was completely prepared to spend the next 16 weeks in bed at home. I remember it was prematurity awareness month and there was a poster with a tiny little baby from the March of Dimes hanging by the check in window. As I sat there patiently waiting I looked at that poster and thought “that will never happen to me.” I completely dismissed it. Little did I know that our babies had other plans.<br /><br />The ultrasound technician came into the room and by this time I had dozens of ultrasounds so I knew the routine and knew what to expect on the television screen above me. As soon as the first image appeared I knew there was something wrong, the technician immediately ended the scan and indicated that she would be right back. Dr. Duvall accompanied by a nurse walked in and immediately asked where Greta was, it was the only appointment she wasn’t at because work was very busy. He was very solemn and explained that there was a problem, I was already 3cm dilated and my waterbag was protruding, I would have to be admitted to the hospital immediately and put on strict bed rest. Then he went on to explain what might happen if the babies were born today. “Today? That’s not possible, they’re not ready yet!” I demanded. He went on to explain some details of which I really can’t remember, I am quite sure I was in shock. The nurse escorted me to her office where I was left alone for what seemed like an eternity. I sat at her desk, cluttered by assorted post-it notes and zillions of pictures of her happy, healthy grandchildren, and started to make calls on my dying cell phone and write a list of stuff I would need for the next several weeks. I called Greta at work and on her cell and she wasn’t answering, I was in hysterics. I ended up calling one of my team members and insisted that he leave his desk and find Greta IMMEDIATELY, he knew something was really wrong. While I waited for Greta to call back I called my sister at work and explained that she needed to come to the hospital right away. I know Greta called back, I do not quite remember how the conversation went, but she made it to the hospital in very little time, if fact she made it at the same time as my sister who was only a couple miles away, I am sure she had to have been driving well over 100mph, thank goodness rush hour traffic had not yet started.<br /><br />I was greeted by a wheelchair and escorted to labor and delivery where I was promptly put in an inclined bed with my head practically on the floor and my feet as high in the air as they could go. I was given an assortment of medications, magnesium in an attempt to stop labor and the steroid shots began immediately to mature the babies lungs for early delivery. The plan was to stabilize me and then transfer me to Loyola for the remainder of my pregnancy. I just couldn’t imagine being in bed for that long in a hospital that far away from home. Unfortunately, that worry would soon be the least of all my future worries and fears. During the evening, Greta and I were visited by the head Neonatologist at Sherman, who was a short, stocky, unusual woman with no bedside manner who explained what the potential outcome would be if the babies were born this early, she left little to our imagination by sharing the unpleasant truths of premature birth.<br /><br />The babies were barely viable and it was likely they would not make it, especially Riley who the doctor prepared us from early on that he would likely not make it. I was expected to miscarry him and go on to have a ‘normal’ pregnancy with Addison. Riley suffered from low amniotic fluid and we later found out he also suffered from chronic placental abruption, which is what caused the preterm labor. As Riley continued to fight, grow and thrive week after week the doctor emphasized that he would likely not make it, even if born full term, because his lungs would not mature enough due to the low fluid.<br /><br />I was monitored very closely as they waited for the inevitable. I kept complaining of pressure in my abdomen but the nurse kept reassuring me that the monitor indicated that I was not having contractions. When the overnight nurse started her shift I told her the same thing, I was certain there was a pressure in my abdomen and I also explained that my back was in seriously severe pain from what I assumed was laying in bed. Greta went home to get some rest and intended on trying to work from home the next morning and coming to the hospital in the afternoon. After some more insistence the overnight nurse moved the monitor to a different place on my belly and it immediately read that I was indeed having contractions. There would be no time to stabilize me, there would be no transfer to another hospital, what would be is two tiny little babies born in the very near future. I called Greta to come back to the hospital and told her I was in labor, she rushed back. They paged Dr. Pamoran and he came in to perform an ultrasound which confirmed that Addison’s head was crowning already. They were still able to hold off my delivery a little more. Very early in the morning Dr. Rachel came in and explained that we would have to deliver the babies. She wanted to deliver them in the morning as opposed to waiting until later in the day because staffing would be better. I was given one last dose of steroids and prepared for labor.<br /><br />At 10:07 am I pushed Addison into the world and just one short minute later Riley was quickly pulled by his legs from my body. I couldn’t see the babies, they were surrounded by medical staff who were fighting to save their lives. Greta asked if Riley was a boy or a girl and they exclaimed “it’s a boy!” and we were so excited. All along we thought he was going to be a girl but it was too difficult to tell in any ultrasounds with certainty because his legs were crossed and he was so tightly snuggled in his space. The babies were successfully intubated and breathing with the help of a ventilator. They were both given doses of Surfactant to help them breathe. The Addison team actually did the “pink dance” when she started to pink up a little! Soon the babies were wheeled out of the delivery room in their isolettes to the NICU. As they passed us, we couldn’t help but notice how incredibly tiny they were. Addison was 1 pound 9 ounces and 13 inches long and Riley was 1 pound 7 ounces and 11 inches long. They weighed the same as about six sticks of butter!<br /><br />After recovering in the holding area they wheeled my bed back to my room. Greta and I started to make calls to tell everyone the news. I remember that I was oblivious, I was convinced everything was okay and that even though they were little they would be just fine. The nurse indicated that the babies were with the medical team from Children’s Memorial Hospital and that they would be brought to our room so we could see them before they were transported over 50 miles away. They later decided that we should come to the NICU to see them before they were transported. I was elated as Greta pushed my wheelchair down the hall to the NICU. When we got next to Riley’s bed the kindest transport nurse asked me if I wanted to hold him, I was amazed that we would be able to hold them so soon. It wasn’t until she asked me if I wanted to hold him with or without the breathing tube, that I had any idea what was going on. I immediately freaked out and said “but if you take the breathing tube off, won’t he die!?” and she sweetly replied “yes, he’s here to do that with you” as she handed him to me without the breathing tube. Greta and I held Riley as he took his very last breath and passed away in our arms. He was so tiny, so pale, so fragile, and so precious. I felt very betrayed that the medical staff lied to us and did not tell us how sick Riley was.<br /><br />After letting Riley go, it was time to see Addison. I immediately needed to alter my emotions and be happy and think positively for my little girl. I literally felt sick to my stomach as I stood up from the wheelchair and made it known that I felt like I was going to vomit. How could I possible alter my feeling when I just lost my son? Somehow I managed to keep from vomiting and found tremendous positivity from the very pit of my being. We walked the few steps to Addison’s bed. There were no offers to hold her, she was so tiny and so fragile and had tubes and wires coming from her miniature body, but she was pink and to me she actually looked pretty good. I smiled at the transport respiratory therapist and she told me I could touch her. I put my finger in her tiny hand. It was at that moment that I was confident that everything would be okay.<br /><br />We went back to the room and the nurse brought Riley in for us to spend some time with him and say our goodbyes. Greta and I sat in my bed and held Riley and cried. We looked at his little body and soon had the realization that he was just too sick. His development was much further behind than Addison’s due to the lack of nutrition he received from the placental abruption. He did have the cutest little club foot, just as Dr. Duvall had said he would. He had the most perfect little lips and tongue. He was our son and the most perfect son that anyone could ask for and no one could ever take that away from us. We took the little knitted blue hat off his head and decided that we would keep it for ourselves.<br /><br />My sisters were there to share those final moments with us. Shelly was by my side as Annie held Riley and Greta sat close to them. I don’t know what they were saying but I remember looking at them and thinking how lucky I was to have such amazing people in my life. Shelly was not able to hold Riley, this effected her in such a painful way and it was just too difficult for her.<br /><br />After we said our final goodbyes, Greta called the nurse in to take Riley. Just before she came in we stole the hospital blanket that he was wrapped in.<br /><br />The transport team was ready to take Addison on her 50 mile journey to the city. They stopped by my room so we could see her one last time before she left. She was in this incubator type contraption that looked like something from outer space. We said our I love yous and they headed out.<br /><br />Soon after, I was transferred to the postpartum and recovery unit. As we were lead through the hallways they played the “new baby” music twice, only I did not have any new babies accompanying me. It was devastating being on the new unit, hearing all the babies crying and I was in my room with no babies at all, while being ignored by the nursing staff and treated like an inconvenience when they were there, simply because I did not have a baby there with me. It’s interesting how quickly your plans change and instincts take over. I had prepared a birth plan just days before and all of the instructions documented in the plan were out the window. Greta was with me, Addison was all alone at another hospital far away and Riley was in heaven.</span></div></span></em></div></div></div></div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-19528853545037998492009-07-18T09:39:00.021-05:002009-07-18T23:24:40.322-05:00Our Summer (So Far!)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiBxA4dawrycrlcsPSuYorgujSCu5OSH7JUj_cX0dN4KyIQ2kBceBwxqHQYBZxymabNV4PUMa9iI5H4-Ho3eqESzDCHcHC5RniIcmffhqf1XSA8thXGWxIhOC9mKIKVg3O0wAjtSZ9G2S/s1600-h/PJ+Day.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359913952823058818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiBxA4dawrycrlcsPSuYorgujSCu5OSH7JUj_cX0dN4KyIQ2kBceBwxqHQYBZxymabNV4PUMa9iI5H4-Ho3eqESzDCHcHC5RniIcmffhqf1XSA8thXGWxIhOC9mKIKVg3O0wAjtSZ9G2S/s400/PJ+Day.jpeg" border="0" /></a> ...<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_D4lgAoPxu6XI3X-5GIMQ0b3X4169Nys17qpu63Cg4LhEFYHDSNdGzUQW5bXLrx7bpW0eBGAoRI-ClprTQvlinJlfwB2K479s2776yLtRat-Ut89eGZWwXGQS-r7TsZ8yK8qN1YVQpP2/s1600-h/4th+of+July+2.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359906261240931170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_D4lgAoPxu6XI3X-5GIMQ0b3X4169Nys17qpu63Cg4LhEFYHDSNdGzUQW5bXLrx7bpW0eBGAoRI-ClprTQvlinJlfwB2K479s2776yLtRat-Ut89eGZWwXGQS-r7TsZ8yK8qN1YVQpP2/s200/4th+of+July+2.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Addy has certainly had a fun, activity filled summer so far. She has the busiest schedule of any kid around! She attends five various therapy sessions a week and also attends Little Gym once a week, her weekends are filled with outings to various places. The summer is an exciting time for Addy (and us) since the risk of contracting RSV is much lower and we are not confined to the house.<br />... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthWdfNT8jlGbEvAFa39Yd4cLWvDaz-prqDxKQkt_rK7FQAba1R5l7iyFUTiJs0ubA-xRGb4j_buJ22ZWVh2zslNuY3uNGQo4A_4qMPN_lsvX9LbUIlChH_1bPWGQw2z0x2VqqASQJQhvK/s1600-h/Zachy"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359906668849049250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthWdfNT8jlGbEvAFa39Yd4cLWvDaz-prqDxKQkt_rK7FQAba1R5l7iyFUTiJs0ubA-xRGb4j_buJ22ZWVh2zslNuY3uNGQo4A_4qMPN_lsvX9LbUIlChH_1bPWGQw2z0x2VqqASQJQhvK/s200/Zachy's+House+017.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Addy’s visited downtown Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Madison, and Janesville. She enjoyed visiting her cousins and the aquarium <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYAc0M3puXDbbqKHI5s1p_T93yibeBFcIMz2cGg2-9zMtls98YXLhgxYR28avfHyD7EabSrfEg-b-0o4BvQ0lj1pAKD5y2oZDKbTf2PFg4Crd3EUcFYJQhEtkJHWnN5oJQ6irWjE64Kth/s1600-h/4th+of+July+x.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359916332927031474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYAc0M3puXDbbqKHI5s1p_T93yibeBFcIMz2cGg2-9zMtls98YXLhgxYR28avfHyD7EabSrfEg-b-0o4BvQ0lj1pAKD5y2oZDKbTf2PFg4Crd3EUcFYJQhEtkJHWnN5oJQ6irWjE64Kth/s200/4th+of+July+x.jpeg" border="0" /></a>in Atlanta, the Mall of American in Minneapolis and farmers market in Madison. She also had a playdate with one of her NICU friends, Zachary. We went to their house and played, had a delicious dinner, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pJT_7zdu9A3flhKjLyrvJiNPC0DqTOdrvV10XbxcWklbnQM7Jj8KKwHQWUUNN9kCHQXBHiqdziNXL6TMDvjYjC5_OWTUnnsBU2UdD87wliXJRaIffh1hbTv1m7FSDVx8OGFkrD7HOvwg/s1600-h/Zachy"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359906671027683986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pJT_7zdu9A3flhKjLyrvJiNPC0DqTOdrvV10XbxcWklbnQM7Jj8KKwHQWUUNN9kCHQXBHiqdziNXL6TMDvjYjC5_OWTUnnsBU2UdD87wliXJRaIffh1hbTv1m7FSDVx8OGFkrD7HOvwg/s200/Zachy's+House+025.jpg" border="0" /></a>chatted and had yummy desserts. It was a lot of fun to catch up and see the kids – boy have they gotten BIG! We’ve been hanging out with Uncles Matthew and Kevin often and they both love Addy so very much. We’ve visited Grandpa Don and Grandma Jill several times and Grandpa Wally, Grandma Rose and Auntie Annie have <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GBF4YgFTb7eWs_px-TESCDDtDMF3GfNidI-J6JYJYGrZ1Q7MOrjNPL1k1SdQnbFSJCbioxMx0sMI0PTbLf5J9LwR-gdzB42YkA05yIaKYYxeDd9RzeWB3tOTZ7_QkH9DXcpGPIfnb6FR/s1600-h/4th+of+July+3.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359917325620236370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GBF4YgFTb7eWs_px-TESCDDtDMF3GfNidI-J6JYJYGrZ1Q7MOrjNPL1k1SdQnbFSJCbioxMx0sMI0PTbLf5J9LwR-gdzB42YkA05yIaKYYxeDd9RzeWB3tOTZ7_QkH9DXcpGPIfnb6FR/s200/4th+of+July+3.jpeg" border="0" /></a>been out by us to visit. We also went tubing down the Sugar river in Wisconsin with Auntie Britton, Melissa and her daughter Madelyne – it was so much fun! Until Addy puked on me, LOL! Addy visits Gran’s “house” often and loves to play <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5CJolcefSnyQwuHyEDTZX9mYZe9DA3Cvs-NFzRqGcpgKsAqx4Snm5E38brV0YjiuAcQBkY_HYjaMn2WZO9t2Dh8NwQ3iwIsNU9czzicr7qodOeEaaFcs1TsBox8e2NGfTdvAibcK6dRc/s1600-h/4th+of+july+cry.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359917537394392802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5CJolcefSnyQwuHyEDTZX9mYZe9DA3Cvs-NFzRqGcpgKsAqx4Snm5E38brV0YjiuAcQBkY_HYjaMn2WZO9t2Dh8NwQ3iwIsNU9czzicr7qodOeEaaFcs1TsBox8e2NGfTdvAibcK6dRc/s200/4th+of+july+cry.jpeg" border="0" /></a>and laugh with her. Addy still loves to spends her days with Auntie Shelly doing various therapies, art activities, playing, snuggling and taking long naps. Auntie Trish and cousin Benny have been out a couple times to visit and play too. She’s been on a bike ride, visited the park and been to the aquarium in Chicago. We also went to Grandma Nancy Taylor's house for Auntie (Nurse) Lindsay's birthday and the 4th of July parade. Addy is certainly getting to be a big girl!<br />...<br />For the past couple months Addy’s reflux has had it’s ups and downs. Overall we’ve seen improvements after changing around her formula and medications, however, we think that she may have allergies that are contributing to her reflux. (Her latest formula is Elecare which is hypoallergenic and essentially the most basic formula they make.) Lately she’s also been waking up in the middle of the night with reflux, which is something that she hadn’t done in the past – and if you know Addy, you know that she LOVES her sleep. So, when she is up in the middle of the night she is not a happy camper.<br />...<br />Thursday we had a long awaited visit with Dr. Bass, her GI doctor. He was actually happy with her progress as she’s gained almost one whole pound since he last saw her two months ago. (She’s 18.5 pounds now!) He said her coloring looks better too. He said that unfortunately she will continue to have reflux and vomiting until she gains more weight, with weight will come more muscle and as she develops abdomen muscles her reflux should start to decrease. He’s suggested we try to increase her feeds overnight by 50 cc which will bring her closer to 75% of the total caloric intake that is ideal for her weight. He confirmed that allergy symptoms have been really bad recently and suggested a couple prescription allergy medications but we will need to wait to see the allergist in September to get her thoughts. We tried to see if he could pull some strings to get us in earlier but sadly, no. We are so excited that the possibility of a GJ-Tube was not even mentioned at this time!<br />...<br />We also had our annual Early Intervention (EI IFSP) review, we last met with her team about 6 months ago. Her case manager, speech/language therapist, occupational therapist, physical therapist and developmental therapist met with Mommy, Mama, Auntie Shelly and Granny Nan. We were very excited with the reports we received at her review!<br />...<br /><strong>Physical Therapy:</strong><br />Her physical therapy assessment was reported by her therapist, as improvements have been made, but her overall scores will appear low as a result of her inability to hold her head up and her lacking trunk strength. She told us not to focus on those results because she has made improvements, they just won’t be measured on that scale. She was pleased that her motivation has increased in the past 6 months. She did comment that she believes that her strengths lie in other areas. Some comments her therapist made are “challenges…with decreased strength and muscle tone through her head/neck, trunk and extremities… endurance with head control is significantly decreased, which impacts her ability to develop more age appropriate gross motor skills.” More positively, “…continues to demonstrate increasing social skills… trying to lift her head more frequently… smiles even more… generally less irritable during therapy sessions… somewhat more motivated to be upright and a part of what is going on in the room.”<br />...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtUHrIXveHBoN3YG8_esZ2wOfdaDbzvBTglIA-n24XKna-wixuuKpjIMQXQqlgvtKxB95fJLJpDyotYNfpH0Qhuw7gD5UHGP4tRlyo9ISIyz26sMM59SS3nwDkIDllq8aCYKO50o7hcb9/s1600-h/Addy+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359848708685893842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtUHrIXveHBoN3YG8_esZ2wOfdaDbzvBTglIA-n24XKna-wixuuKpjIMQXQqlgvtKxB95fJLJpDyotYNfpH0Qhuw7gD5UHGP4tRlyo9ISIyz26sMM59SS3nwDkIDllq8aCYKO50o7hcb9/s200/Addy+152.jpg" border="0" /></a>On a side note, we’ve started Addison in aquatic therapy. While at the hotel for the March for Babies we went swimming and noticed that she held her head up in the water for a longer period of time – we were so excited that we immediately started to research water therapy. We found a fantastic therapist at Centegra Healthbridge and she sees Addy in the water twice a week. Since Addy loves the water so much this is a more ‘exciting’ therapy for her because it is something she enjoys. I (Mama) go with her to all her sessions and have seen dramatic improvements since we began. Her therapist is very pleased with her progress and often makes very positive comments about her abilities. She will be reassessed on land in the middle of August so we are excited to see those results. The goal of aquatic therapy is to get her moving in an environment that she enjoys so that the skills will transfer onto land. We are hoping to see improvements in her EI (land) physical therapy as a result of these additional efforts.<br />...<br /><strong>Occupational Therapy:</strong><br />Addy’s therapist for occupational therapy shared with us an event that took place in her therapy earlier that day – she indicated that Addy scooted on her belly using her legs and feet (with her head and trunk on the floor) across the ground, with a rolled up yoga mat behind her feet for leverage, towards a set of toys. She apparently bumped softly into one of the toys with her head and started crying, not because she was hurt, but because she was stopped from her mission. They moved the toy and behind it was her very favorite toy, a pink and white bird house, she continued scooting to that toy and began to play with it immediately. Her therapist was so excited in her motivation and ability to move towards the toy. She did say that she can’t understand why Addy loves this darn toy – she has SO many others and she only seems to like playing with this one. We shared that she had a sound machine in the hospital that played birdies tweeting for six months. You could see the immediate understanding in the entire group of therapists at the table. Such exciting stuff!!!<br />...<br />In her actual review for occupational therapy her therapist is very happy with her increased motivation. She is also thrilled with her new Wombat chair and the abilities that Addy demonstrates while in her chair with her Benik vest on for additional support. Some of her comments are… “has improved in the area of fine motor skills… demonstrating hands to mouth and hands to midline… will hold a crayon once positioned and briefly scribble on paper; she placed three blocks in a shallow bowl (this is a higher developmental level than above standardized score). She was able to pop out spring-loaded pegs from a base.”<br />...<br /><strong>Speech Therapy:</strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeay5KYJGSgk-3uBhObYWlFqVvcjXNR5P6lFGIH0xHq3KWc8jSekcd1QzUVu1dPE-9i06w7SkUflCSnsd4BLvW8ukozJEpYQiN5xsUFjg9lknqe9c7rS7kBFM8nwtDmEYyOWWXbdNL0VuX/s1600-h/icecream.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359911173786091506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeay5KYJGSgk-3uBhObYWlFqVvcjXNR5P6lFGIH0xHq3KWc8jSekcd1QzUVu1dPE-9i06w7SkUflCSnsd4BLvW8ukozJEpYQiN5xsUFjg9lknqe9c7rS7kBFM8nwtDmEYyOWWXbdNL0VuX/s200/icecream.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br />Overall her speech assessment was the most exciting review as she placed age appropriate in one category, yes folks REAL AGE APPROPRIATE!!!!<br />...<br />Her speech therapist was incredibly excited about her progress and shared that with us. I immediately started crying hearing about her accomplishments from her perspective in this area. She is really doing very well in speech and quite a smart little girl given the amount of brain damage she incurred as an infant.<br />...<br />Addy’s language comprehension is most solid at 9-12 months with some scattered to 21 months!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgcCXQvZXnYxMq6opCoeFT2FEuQJLiQwCFd5h2cBnXXe3WNvaPRlkTjME2KgRcTeJxxcc3RmgzOpOTQdMDARYNK9mqraf3VsmYrina3tghPelvhZvnLOB1_Gkq85yz5MHSf3-4s1KBHVT/s1600-h/guac.jpeg"></a> Her language expression is scattered at 6-9 months. Her feeding skills are noted atypical due to her G-Tube. Some of the comments from her speech therapist were… “…responds to music, attends to pictures, responds to sounds when they are not visible and reacts when her name is called… was able to look for familiar objects that were not in sight, visually scanned and looked directly at several named objects (15-18 month skill). In addition she was able to look at named objects from a group of five (jelly fish toy, book, spoon, [Auntie’s] hat, ziggy pasta) and looked at pictures when named (choice of two) in an unfamiliar book (18-21 month skills).”<br />...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcxD2UIeultXlDCpFgEWbq-QNR2zExowQ5L_elt0Cx6ywqTGQIzkS5YezUnU24kYhnKVgtfL13OiXekMBAHEaXU5xW9CtxHI0UfeGmnlZG_m2sg88Kaeqy_myqtwOtZYYSAeCS422LDSY/s1600-h/guac.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359911562806326610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcxD2UIeultXlDCpFgEWbq-QNR2zExowQ5L_elt0Cx6ywqTGQIzkS5YezUnU24kYhnKVgtfL13OiXekMBAHEaXU5xW9CtxHI0UfeGmnlZG_m2sg88Kaeqy_myqtwOtZYYSAeCS422LDSY/s200/guac.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Her language expression skills are at or emerging at the 6-9 month age level. She coos, makes vowel sounds, babbles and can make occasional consonant sounds. She has made gains in this area. We’ve introduced signing but her motor skills make it difficult for her to sign. She can sign ‘more’ using more of a clap motion with her arms extended. Feeding skills are of significant emphasis in speech therapy for Addison. She has made good gains in this area and enjoys eating new tastes. She especially likes ice cream and other sweets! Addison smiles often and interacts with her smile and eyes.<br />...<br /><strong>Developmental Therapy:</strong><br />Addy sees a developmental therapist once a month, she observes her abilities and gives suggestions on various other ways to achieve each of her therapy goals. Developmental therapy has focused on motivation, play, interaction and exploration activities. This therapy focuses a lot on different ways to play and gain from the play. Her therapist was extremely impressed in the improvements she’s seen in Addy. She also commented on her increased motivation. She was very excited that we’ve taken the initiative to enroll her in various other activities. She believes the aquatic therapy will be a success and she is happy with her attending the Little Gym. She said that all opportunities to be in another environment and/or around other children are all very positive.<br />...<br />At the time of her developmental assessment Addison had just received her Wombat chair and recently started aquatic therapy, when I re-read the assessment it is clear the improvements she’s made in a short time. Some of her therapists comments are… “Motivation has increased and is noteworthy throughout the day… interested in a variety of toys and shows favorites… moving in floor time by wiggling, reciprocal kicking and starting to roll to her side…her overall development continues to be dependant upon mobility, head control, motor planning skills and strength… uses eye gazes and facial expressions to interact with others… smiles in response to adult attention… seeking out attention…beginning to show affection or favorites, likes/dislikes and preferences.”<br />...<br />There were several suggestions made in the meeting, such as getting on the list for an assessment at Easter Seals, potentially visiting a developmental toy lending library, taking pictures of Addy’s favorites and putting them in a book for her, possibly getting a stander (a stander is a sort of standing wheelchair that she can move around on her own in a standing position), and trying to find a device to assist with keeping her head up during eating and while in her car seat. They also encouraged us to continue with the aquatic therapy and Little Gym. The next day I remembered that we wanted to look into a shower/bath chair for Addy so I emailed our case manager and am awaiting her reply. Overall, continue doing what we’ve been doing and more!<br />... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMBKULF78ZQrhmtT3iMhGeyurCEOFN4f5mXbT9VTLbdNrTHYWhh9GWXcUJsT0zJhC_1_Fryb8oifgdCiJlCRqdNXWt3-1mdyURCfBVY5hgmc9Ozx8Uua1En1o-lnlpiqqJcXBcNq2AVt6/s1600-h/wombat2.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359810165217327538" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMBKULF78ZQrhmtT3iMhGeyurCEOFN4f5mXbT9VTLbdNrTHYWhh9GWXcUJsT0zJhC_1_Fryb8oifgdCiJlCRqdNXWt3-1mdyURCfBVY5hgmc9Ozx8Uua1En1o-lnlpiqqJcXBcNq2AVt6/s200/wombat2.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsqwTFbWzLFS1YdzOhm9WAf86RKLvLhLpN4kORKvgqfbgTUTQCkvBPNtU0X-j2UNDsvvKeKdNMfGSyz_3ATUO50t0xPrlqhnPugVfUr1pEZ0_pWu-bh0EpcMAYC7haS0uUoa3j2MPwyOz/s1600-h/wombat1.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359810165535249618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsqwTFbWzLFS1YdzOhm9WAf86RKLvLhLpN4kORKvgqfbgTUTQCkvBPNtU0X-j2UNDsvvKeKdNMfGSyz_3ATUO50t0xPrlqhnPugVfUr1pEZ0_pWu-bh0EpcMAYC7haS0uUoa3j2MPwyOz/s200/wombat1.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Also, based on the success Addison is seeing in her Wombat chair we are exploring getting her a pediatric wheelchair. Right now it is a challenge to find an in network provider (and wheelchairs are not covered through the Early Intervention program) so we are probably going to have to try and get an exception to go with an out of network company. Below is a picture of the chair and some information from the website – it will really be great for her compared to her stroller which really requires the rider to have trunk and head support. </div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div align="center">..........................</div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>The Kimba Spring:</strong> </span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:courier new;">- Trigger-activated, one-step folding makes the Kimba easy to transport<br />- Adjustable front and rear-facing seat lets the child face the caregiver or interact fully with the environment<br />- Rugged tires prevent flats and missed appointments or school days while waiting for repair<br />- WC-19 Crash test compliant and bus-transportable<br />- Comes standard with black storage basket under seat<br />- Winner of the Red Dot award for Design Excellence<br />...</span></em></div><div></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw_XeFDekVabwW5VuJ8ISXo76xXRZBBM6XaljDKNLJXIhAiY-UJxwdjDz7ww0jy8akK5ULM8RER8T26KXPOIEluopuSupU9WdkluGFf8-04MGxWMdQ6joCIesvzYJEcAOHDGZhqWL0QXg/s1600-h/kimba+stroller.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811902972135618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw_XeFDekVabwW5VuJ8ISXo76xXRZBBM6XaljDKNLJXIhAiY-UJxwdjDz7ww0jy8akK5ULM8RER8T26KXPOIEluopuSupU9WdkluGFf8-04MGxWMdQ6joCIesvzYJEcAOHDGZhqWL0QXg/s200/kimba+stroller.jpeg" border="0" /></a>It looks like a stroller - but it serves as one of the most child friendly, best designed pediatric wheelchairs on the market.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:courier new;">...<br />Therapists can easily adjust the seating systems to optimally support and position a child as he or she grows and develops. Extensive support pad systems and numerous positioning accessories allow for the seat to be adjusted and positioned to meet each childs' needs. Shock-absorbing springs on the frame reduce the likelihood of tone fluctuations and the frame absorbs any jarring that could compromise the child's position. The frame is easily folded with the seating system to allow for quick and easy transport of the frame into a vehicle. The Kimba is WC-19 certified and is bus transportable. It's sleek design, caregiver friendly options and quality engineered components make it a favorite among families, caregivers and therapists alike. </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:courier new;">...<br />Best for those children unable to self-propel. Primary mobility device for a child requiring additional upper body support and mild seat contouring.</span></em><br /></div><div></div><div align="center">..........................</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZSp8nzNxA7i9L5GC9mCNSHL9i2ob56aNstwn64Gkn3899MfLZMJyc86ymV8sn5aOVxCNNM46hp8KgOH2OyqhAUGUDd59xYUYk_MjMoJNQOCabctjLUagDlxm5LGOEXLLAsPDzRvIP-c3/s1600-h/4th+of+July+4.jpeg"></a><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_55kMDbrvvDM2Q3llUXvX5mwyQgygxkGe0YJQXs56evIzLC5ENxjpdSBNURyJCH2-j29tIhdHuJ5gDLKYuavTJWar7VVXZLHHfzgRRFE2pwKcTrDtaUx1H34VPEoJPzxWfn88wDP0ALv/s1600-h/4th+of+July+4.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359913359020598194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_55kMDbrvvDM2Q3llUXvX5mwyQgygxkGe0YJQXs56evIzLC5ENxjpdSBNURyJCH2-j29tIhdHuJ5gDLKYuavTJWar7VVXZLHHfzgRRFE2pwKcTrDtaUx1H34VPEoJPzxWfn88wDP0ALv/s200/4th+of+July+4.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Our fifth wedding anniversary is coming up at the end of the month. Wow how time flies! In December we will have been together 11 years!! It is amazing how our lives have changed, our goals have evolved and our passion has become our daughter and being the best parents we can be,<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQ9Jq7YS0Q_RpaLDpnjrKaYJtpnfJK5TyfPKRWUi0WyjDLMpkkWdQhUyIgdar80B4-4dV1E9sR3i0lU3WidMwccbgn1WSVbuRlswc5L1p6peWHFc9UVI6AAILh-jcDwL5IsloFE77Obzt/s1600-h/Zachy"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359915215487150802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQ9Jq7YS0Q_RpaLDpnjrKaYJtpnfJK5TyfPKRWUi0WyjDLMpkkWdQhUyIgdar80B4-4dV1E9sR3i0lU3WidMwccbgn1WSVbuRlswc5L1p6peWHFc9UVI6AAILh-jcDwL5IsloFE77Obzt/s200/Zachy's+House+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> all while still being so in love with each other. Our needs and wants have changed too, we don’t care as much about having a big house and lots of stuff or going on fancy trips to Vegas – although I still love my Coach and Vera bags! :o) Our time is planned around being with Addison as much as possible and helping her to experience new things. We very much enjoy planning for the March for Babies and we hope to once day have a non-profit of our own. I am writing two books and hope to be published in the future and eventually write a children’s book too. I have a business idea that I <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzdBJ9aN4Q1kttmCmWVHslt7VqArHP0-xm4ejIWVxjEOMZBTqyFHqNJPp0_Zf-yKbIHmvI62MafHHEb37emHsFSXbgbAWy5OSxyr6AVvwQ_fl2A2wxwNY3KXfqh6RoqQjnH9bO1QSQAFC/s1600-h/4th+of+july+mommy.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359915475107076546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzdBJ9aN4Q1kttmCmWVHslt7VqArHP0-xm4ejIWVxjEOMZBTqyFHqNJPp0_Zf-yKbIHmvI62MafHHEb37emHsFSXbgbAWy5OSxyr6AVvwQ_fl2A2wxwNY3KXfqh6RoqQjnH9bO1QSQAFC/s200/4th+of+july+mommy.jpeg" border="0" /></a>really think will eventually take off and our ultimate goal is to be able to sell the house in the next few years and move to a smaller apartment near a special needs school where I can <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNOO-BppYgKFcyt4MTVEd387Ban_REZKj9J-26m2Nz2c7BPBj34-mJcSBThS0PjrC0vD4aaQF8BYFYEifINd1sR9HnO4anbFCRzld64Mw7LaVJriMZ2HF-V9HHNNdKVcH90V_B_LN0PUp/s1600-h/Zachy"></a>stay at home full time with Addy, explore my business idea and write my<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnIUCFU5ZFOBjiuw_PJMi34MJ_FdiJkyFSV_OU0BLOJngPSnf34JtlwAR7x93q09glTvWxuOe7P_8ZBV6J5v4IdoSYKJWth9oNH8SapuI1pWrbIu1zFoPJZl1-Mn5XjjuX9P07UdC8Ga/s1600-h/4th+of+july+family.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359915738713010306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnIUCFU5ZFOBjiuw_PJMi34MJ_FdiJkyFSV_OU0BLOJngPSnf34JtlwAR7x93q09glTvWxuOe7P_8ZBV6J5v4IdoSYKJWth9oNH8SapuI1pWrbIu1zFoPJZl1-Mn5XjjuX9P07UdC8Ga/s200/4th+of+july+family.jpeg" border="0" /></a> books during nap times and probably work part time in a pharmacy close to home or find a part time work from home opportunity. We are planning our annual garage sale for sometime in August and looking forward to more summertime fun with each other and our girl! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-57251810728118403782009-06-29T00:45:00.011-05:002009-06-29T01:20:08.793-05:00A Journey of Love and Hope<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTY4ioATuMQ2K3uKYnFXvqyP_0_DpHD-HfasC9M3r8-XPPrKChjRgK0-0PGI3r8kqUlxhgIjYOqdHfnJ9QtGS_aR_bddXfj-SzXOqNS4xk1CITE0m68jaoSXG37EffWENSV5Fzv15RDhD/s1600-h/Addy+167.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352625288917206706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTY4ioATuMQ2K3uKYnFXvqyP_0_DpHD-HfasC9M3r8-XPPrKChjRgK0-0PGI3r8kqUlxhgIjYOqdHfnJ9QtGS_aR_bddXfj-SzXOqNS4xk1CITE0m68jaoSXG37EffWENSV5Fzv15RDhD/s400/Addy+167.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Hi there! Addison is doing well despite her reflux. We think she may have allergies that are aggravating her reflux even worse. We started her on some Benadryl so hopefully we will start to see some improvement. We see her GI doctor again in July so we will keep you posted. She has gained a tiny bit of weight, she is 18 pounds! Hope to keep packing some weight on her! We've been doing some fun things here and there this summer. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Here are some pictures: </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><div align="center"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjz1nYqcO1XffuZZHTBltOBOkLw_uFVlov0sJl8UCB3W6u4UpgnbbP2wAKvk6Km-ZH7uYR9G1IUT4QY7iG3wi5H6NyKBVKY8cr_Sru5kfmJLWdBpGKoVmsZXBJBeVTYobeEYN4AiE052l/s1600-h/Addy+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352623897219245586" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjz1nYqcO1XffuZZHTBltOBOkLw_uFVlov0sJl8UCB3W6u4UpgnbbP2wAKvk6Km-ZH7uYR9G1IUT4QY7iG3wi5H6NyKBVKY8cr_Sru5kfmJLWdBpGKoVmsZXBJBeVTYobeEYN4AiE052l/s200/Addy+119.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsc5l6SQK4XioDSsLHmBfphK-RATaxp0MC9RGZ9PgmavHnJtIzVu-CRqsx0r1CD2xIoBxSWsRaYW96ZyymfsFEEh_VH21TSNt0NqFAz_NusL1lVWmlAf6aHknRXbBrPM5iUklQpBi1X4Qx/s1600-h/Addy+118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352623901658337730" style="WIDTH: 200px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoi3HqaGU6uLoiz4bww9fDKy2Qu6674es2xLvJxzDv09W580aaZkb_U8dbBb6x46dRBf-UwxDOb8ZSX7N7EFZcVY-7lzCv5R9hTLzt2xgi8uJqpGlT-jBpkLoPYvdphDRmNgtkwKRIbbG/s200/Addy+161.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQm1No7ZiUEgcL6YHZAN6FLpYVSgz4Wj73lUTypCQRk7fyzyuJDt1HzcI8rb2j6Pyp4W5lvB7dtwaO0aFoZ_sRp6FCl94pYmB0cGOx4SNET4U6Jcc7boi4vAOrSuhJZyo2NeBjD-ECShT/s1600-h/Addy+158.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352624775561584402" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQm1No7ZiUEgcL6YHZAN6FLpYVSgz4Wj73lUTypCQRk7fyzyuJDt1HzcI8rb2j6Pyp4W5lvB7dtwaO0aFoZ_sRp6FCl94pYmB0cGOx4SNET4U6Jcc7boi4vAOrSuhJZyo2NeBjD-ECShT/s200/Addy+158.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkw031KNAvMIPR5d_ZQ8uUrPUwAvT8vNlLlXe1el4k9qS62zM5lqYczSt89gHTK8u5lG4v20CCkDOvDOLA55om_TE1i11c9GuRUvfxK-wtgR3V79TKRdT2-i9khy_FkC5HIZPEfgojLrx/s1600-h/Addy+177.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352624789512774738" style="WIDTH: 200px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8tfuLAicA_Qh21vo0JfxBqEzgGKBoEtdWeuwdxBZXvDDidcKd8ddfsNoQhlHnF4nYhivvNFdJVDhrRWXFGFNBquiFqyQtPfoJAPlCipTpFDce4PlThJ9AcPQvxiiR9Ksg18JURMBNtFW/s320/Addy+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><p><br />Also, wanted to share that I have been writing a book. It is a memoir of Addison's journey. I hope to have it finished by the end of the year. I am also "writing" another book, a compilation of stories from families that had a baby in the NICU.<br /><br />If you are a NICU parent, former preemie, NICU graduate and are interested in writing a short story to be included in the book, please let me know. My hope is that it will get published so Greta and I can use the money to start a non-profit organization to help other families. Even if it didn't get to publishing I will be having it bound and shared with NICUs for their family waiting rooms.<br /><br />Journey of Love and Hope<br />A compilation of inspiring stories from NICU families.<br /><br />I would be looking for a 1-3 (8.5x11) page, double spaced short story about your journey.... can be anything you want to make it. If you want to talk about a particular day or the whole stay or if you want to just give a tiny bit of history of the NICU and focus on the present. I would like all types of stories to inspire parents and to help those that also need to heal from a loss. If you do write a piece can you please include two pictures, one of your baby in the NICU and one of your child today? Each story will simply be titled the baby's first name.<br /><br />I am also thinking about sprinkling some stories from NICU nurses, neonatologists, RTs, surgeons etc. about their journey as a life saving professional. If any of you are interested please send me your story! It can be general or about a specific baby/family or just about you - whatever you want to make it. If it is about a specific family you will need to get their permission to publish a story about them. If you know other NICU parents or families that might be interested please share this with them. All stories and pictures can be emailed to me at... <a href="mailto:nicustories@yahoo.com">nicustories@yahoo.com</a>.<br /><br />Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!<br /><br />Love,<br />Dee Dee </p>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-87975920797884347282009-06-02T22:01:00.023-05:002009-06-03T16:21:39.833-05:00**Warning** This Blog Contains MANY Pictures!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><strong>Mother's Day Weekend</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">* * *</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUEVK1f5Cp_dJ1j1iluggx_8yCuQDxHguSwS9_u81Rpv3Jspx8QblciNVVsJf0WAx0wp8jjyZjQf9QCk5i3MpNIBxUoOWakrZGZJQ4hwQZ1tXMH22N_Xv7MHlRa-beUk3FEMJSQeFrSal/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342951230495930178" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUEVK1f5Cp_dJ1j1iluggx_8yCuQDxHguSwS9_u81Rpv3Jspx8QblciNVVsJf0WAx0wp8jjyZjQf9QCk5i3MpNIBxUoOWakrZGZJQ4hwQZ1tXMH22N_Xv7MHlRa-beUk3FEMJSQeFrSal/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+246.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">Grandma read Addy the very same Curious little kitten book that she read to all of her babies!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbcWcpQkRPhg5rhZemuZIA7MxxHaBmQacdTu-KCepysOONYaAlfT-pERTm9SYWbztJ-NcopT8r8y0NF15VMUWL1rCI9ZCYZJTh_lqKlXzYGApEy8lQ-CdeQiRQYMN6-z8ITiWcy7R6w8T/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950921668100626" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbcWcpQkRPhg5rhZemuZIA7MxxHaBmQacdTu-KCepysOONYaAlfT-pERTm9SYWbztJ-NcopT8r8y0NF15VMUWL1rCI9ZCYZJTh_lqKlXzYGApEy8lQ-CdeQiRQYMN6-z8ITiWcy7R6w8T/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+302.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">Grandpa spent as much time as he could with Addy!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">***</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">We took Addy to Build-A-Bear for her 18 month Birthday!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;">She made a princess bear. She got to choose the animal, the outfit and everything - such a big girl!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa_CXgcemQWW5IwrASbEB1kOFaExAXb7pcKpvY_M8hiE6hj1QGoABb5YF8CVD7Eu22tuRkn5XXg7oUkjuaFsWkqypbPS1NYajev-fsb1TNHONkS4KhbboFBFfJDu1ZBqhmSOWU5WakNwG/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950924907565234" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa_CXgcemQWW5IwrASbEB1kOFaExAXb7pcKpvY_M8hiE6hj1QGoABb5YF8CVD7Eu22tuRkn5XXg7oUkjuaFsWkqypbPS1NYajev-fsb1TNHONkS4KhbboFBFfJDu1ZBqhmSOWU5WakNwG/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+262.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR6yJsCXANmivB7gG9teCAHQDGSbp0Eh2D9KOQWnDBuyprulSZFvcQoeFJEgH1VTbELrLI5fQ6f-W5zqBECsqUjU9bdLatKZezXZ0lg1p2R5GA4K1vRelDobB3lyCDHT8P0WwpePNghhS/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950920532226178" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR6yJsCXANmivB7gG9teCAHQDGSbp0Eh2D9KOQWnDBuyprulSZFvcQoeFJEgH1VTbELrLI5fQ6f-W5zqBECsqUjU9bdLatKZezXZ0lg1p2R5GA4K1vRelDobB3lyCDHT8P0WwpePNghhS/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+265.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG66EYABihRCXlfsLIujwpaQWu6mK5yahbOfIuEP8vFAh_vRNV90fnS3U2LcfSf4G9_OtamHd8hmtHnpnMaOr7oe16iMlXOaR_6ZRB_3p9ae18HeJ152IjWm4OTpUPnkERzRQj1MgWgaLx/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950914349471474" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG66EYABihRCXlfsLIujwpaQWu6mK5yahbOfIuEP8vFAh_vRNV90fnS3U2LcfSf4G9_OtamHd8hmtHnpnMaOr7oe16iMlXOaR_6ZRB_3p9ae18HeJ152IjWm4OTpUPnkERzRQj1MgWgaLx/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+282.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5GAKx8RpAcDqygyudc_Nzp2ttSzhlQDZoEFGPkt2egBRjxhW7OeLAakWYUX-ZMiGIng7TVZwPW33Z2W1hy0qgCyJWJkmmsHQDtXCCPxBNx93jxAI9ct9kvziM4g01j3fQTGOF1bMgKds/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950911901583266" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5GAKx8RpAcDqygyudc_Nzp2ttSzhlQDZoEFGPkt2egBRjxhW7OeLAakWYUX-ZMiGIng7TVZwPW33Z2W1hy0qgCyJWJkmmsHQDtXCCPxBNx93jxAI9ct9kvziM4g01j3fQTGOF1bMgKds/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+289.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">***</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">We opened presents on Mother's Day and Grandma very much liked hers!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30w6tXFH2Y_fiM8jhK13mk64Sza9VVB3bkAOxgH2hE_oSHUEViUjazyRLE9QT7LS1EpHSD5QPNy3T7i3sn6YbmHM_NcOg6Z738y-7Gbp306x4DeVwRutZ6UXbHpmJx9_hVd2SLLoFwfy2/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950266453160866" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30w6tXFH2Y_fiM8jhK13mk64Sza9VVB3bkAOxgH2hE_oSHUEViUjazyRLE9QT7LS1EpHSD5QPNy3T7i3sn6YbmHM_NcOg6Z738y-7Gbp306x4DeVwRutZ6UXbHpmJx9_hVd2SLLoFwfy2/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+311.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvabsHpW58RqkJziGm00oj7amprMp1dX29GciUaML9KmCGJGJt64plYbpcUT0mjFrxGAZRck-4ktLCDbNfPhN4EPTLX04hfzFl95oJXIzM8DYphI4bplal2YLAul6ttm9SQ8iTACQ6oTWG/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jjbtp7JYfpNy9mzyDNJY2WwSIkAioJUG4DwINj0H9jHkAKawiu-8PP3KM3W49UfISS2p2urRWmjeQ7Bp29GelTC3EziRPGQ9E6R-flkdrFyljcmNGjmelTQl2ssDvhSXtCl7NgkQeRtE/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950258269836514" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jjbtp7JYfpNy9mzyDNJY2WwSIkAioJUG4DwINj0H9jHkAKawiu-8PP3KM3W49UfISS2p2urRWmjeQ7Bp29GelTC3EziRPGQ9E6R-flkdrFyljcmNGjmelTQl2ssDvhSXtCl7NgkQeRtE/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />***<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Here are some more Mother's Day pictures!</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0GJEdpjhSSB0h6nSnZmeMFclcgNCDyqgo1pZ0NYVGYCqlK_-ua8TGgtSxfu93sag0RPLIe3H9JfrNvFYYa2vEAGkTuI_waAtSLVpwc5jvol4rd2jsx_Z9XAc1RBTsip5HJpCszTiO6ZJ/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950252468718242" style="WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0GJEdpjhSSB0h6nSnZmeMFclcgNCDyqgo1pZ0NYVGYCqlK_-ua8TGgtSxfu93sag0RPLIe3H9JfrNvFYYa2vEAGkTuI_waAtSLVpwc5jvol4rd2jsx_Z9XAc1RBTsip5HJpCszTiO6ZJ/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+323+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkMERQe50pJgqcpbeKwh6Gg87t9pe2oS8SIljVcxqtU-aYJA5uEmeJWrIE4ljUipByq4MgZEVdBQxpxZpPyz6ew3PVYLAzaRNLiu8l1dxmJpi0gKpXiEo8Vi7Lovn8nPdszV5OheJY4Db/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342950249101813778" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkMERQe50pJgqcpbeKwh6Gg87t9pe2oS8SIljVcxqtU-aYJA5uEmeJWrIE4ljUipByq4MgZEVdBQxpxZpPyz6ew3PVYLAzaRNLiu8l1dxmJpi0gKpXiEo8Vi7Lovn8nPdszV5OheJY4Db/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+327.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVfPv5AHzx8KRZY2MIY7oKdRn16gxuZ0XG8qITHupjhCgL98J0WKwUya_ZQMvXKHkQIOQ4f4HRfXhbFrBQ5slRUHKLXhdBVLP7LybPEkgB_3y5wHBQg4iLfpdnvfhDSFPIODArjBFsa_s/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342949579742101890" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVfPv5AHzx8KRZY2MIY7oKdRn16gxuZ0XG8qITHupjhCgL98J0WKwUya_ZQMvXKHkQIOQ4f4HRfXhbFrBQ5slRUHKLXhdBVLP7LybPEkgB_3y5wHBQg4iLfpdnvfhDSFPIODArjBFsa_s/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+331.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYxtoBoAZk43_fDFhzUB6VUC7gnfUXTJlLEPXk54-YIkEA9ewqB1poLaQoN9j1KtRN5fP6T5P9bDYIbwFDEZFh_p8e4TdmiKqjc7stZc70KkoZ82fHKem294uJO_b7cYLOk5HnRuM6iDK/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342949573444201378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYxtoBoAZk43_fDFhzUB6VUC7gnfUXTJlLEPXk54-YIkEA9ewqB1poLaQoN9j1KtRN5fP6T5P9bDYIbwFDEZFh_p8e4TdmiKqjc7stZc70KkoZ82fHKem294uJO_b7cYLOk5HnRuM6iDK/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+334.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">***<br />We had a photo op outside Grandma's house!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1brAtrxl4F92yBv16YAc1-B0UD-dMcP6_caRR4mVqVptt4iZ-5OsPbvuwALzLrsMzNLqohHyhBLdWneQRfXx6t2143DQfrfpl0awHIgv5jHBCJdZkSWIK4km-zFS5hmUCqbG3QGPTJcsF/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342949570910629986" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1brAtrxl4F92yBv16YAc1-B0UD-dMcP6_caRR4mVqVptt4iZ-5OsPbvuwALzLrsMzNLqohHyhBLdWneQRfXx6t2143DQfrfpl0awHIgv5jHBCJdZkSWIK4km-zFS5hmUCqbG3QGPTJcsF/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+337.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEzXDRP-KchLkoT8uKGGU7Snx2Kh2HmVwJGC8Mh2warTpdiVN4fcV5Mai2KTBWvc4SJCD8o0ZjYr01NIQwBwPrd1cuA0Q2jsz7rQilAWhuKC1vriFsO8JHAc06z_AQdCi1F6QvupEM7rc/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342949559776226770" style="WIDTH: 150px; 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The kids loved Addy and she loved them too!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPHjtYAmAb2_k4PtK3WMY_GNus-Zr-SSbaOiL5oue3p7BuKrOWy1sTqnBglxworIjzBFOgWaMGS7uE50H8rW_0E77190AGQTSGtd4AWv1CYs5zz2TJZNyA9jdjWzQIvMdrSP6PBP6jl1X/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342948084087743506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPHjtYAmAb2_k4PtK3WMY_GNus-Zr-SSbaOiL5oue3p7BuKrOWy1sTqnBglxworIjzBFOgWaMGS7uE50H8rW_0E77190AGQTSGtd4AWv1CYs5zz2TJZNyA9jdjWzQIvMdrSP6PBP6jl1X/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+450.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Tickle Tickle Addy's feet!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEG5KLPrb6rbuww3NZkiBhk8_KHelUnKxWD_EagQ0SpExyP3bPeODxIAXVz-eVdU3yqUQmdxYfxW428kxMpV2kxqezzlwfhPr-uSksRLpd4_h9sIO5e1_L8LHZwuvWiUH0ddizWrFb4VpP/s1600-h/Dee+Dee"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342948081243035570" style="WIDTH: 200px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZEVflyxGnAYunMMAk5uSVKETuG032uQ6OyxmyxD8tidJ54t9Gf3cM_Uq7XelTE0EASoRdX1EhQuoJbKetWc_0n2cDpOQdB5cScxzKJVgqAQZSaQwa1KF1FsPkhjChpOCOACFhsvlHO_g/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+462.JPG" border="0" />This just in... Addy got her first tooth! </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3nF4ajGTu18YXzNaNoGi2Yrzlyjn35J76ZwMA-6QAvRVtHgC8s9zk92dmcM0PPTYbBRXSWxdXoNXTimAhBaO9iUZ0_hJLTXBS9WCnlA_h4HcP6UUXZhd4dTfIEZXUHbyZlXuFw4oLT61/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333589503361016594" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3nF4ajGTu18YXzNaNoGi2Yrzlyjn35J76ZwMA-6QAvRVtHgC8s9zk92dmcM0PPTYbBRXSWxdXoNXTimAhBaO9iUZ0_hJLTXBS9WCnlA_h4HcP6UUXZhd4dTfIEZXUHbyZlXuFw4oLT61/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+402.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAilJirF7tq-K8WKF5Y42imt0R97akSjrKYXJvq8UiJ2z1l9kdryuu1Hu6e7rfUuqVfMKMGchxDlzBy3QrI_TfxFkx8bkeGCf0DLFCDchcfJoQRG5S35DdQmMx6nRDPh6jsINiW4i8xrQw/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+401.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333589502828654034" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAilJirF7tq-K8WKF5Y42imt0R97akSjrKYXJvq8UiJ2z1l9kdryuu1Hu6e7rfUuqVfMKMGchxDlzBy3QrI_TfxFkx8bkeGCf0DLFCDchcfJoQRG5S35DdQmMx6nRDPh6jsINiW4i8xrQw/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+401.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Addison Mackenzie Gile</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuVtuCCyeT6hdhd_oZFQTPsEYqFdnI2QCTi5xT8_-dCTMF6XyucBBwsUkeDVgf3aLG2Y_rYKFb2uJtgNHcTYEcGnU4Da1EEJQKq0SoKzdcTZMrBncPqdmOgDGtYYJtljAN-4qAulOrrlO/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333589510841589490" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuVtuCCyeT6hdhd_oZFQTPsEYqFdnI2QCTi5xT8_-dCTMF6XyucBBwsUkeDVgf3aLG2Y_rYKFb2uJtgNHcTYEcGnU4Da1EEJQKq0SoKzdcTZMrBncPqdmOgDGtYYJtljAN-4qAulOrrlO/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+403.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Such a precious little girl! </div><div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOupp60WyWshwFu_6RMbWMpTwYGKYJswzEWC5RPb8hGK2shBuTFV2Zmfi7Ere0lnkoZMcABi4Z2XURu8t91M1V1kXKuozSY9oGwb3tHQb7UMYeW3xRsyiiTjUbBlSI68BdIG4PHwpHLXL/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584510677857970" style="WIDTH: 200px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2wyLifTnvwxNUh2zviDYYOkIkMp7n-bc8eRgignQJlWhPmKScIGdeuBiqPRIee4SUP4P1YfOKDyqkWh98qsNUmgDBFwW736s8K2qDg74m1dKxRA646H0rtysXk4XK_5x7haRXpOb3yUL/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+456.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPSN3QNUoHaVpjYASCEPZRQzTbIPzXJAG5L53jWgl9SoiG4u6oIXqXee4R3UfIZg09bzgk8EaUXTx0mTTxd9mHdQcQW1ejPcLrkCfSQcjfyy09BdnhxHqY1Y34snTgj1h2dEBHzbZjNSD/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584520243566114" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPSN3QNUoHaVpjYASCEPZRQzTbIPzXJAG5L53jWgl9SoiG4u6oIXqXee4R3UfIZg09bzgk8EaUXTx0mTTxd9mHdQcQW1ejPcLrkCfSQcjfyy09BdnhxHqY1Y34snTgj1h2dEBHzbZjNSD/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+454.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgmj_vnwy84EPqiYaBwraXIrK0n-ZWELgsWKT81w4uTzhCsTp8vhjv36OS4bfcr_aPOB9pGWkBkEkYD8fd-kza6Qk_nsuEESPM4Lug3mnrs1ThgTat-Gg3-3UiW5KOG0IvxDhRHr0srsW/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584521062065794" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgmj_vnwy84EPqiYaBwraXIrK0n-ZWELgsWKT81w4uTzhCsTp8vhjv36OS4bfcr_aPOB9pGWkBkEkYD8fd-kza6Qk_nsuEESPM4Lug3mnrs1ThgTat-Gg3-3UiW5KOG0IvxDhRHr0srsW/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+455.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Swimming swimming!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bvBPlcmKOWpLyGnfhQN2pCEylvKsu6MATWOTxCIoKzAObuRKld3CsC2IPuc04tLfJLmqPWESeciqOY4qQx9zWm8BUIGNK_1nKJsJDOMq6wUDOQ0BelZtWeJ5nQEhtq3p_ALHEy2TXboc/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333585670759969090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bvBPlcmKOWpLyGnfhQN2pCEylvKsu6MATWOTxCIoKzAObuRKld3CsC2IPuc04tLfJLmqPWESeciqOY4qQx9zWm8BUIGNK_1nKJsJDOMq6wUDOQ0BelZtWeJ5nQEhtq3p_ALHEy2TXboc/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mama & Addy's Foot Photos!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp5Dcg4BQTNNbDUuCwLjsBTiwY4rDa_QkxxTRZAXfLL84y_DkrYFaLFMK6fCte6WDTfC_JGgs4GHHbaAA1GYU3O342FMqPKdxXme1omriiq-EPbIXkAUoiYoU-t1ztjU3v236_lveIZl3/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+496.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333586030677394210" style="WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp5Dcg4BQTNNbDUuCwLjsBTiwY4rDa_QkxxTRZAXfLL84y_DkrYFaLFMK6fCte6WDTfC_JGgs4GHHbaAA1GYU3O342FMqPKdxXme1omriiq-EPbIXkAUoiYoU-t1ztjU3v236_lveIZl3/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+496.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvivFLaMKZxBvga9J7OA_WjoVE4977oDb7KSZgkT5LBvV9fuFd823Lp29jumDg7qQQg8nvLBamw7MTqYPLJ9oLoZFiRdDdRcodd6l69j77xS4aKpR4naz8-LefMt8Gezi91MmpykMQ_xho/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333586877777160322" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvivFLaMKZxBvga9J7OA_WjoVE4977oDb7KSZgkT5LBvV9fuFd823Lp29jumDg7qQQg8nvLBamw7MTqYPLJ9oLoZFiRdDdRcodd6l69j77xS4aKpR4naz8-LefMt8Gezi91MmpykMQ_xho/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+424.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mommy & Addy at Uncommon Ground</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ID7H7a0BZ95gbxNwZwJBVsylqx5KUsLLhfO1fNrtxtJbrWixVpZVn2vER6GNtSkVi9eKJaU4VNQAYxq9JZd2acwkL2K_gQeNrfrY7ilo1vxr9PGN5RyBKwAcatpM-_xzlZP4SMs3GkBh/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333586882759131090" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ID7H7a0BZ95gbxNwZwJBVsylqx5KUsLLhfO1fNrtxtJbrWixVpZVn2vER6GNtSkVi9eKJaU4VNQAYxq9JZd2acwkL2K_gQeNrfrY7ilo1vxr9PGN5RyBKwAcatpM-_xzlZP4SMs3GkBh/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+413.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qRiC7A4MN9sNTfHRTZUIto8Ab-JcMn1ISH3NhSLSwve36nUGKXlXveq3bShzkzW5I82dtXwnJuQoxl3ObhQH66uMo0nJtUjnYOpH1ynJhKiE3mLzOq6s_Z_18Lvz_GrQs7utswIdoaeg/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333588005472214834" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qRiC7A4MN9sNTfHRTZUIto8Ab-JcMn1ISH3NhSLSwve36nUGKXlXveq3bShzkzW5I82dtXwnJuQoxl3ObhQH66uMo0nJtUjnYOpH1ynJhKiE3mLzOq6s_Z_18Lvz_GrQs7utswIdoaeg/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+420.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLWwJces-kYLNc8hSKdUKJ_btk4NE4OoMSCU48b76YSzYzOD6xTA_qRFzOgM8zPvsw_c6GPKskkdFqfzSNvgjM-aZ25GK_Pc1h5Fc5mA_Ly_faNmXae8agGXEeQAMsp4cZ2mP8IuB_wuG/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+420.JPG"></a></div><div>Uncle Matthew before the Race to Wrigley! </div><div>Mommy & Addy before the Race to Wrigley!<br /></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaMNTaMCxXY_XiJ_q41IVinzyODKNQQLMShAIoO7x0OL2B39EEhmoeq_feM62xMtBBnCrkL7Co3z7iCvqz67w0RyC-LpGf7ByG-CIV2TDK1QBpCfvbQmd5mC2ueglKMNpeQMoqc7_Wbs5/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333582537895940562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaMNTaMCxXY_XiJ_q41IVinzyODKNQQLMShAIoO7x0OL2B39EEhmoeq_feM62xMtBBnCrkL7Co3z7iCvqz67w0RyC-LpGf7ByG-CIV2TDK1QBpCfvbQmd5mC2ueglKMNpeQMoqc7_Wbs5/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Uncle Matthew & Addy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLn3AJcuR_F4GAU1jxRg0urJ5KqK5aCQQ-tivUqj21Tt-2yvfuvrxjPJxEHQx6hyg8FR2KzKD507Wg-TYnD2CsWYf8jxtOAV-5s9c14uHpXAFvuVxRVUjdunmA55ieVQGeWkCaX6sG_hl/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333581999036597874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLn3AJcuR_F4GAU1jxRg0urJ5KqK5aCQQ-tivUqj21Tt-2yvfuvrxjPJxEHQx6hyg8FR2KzKD507Wg-TYnD2CsWYf8jxtOAV-5s9c14uHpXAFvuVxRVUjdunmA55ieVQGeWkCaX6sG_hl/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+409.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Uncle Kevin & Addy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01tRBH6EcCkJONh56Pfqosb5GNm7QApuqoMcPNLmroAhCfXsfpH4ANoy8B8KvidCaXoGZZFQeWjWsZseBcTIRWH2RWHbOfUvz1inIShcEaXM3Fjc7Lm5mxwN6lfCstZUb1BV8tOAPBZ95/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333588996481651314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01tRBH6EcCkJONh56Pfqosb5GNm7QApuqoMcPNLmroAhCfXsfpH4ANoy8B8KvidCaXoGZZFQeWjWsZseBcTIRWH2RWHbOfUvz1inIShcEaXM3Fjc7Lm5mxwN6lfCstZUb1BV8tOAPBZ95/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+377.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n5IOkCd0J6LdTi0LaD7wP1Pz9ihKl5v21OPsf14jF1fgPHEVem3gXpznc28NOtmIXQQZ1n4oGgqz-4kKH5M2i628hTbiMRPKIL-NEp9A0jPgKGv5PbIH3DlmM-d-vjTzFp-UI50c8yRC/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+407.JPG"></a><br /><br />Grandpa Wally & Addy playing on the floor<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6G1rL_ueNfSHTuELl8-22k8CbKFTS-c0-Z1X2h9nK-U0MCyM4jC7lqzVzk79tekGbzrs-VKbk_du9i39tEbtv7qylJMGZK3hN75RJqnwSQ8ZussUsLIxEB4T9VCVSO9kEIuYtq0Jf2AF/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333581988231244722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6G1rL_ueNfSHTuELl8-22k8CbKFTS-c0-Z1X2h9nK-U0MCyM4jC7lqzVzk79tekGbzrs-VKbk_du9i39tEbtv7qylJMGZK3hN75RJqnwSQ8ZussUsLIxEB4T9VCVSO9kEIuYtq0Jf2AF/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mama & Addy smiling!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><div>Blog Update 1 of 2 (Scroll Down)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-28353811371380524372009-05-08T15:41:00.010-05:002009-05-08T16:39:37.262-05:00The Next Picasso<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf55ji6A6j8wyBylxRyjP9ZcaNnMrECKfsRJgtZq5O0EK1_cORy3K7IBBRJ895qUOTaKQOTkCI-Ymbwh52qNG_CHM8Lsb4vahJF6t_2PzHsfZHIJqH0jQ4vPiOWtAsci0EB6bcedf-6Q0D/s1600-h/5-4-2009+9%3B37%3B10+PM.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333559168930004146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf55ji6A6j8wyBylxRyjP9ZcaNnMrECKfsRJgtZq5O0EK1_cORy3K7IBBRJ895qUOTaKQOTkCI-Ymbwh52qNG_CHM8Lsb4vahJF6t_2PzHsfZHIJqH0jQ4vPiOWtAsci0EB6bcedf-6Q0D/s320/5-4-2009+9%3B37%3B10+PM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;">Hi there! It's me Addy, I know my Mommy hasn't written in a while so she's asked me and Mama to give everyone an update.</span></span></span><br /><div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;">I've been doing very well the past couple of months since my shunt surgery. I've been getting taller but I lost one pound after being in the hospital and haven't been able to gain it back yet. My mom's were concerned since my reflux has been really acting up lately so they took me to a GI specialist yesterday. </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;">Dr. Bass was really nice. He sat and talked with us for quite a while and asked our opinions. He said I am undernourished. My moms felt pretty badly about that but I am just happy they trusted their judgement and brought me to see him! </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;"></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;">Now I am going to have a continuous feed running all evening for about 10-12 hours and three smaller feeds during the day. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">started</span> it last night and only threw up one time this morning but I really think it was because of allergies! He also started me on an over the counter medicine called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Miralax</span> so that I don't have to work so hard to poop! (I know, I know... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">TMI</span>!)</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hmmm</span>.... what else has been going on in my life? Well, I've been couped up indoors all Winter so I definitely had cabin fever and am so excited it is finally Spring! I've spent time outside with my Auntie and also have taken some walks with my Mama. I've also tagged along on a couple of my mom's date nights to Borders where my Mama read me bunches of books while my Mommy read her magazines. </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#330033;"></span></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUfhUdT3F1T3vsrEcY-oSYqOYz48zgsvkpCBlCTDm0nTP_6388IogboYcHsaamGDlFUPYk3VLRrTHdygQmLjEGHx64007bt-rJKrzdje1j9lsmP5RKUpBHtm4veiK9zQG_pwG_sJcG1Em/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333559179458240402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUfhUdT3F1T3vsrEcY-oSYqOYz48zgsvkpCBlCTDm0nTP_6388IogboYcHsaamGDlFUPYk3VLRrTHdygQmLjEGHx64007bt-rJKrzdje1j9lsmP5RKUpBHtm4veiK9zQG_pwG_sJcG1Em/s320/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+295.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#330033;">Oh yeah, how could I forget! My Mommy turned 30 on March 27<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span>! She really had a rough time with it, she tells me it is because 40 is next. I gave her a gift anyway.... Auntie Shelly helped me come up with the idea! I painted Mommy a picture! </span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOFkOspelx-uj_8r4HvPyMHGTnrLvdgVThuqhufn2b6IKLD07TWfLaSlRu8OOcDna3nFQP9UVLYz4dHwJ_N0EXD8fOZjpUQr-Ga6tPU7_HxCdOFoKHmiY3NnHrGgBBvhXCPOn7cA5rX-y/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333564500514654994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOFkOspelx-uj_8r4HvPyMHGTnrLvdgVThuqhufn2b6IKLD07TWfLaSlRu8OOcDna3nFQP9UVLYz4dHwJ_N0EXD8fOZjpUQr-Ga6tPU7_HxCdOFoKHmiY3NnHrGgBBvhXCPOn7cA5rX-y/s320/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+298.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;">Yes, I painted my first picture for my Mommy's present. Auntie took lots of pictures of me and framed them as a keepsake. My Mommy said it was the best present she's ever received! I am so proud of myself! </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu0IgDygzp0MilODLOFO-eA2smIff2O4taUIfrL4-TXwD47Zqkqo7euCOe8EtADJRMvFQ2Fb3BX1PtmKTw8OV5aDlE4VRwyZxcAgJqeU3hl5h5QN4b5_6jIpIG_Ec9Dqd1kEEbdKTUsYP/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+288.JPG"><span style="color:#330033;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333559172644782034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu0IgDygzp0MilODLOFO-eA2smIff2O4taUIfrL4-TXwD47Zqkqo7euCOe8EtADJRMvFQ2Fb3BX1PtmKTw8OV5aDlE4VRwyZxcAgJqeU3hl5h5QN4b5_6jIpIG_Ec9Dqd1kEEbdKTUsYP/s320/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+288.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330033;">My Mama & Auntie surprised her with 30 guitar lawn ornaments!</span><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHnAAx7XgzdgfDirvyHfnFwcbs9IEa7px_8EnDIu2DwWI76hdeJrwGeLUHdtTguvCRMM1O5v4glYRTIig0YL8Be6z3Cpy0n0R1h7n8Fwa-a-UdJE47mVlIP-E00G0Z-fOFZEO5kFyGlw7/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333559168183662034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHnAAx7XgzdgfDirvyHfnFwcbs9IEa7px_8EnDIu2DwWI76hdeJrwGeLUHdtTguvCRMM1O5v4glYRTIig0YL8Be6z3Cpy0n0R1h7n8Fwa-a-UdJE47mVlIP-E00G0Z-fOFZEO5kFyGlw7/s320/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+096.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;">My family and friends walked in the Chicago and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Janesville </span>March for Babies walks in April. T</span><span style="color:#330033;">hank you to everyone for their support, we've raised <span style="color:#663366;">$12,119</span> so far! Donations can be accepted until the end of this month if you are still interested.</span></div></div><div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;">Here are some pictures from the walks...</span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">Chicago:</span></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNk3NBRht0edHRRQKpMFHFVIP63hqC0t0VGRhvV-g8toutMBLOb9rZfhJx9aqUYkqleBUpguVnFAJGRitiQyYekcYaVyayVyDe3M7S5cb8mQYHmxTNqt6yKuFNtNi5hXJ4bZWedxU4Kst/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333566679872509762" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNk3NBRht0edHRRQKpMFHFVIP63hqC0t0VGRhvV-g8toutMBLOb9rZfhJx9aqUYkqleBUpguVnFAJGRitiQyYekcYaVyayVyDe3M7S5cb8mQYHmxTNqt6yKuFNtNi5hXJ4bZWedxU4Kst/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+435.JPG" border="0" /></a> </span><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG7I6TDNJAR3HvrAHHoPFyKlnjK77lC_9dununuqn6KPj7H6NQQUKHXXQPxfxLGNCfGlGys2hGG80pM25jbX_I-n7kKmmjWzdnbNY3Kka24WkDfuXNTXPljUnrqeYutS6tUVBO1RQFy0x/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333566686060812994" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG7I6TDNJAR3HvrAHHoPFyKlnjK77lC_9dununuqn6KPj7H6NQQUKHXXQPxfxLGNCfGlGys2hGG80pM25jbX_I-n7kKmmjWzdnbNY3Kka24WkDfuXNTXPljUnrqeYutS6tUVBO1RQFy0x/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+443.JPG" border="0" /></a> </span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiw7PrKxLGRPyZ79Bo4-CtcnQDwHMz_TJqerqQ0Ak0wQ_1WjO9ZhaPb14yxLWe_3HJ26wp34rC5Y6T_QSH1FR6srpn6nMh30mas6XqKlih8szutE_b8iHWQUUhr5lycPJrDyu8_-cM92R/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+446.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333566686409954162" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiw7PrKxLGRPyZ79Bo4-CtcnQDwHMz_TJqerqQ0Ak0wQ_1WjO9ZhaPb14yxLWe_3HJ26wp34rC5Y6T_QSH1FR6srpn6nMh30mas6XqKlih8szutE_b8iHWQUUhr5lycPJrDyu8_-cM92R/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+446.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><span style="color:#330033;"></span><div></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><span style="color:#330033;"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Janesville</span>:</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK08nnU3DELrFO0QivkujEuosaMjpcVC_zmhrizjT9LGapQrfWYZG7qUJ9S_DXDWhaMQQtqpCXDhDKMU0z5MtbL-9rhNxuBICjhqrQFFyH87mSoiDsey_rrjbqwIypXVmay-KJyLkU45x/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333566697369287330" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK08nnU3DELrFO0QivkujEuosaMjpcVC_zmhrizjT9LGapQrfWYZG7qUJ9S_DXDWhaMQQtqpCXDhDKMU0z5MtbL-9rhNxuBICjhqrQFFyH87mSoiDsey_rrjbqwIypXVmay-KJyLkU45x/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+467.JPG" border="0" /></a> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzk3CC3S4dhWb3nkb7o5DQs17Tc_8n0wAvn-zQyBD3jnfWzcT1dQ2byTuZ5orEiE5L5WF21tW6aL_N3HmtNyCEXKuinxysxwl_7wn1wLOvVa5mOizITj0DeyNsMkc5WfVeQxsnADujrGs/s1600-h/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333566693766268770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzk3CC3S4dhWb3nkb7o5DQs17Tc_8n0wAvn-zQyBD3jnfWzcT1dQ2byTuZ5orEiE5L5WF21tW6aL_N3HmtNyCEXKuinxysxwl_7wn1wLOvVa5mOizITj0DeyNsMkc5WfVeQxsnADujrGs/s200/Dee+Dee%27s+Camera+463.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#330033;">Well, I am getting tired and crabby so my Mama is going to finish up the rest of the update in another post.</span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#330033;">Love you all!</span></div></div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-65405390368159410802009-03-28T10:21:00.003-05:002009-03-28T10:30:33.605-05:00The Addy Mac Pack - 2009 Raffle<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">The Addy Mac Pack - 2009 Raffle</span></div><span style="color:#993399;"></span><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Buy a ticket today to win The Addy Mac Prize Pack-age</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">*All proceeds from the raffle will be donated in full to the March of Dimes*</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Tickets: </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">1 for $ 10</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">6 for $ 50</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">15 for $100</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">The Addy Mac Prize Pack-age is valued at OVER $1,000!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">The lucky winner will receive the following items and more!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Diamond Pendant </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Teeth Whitening </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Multiple Massages </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Nambe Candle Sticks </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Tattoo & Piercing </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Baby Girl Gift Basket </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Bicycle Tune Ups </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Fashion Jewelry </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Oil Change </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Variety of Restaurant Gift Certificates </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">& multiple other prizes!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Our family team, The Addy Mac Pack, has joined thousands of compassionate teams across the country that support March for Babies. We are walking in memory of Riley Parker and to support the continued health of Addison Mackenzie, as well as all other babies.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">The March of Dimes champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money we raise for March for Babies will support lifesaving research, services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start. Please help us exceed our 2008 fundraising efforts to help these little ones have a fighting chance.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Don’t delay… buy your tickets today! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Thank you to our 2009 local sponsors for their generous donations of prizes and gift certificates…</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Helzberg Diamonds – Crystal Lake </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Alkali Tattoo – Janesville</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">RidgePoint Dental – Lake in the Hills </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Clix – Crystal Lake </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Books in the City – Chicago </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Barnes & Noble – Crystal Lake</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">First Institute School of Massage </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Red Robin </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Massage Envy – Schaumburg </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Village Cyclesport – Barrington</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Bone Fish Grill – Algonquin </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Crystal Lake Ski & Bike</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Jackie Kohl, Student Massage Therapist </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Little Villa – Mt. Prospect </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Richard Walker’s – Crystal Lake</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Jiffy Lube </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Famous Dave’s Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters – Crystal Lake </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Any Nails – Mt. Prospect </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Benedict’s La Strata – Crystal Lake</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Peep’s – Arlington Heights </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Designs that Shine </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;">Doodles by Dee Dee</span></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-4417324624578574002009-03-16T21:27:00.003-05:002009-03-16T21:42:30.286-05:00Can you spot what's missing???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k_Vurpp2bx0ilx6Tph3E9noYQx3AcyvHjfr7Cz3oNuLIK5JRTrGkLxJyi1vGdw82ISUMLtHB1cRIW7TORzuHq3v6s0Kme2zCxAPWpGlk9Q_RPBooX8C1hkUjCPml1BqAXoe5W_gK7eU4/s1600-h/march+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313977948008899858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k_Vurpp2bx0ilx6Tph3E9noYQx3AcyvHjfr7Cz3oNuLIK5JRTrGkLxJyi1vGdw82ISUMLtHB1cRIW7TORzuHq3v6s0Kme2zCxAPWpGlk9Q_RPBooX8C1hkUjCPml1BqAXoe5W_gK7eU4/s320/march+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> For those of you who don't know, Addison came home after her shunt revision surgery the very next day - WITHOUT OXYGEN! She only needs to use her oxygen at night when she's sleeping. She's been doing fantastic without it! Addy has been doing pretty well post operative. She did have another stay in the hospital last week due to a fever however she was released after one night. Her Neurosurgeon didn't want to take any chances after just having surgery. We still have no idea what the fever was from however signs seem to be pointing to her teeth. She has FINALLY cut a tooth - just a very small part of it. I can't wait until it's poking out so you can see it when she smiles! Addy did go to the doctor today because she has a cough/runny nose however he said she's doing fine with it - her lungs sound clear and she isn't requiring any oxygen so we're just supposed to keep an eye on her and let it run it's course! In other exciting Addy news - she laughed for the first time last week! Full on laughter - it was great. Shelly was tickling her and she started giggling. Then today, I got her to laugh! It's the coolest thing to hear. Addy has an MRV this week to check on how her shunt is doing since the surgery. We're assuming well since she's back to her old self again! </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">I wanted to take another opportunity to remind everyone that we're walking in this year's March for Babies which benefits March of Dimes. Without March of Dimes and the research it has done - Addison would not be with us today. Please consider donating to March of Dimes via Addison's page at </span><a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile3"><span style="color:#33cc00;">www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile3</span></a><span style="color:#33cc00;">. The money raised will help other babies, like Addison, get their chance. Believe me, I know times are tough - even if you can donate $1, it helps.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Love to all...<br /></span>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-3826121493989576992009-03-05T23:06:00.004-06:002009-03-05T23:15:51.750-06:00Guess who's back???<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309937080400897634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoXv39HhFnnbVD4AcADw1wySDPkMC__VSzdpEO8DAlvTT55drURQZif75c5-mGE0ZlFdYV_EtuKOnyEb9vpGr0sTdN5Pj3wq0z-gU9tonIRE7y94RZstdI1O4AJepqS1tsQBfk4Q-cdoL/s320/New+Cell+Pics+003.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">That's right! This is a picture of Miss Addy about 2 hours post op. Addy went in for shunt revision surgery around 3:30 today. The surgery went pretty quickly. The Neurosurgeon let us know that the portion of her shunt that goes into the ventricles of her brain was completely clogged and that this IS how Addy reacts when she is having a shunt malfunction. He let us know that they were just finishing getting her back into her room and that the nurse would let us know when we could see her. He was very pleased with how surgery went. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">The nurse came and got us shortly after and we walked into Addy's room where our little squirt greeted us with the biggest grin. I instantly started crying that our girl was back! She was smiley and talking. You could tell she felt SO much better. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Big, BIG thank you to all of you for sending positive vibes to Addy today. It obviously paid off. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Below is a picture of Addy's incision. They obviously had to shave her gorgeous hair (which they saved for "Addy's first haircut") but it's right above her original incision which most of you know is completely covered by her hair! :o)</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309937084608659410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB53Zo5U9C4H8G5YlW0jnBuuvjM5Zms0AFbrfa3c7uIZursG3DNZo8qnrz9NdcsdSnFNjyvK8BaJ37yROIPkpfRTMCcmdAti9sXXTUYTsReuXKe-Tk-dUbWQPaSLS-bXI-zZITsXOlN10/s320/New+Cell+Pics+004.jpg" border="0" />The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-47883140517415570362009-03-05T02:21:00.003-06:002009-03-05T02:26:58.565-06:00Surgery Number Nine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJL4HIlW7EDPdAqY6VerVjn-fWXtkDr-FPZBYcN5RZddL04cWJJYqGGfqT2qV1GybsGUpHua6jJzp2tnH9QWk3r5UDYgGI5djE4uld9sgU97MMC9ANi-2AgJYGJgt1_jHdlhV-QMCzZbN/s1600-h/Cell+Pics+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309615973748825330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJL4HIlW7EDPdAqY6VerVjn-fWXtkDr-FPZBYcN5RZddL04cWJJYqGGfqT2qV1GybsGUpHua6jJzp2tnH9QWk3r5UDYgGI5djE4uld9sgU97MMC9ANi-2AgJYGJgt1_jHdlhV-QMCzZbN/s320/Cell+Pics+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">Addison was admitted into the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Wednesday. About 2:30 p.m. Addy woke up from her nap very irritable and lethargic. We called the Neurosurgeon on call at Children's Memorial who told us to bring Addy in immediately. Luckily, Dr. Bowman - Addison's usual Neurosurgeon was working. After a ton of blood work and a CT scan, it was determined that Addy would have emergency surgery to determine if she was having a shunt malfunction. Unfortunately, her labs came back that her Potassium was a bit low so surgery has been rescheduled until this morning so the doctors are able to get her Potassium back to where they like it. Please keep baby girl in your thoughts. We all know she's a trooper but can always use the extra love! I'll keep everyone posted.</span><br /><div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-74923676948218769932009-02-21T04:47:00.006-06:002009-02-21T09:00:46.073-06:00Teeth Are Overrated<span style="color:#cc33cc;">So, I figured since I'm having a little insomnia this morning, what better time to update the blog? I've been horrible at keeping this up to date, I'm so sorry!<br /><br />Addy has been doing amazing the past couple of months. She's now 18.2 pounds and 28 inches. She's long and skinny. Definitely don't know where she gets it from. LOL Her hair gets longer and thicker by the day - it's a perfect mix of brown and blond - too cute. We've started giving her little "palm tree" pony tails with her bangs. We've definitely had some cabin fever over the past couple of months. RSV season is WAY too long! We're doing our best at keeping Addison in the house and only taking her out when she has a doctor's appointment. Our Pulmonologist told us at our last appointment before winter to not be surprised if Addy ended up in the hospital a couple times this winter and that this will be her toughest one. If this is her toughest winter - we're good to go. Addy has had one cold all winter thus far (knock on wood!). Her cold consisted of a runny nose and a little cough - lasted about a week and a half. She never whined, nothing. Such an awesome baby I tell you. Well I'm sure you're all wondering the latest with Addy's therapies and appointment updates, so here goes:<br /><br />Speech Therapy: Addy continues to do well with eating by mouth. Her cold did provide her with a bit of a setback though. No one wants to eat when they have snot running out of their nose and down their throats. She's slowly progressed back to where she was by eating about 2-5 tablespoons of baby food per day. Prunes really seem to be her favorite. Followed in a close second with pears. We've started giving her other things in those little mesh bags as well. We've put bananas, oranges, etc in them and she really seems to enjoy it. Her all time favorite though is pickles! She LOVES them. Addy did recently switch from her formula to Pediasure. Pediasure is now her primary source of nutrition until she is able to eat by mouth for nutritional value.<br /><br />Occupational Therapy: She's doing really well with her OT. She's begun doing more grasping of her toys and reaching out for them. She really gets into her cause/effect toys. Robin is pretty pleased with her progress.<br /><br />Physical Therapy: Delores continues to work on Addy's gross motor skills. Addy is still not holding her head up. She's definitely made progress but her upper body is just not as strong as her lower portion. Plain and simple - Addy does things when she's ready. I just hope she's ready soon! All of her therapists have said that they think Addy will really excel once she keeps that noggin of hers up!<br /><br />Early Intervention: I'm not sure if we've discussed EI with all of you however EI is basically all of the therapies above that Addison is receiving. We had our second EI meeting a couple of weeks ago where all of her therapists along with Addy's case worker meet with us about how Addison's been doing, what their goals are for her and also determine what tools they need to help Addy get to where she needs to be. During the meeting, each therapist provides us with a report of Addy's improvements since the last meeting. Addy's first meeting was shortly after she came home. She has made improvements with each therapy which is awesome. Delores (PT) still has Addy placed in a 0-3 month category but this is primarily because of the issue of Addison not holding her head up. When Addy came home she could not move her head from side to side while laying down and she now does it with ease. The big success story is with Gail (SLP) who has placed Addy in a 3-6 month category with her oral skills. She even hit a 6-9 month on a category. All in all, Addy continues to improve. Although it's slow, it's an improvement. The therapist have decided on a few things they'd like to get for Addy. One is a Benik vest. Addy has been using a 'loaner' Benik vest for about a month. It's a vest that provides trunk support so Addy has to use her upper body muscles more. It's awesome. If you 'Google' it - you can check out a picture. They've also recommended a Wombat chair. A Wombat chair is a positioning chair that provides stabilization and sitting support. It will allow Addy to sit unassisted. It's kind of like a stationary wheelchair. She also may be getting AFO braces. Delores has mentioned a bit of tone in Addy's feet which we continue to work on however the AFO braces will help Addy keep her feet flat instead of curving. The most interesting part of our recent meeting was when we asked what happens after Addy's 3 years with EI is complete. EI services are provided until a child turns 3. We almost fell off our chairs when our case worker let us know Addy would then go to preschool. It's hard to think of our little 1 pound 9 ounce nugget going to preschool! Addy will actually be picked up on a school bus and taken to school where her preschool will actually consist of therapy all day! The school apparently takes over Addy's therapies. Both Robin and Delores did let us know that they feel a wheelchair will be in Addy's future. They think that Addy will most likely be just learning to walk around the time she'll attend preschool so it will be more of an issue that Addy will not have enough stamina to walk around school. We're definitely excited to see how Addy progresses with EI this year.<br /><br />Dr. Stack - Addy's "seizure" doc. Addy continued to have seizures after being put on her Phenobarb. It was decided to put Addy on Topamax which is a common migraine medication for adults. Addy has not had a single seizure since going on the Topamax! Dr. Stack is slowly taking Addy off of the Phenobarb at which point Topamax will be what Addy stays on as long as it continues to be beneficial. Only long term side effect with taking Topomax is a potential for Glaucoma which is why it's awesome that Addy sees Dr. Yoon quarterly.<br /><br />Dr. Yoon - Addy's "eye" doc. We actually saw Dr. Yoon yesterday. Addy's prescription did not change which is a definite bonus for us because glasses are damn expensive - especially for kids! We were a bit surprised to hear that Addy's vision will not be getting better. Addy is extremely near sighted. She can see well with her glasses but without she needs to have things right in her face to see them. Dr. Yoon also indicated that Addy is still at risk for retinal detachment so he will continue to monitor her closely. He also let us know that he would like for Addy to be seen by a "low vision" doctor. Lucky for us - she's new to the staff at Children's and was shadowing Dr. Yoon yesterday! She's going to be going over Addy's chart and contacting us for an evaluation. Addy will then participate in low vision therapy - basically PT for her eyes! This will help her not have to 'strain' so much.<br /><br />Dr. Bowman - Addy's "brain" doc. No updates here! Shunt is working awesome! KNOCK ON WOOD for sure with this one!<br /><br />Last but not least, Addy had another NICU follow up appointment last week. It's basically to check to see where Addy is developmentally. Addy has unofficially been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This was not a shock for us. Cerebral Palsy is such an umbrella diagnosis. The reason it's been unofficially diagnosed is because yes, Addy has Cerebral Palsy due to her delays however it's too early to tell the type or how severe. Regardless of the outcome of her diagnosis, we are SO proud of Addy. She continues to prove all of her Neonatologists and Neurologists wrong - which I know makes them happy, as it does us. :o) More to come on this topic as we learn more!<br />I think that's it for the updates on Addy! To sum it all up - she's a miracle and is the coolest kid I know! :o) She continues to amaze me every day. I am SO honored to be her Mommy.<br /><br />As for Dee Dee and I, things are pretty much status quo. Only new news is that I decided to step down from my role as a manager for MetLife. I'm still working there, I just went back to my position I was doing prior to my promotion. In a nutshell, I wanted more time with my family. I was working holidays, weekends and long hours during the day. Although I loved my job, I love my family more and they will always come first. :o)<br /><br />We've decided to spread out our vacation this year and take little trips here and there. We'll be going to Atlanta in May to see my brother, Matt and his family. We're thinking of taking some long weekends in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Wisconsin Dells, Door County and still looking for some other places to go to. We were going to go to Vegas again but we decided we just can't be away from our girl! On the way to Atlanta we will be stopping in Nashville to visit one of Addy's NICU nurses, Michelle, who moved there shortly after we left. We're so excited to take Addy to some new places. </span><br /><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The last thing I wanted to bring up is that we will be walking in the 2009 March for Babies on April 26th. We would love for anyone to join us in the walk or if you can, to sponsor us. Think about how the research that March of Dimes has done that has allowed Addison to be a part of our family. Only a few short years ago, Addy wouldn't have stood a chance with her extreme prematurity. Please think about donating today, even if it's only a $1. Here are our webpages for the walk:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> <--- Dee Dee's </span></p><p><a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile2"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile2</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> <--- Greta's</span></p><p><a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile3"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">www.marchforbabies.org/addisongile3</span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> <--- Addy's</span></p><p><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Well, I think that's it for our most recent update. Don't be surprised if it's another month or so before I update again. Once RSV season is over, you'll be seeing a lot more! Lots of love to all!<br /></span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4XHUnFXOhWwZcl_MQ85lHzmJlZmedsWgLZapqkFGnYk74fybShSS6mcdVwYwUCGcXKW4K_JVND2ob8U6cnqf4rk3khDBOcd7Ar82IKRmjK6BryHaEUgymo1karXnom_BY5d_PSsWayD/s1600-h/More+of+Addy+073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305216707003587234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4XHUnFXOhWwZcl_MQ85lHzmJlZmedsWgLZapqkFGnYk74fybShSS6mcdVwYwUCGcXKW4K_JVND2ob8U6cnqf4rk3khDBOcd7Ar82IKRmjK6BryHaEUgymo1karXnom_BY5d_PSsWayD/s320/More+of+Addy+073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Gu1gPuL79FxYL0o2b8-XiYAhujBppu5zhPW9jRABINIlt75iN_HUD-ibWpX9gMqext7ekf7S2IFj767pjqEhTnWJ_TTWGYchGBJyPY-jHWZNiWziSEKe_eMFj7L7bBT4reozAY3lPwAI/s1600-h/More+of+Addy+062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305216704250244386" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWFegWKKiop2HA0iLNKuGyNodBi4Mxirg_sy2o3oFMXaL0ZrbzlQtsBXzoPoLBzamxdA67cHYVi4uvbReukVsgOUQed9AAOfYEPHZRjkCvHQ4YxjRIQ_SMp8qheiVKXhyphenhyphen2PpimOFugS2c/s320/20090102_1029.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290254908227704370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7-fa7o8jdRUyBA1Tk2jYMIX8Fy5mY-5aCtqEjho3MZdanpnafkuC48kDSOP2lc7fzPqcQZ7BZH1x-AvJeWNug7-Lz9jZlk2Y8I3N1GR9Gynzp5Bz-4132-JQjKPit5Q7593_8eTyL7C_/s320/20090102_998.JPG" border="0" />The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-69604951648118719452008-12-01T20:24:00.009-06:002008-12-01T21:41:30.045-06:00Gobble Gobble Greetings!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywyxWt9oND2MO51yjukZrFbi9RfoZTgNk9gG5ZNdOQSPKBCR79XBCDqEkgCod3cg6oU8IxoLQCggXv6e5nNjpUEc_un32WPrjiKdP73zY1b6m2cec-ozL2FTIzNkO6mb_hukzgmN5tN2j/s1600-h/December+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275031926616232898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywyxWt9oND2MO51yjukZrFbi9RfoZTgNk9gG5ZNdOQSPKBCR79XBCDqEkgCod3cg6oU8IxoLQCggXv6e5nNjpUEc_un32WPrjiKdP73zY1b6m2cec-ozL2FTIzNkO6mb_hukzgmN5tN2j/s320/December+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#003300;">We've all had a pretty good couple of weeks! I'll start with Addy. Addison had her 1 year check up with her pediatrician, Dr. Kershaw. Addy is 17 pounds and 2 ounces - 26 inches. OH MY GOSH. She is getting SO big. Addy is officially falling into the percentiles - even at her real age as opposed to her adjusted which is what the doctors usually compare Addy to. Dr. Kershaw was very impressed with Addy and how well she's doing. She gave us the go-ahead to feed her by mouth pretty much any time Addy is up for it. She also talked about changing Addy's formula to an 'older' baby formula however since Addy is still doing so well with the Enfamil Enfacare, she decided not to rock the boat. Especially since we just bought a bunch online! We are so happy that we chose Dr. Kershaw to be Addison's pediatrician. She makes decisions that include us instead of for us. Unfortunately, Addy had to get THREE shots while we were there. She got a flu shot, Hepatitis A and Pneumococcal vaccine. She got her 2nd dose of Synagis this past week and because she's gotten so big - Synagis is no longer one poke a month - it's now two! Poor girl. She's such a trooper though. Those that see Addy pretty regularily know that Addy pretty much NEVER cries. She's just a really happy baby so when she cries from a shot - it really breaks our heart! </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Big news is Addy went to see Dr. Bowman - her Neurosurgeon. We were going for the results of Addy's MRV that she had to make sure the dialing up of Addy's shunt made her ventricles a bit larger (which will help her shunt stay in place). Dr. Bowman always starts the visit by testing Addy's tone. Just like the last visit - she was thrilled. No decrease and no increase in tone - it's exactly where it needs to be. She let us know that the MRV was great - the dialing up of the shunt did exactly what it needed to do and her ventricles are back to where she wants them. Dr. Bowman proceeded to tell us she wishes she could see Addison every month because she loves seeing her however at this point - unless Addy has any issues with her shunt - we don't have to go back for another SIX months! Dee Dee brought up that Addy's physical therapist and Dr. Kershaw had asked us to mention a possible helmet to help with Addy's head shape to see if it would improve her neck strength. We had brought this up to Dr. Bowman before - wondering if Addy would need a helmet - however Dr. Bowman saw no reason for it and she continues to have the same thought. She feels it would be strictly cosmetic and at this point in Addy's physical development, you probably wouldn't even notice a change in her head's shape nor would it "help" her hold her head up any quicker. In fact, Dr. Bowman said that Addison's head shape is actually not so much a result of laying on the sides (toaster head) but instead that her brain shape is what has molded her head shape. She said she thought Addy's doing GREAT with everything and being that Dr. Bowman doesn't sugar coat, her thoughts mean a lot to us. Dr. Bowman was most excited by how well Addison is doing eating by mouth. She's impressed that Addy is learning to drink from a cup. She actually said she was really proud of her. </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Addy has an appointment with Dr. Stack - her Neurophysiologist - on the 10th. We did call her today to inquire on giving Addy her Phenobarb via her g-tube with water as opposed to mixed in food. Addy absolutely HATES the taste - who wouldn't?! We also let Dr. Stack know that Addy is still having a few seizures so she decided to up her medicine because the goal is for Addy to have NO seizures at all. </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Dee Dee and I don't really have anything new going on. Work is REALLY busy right now. We definitely can't complain. We're happy to say that our 10 year anniversary is Thursday. Granny Nan and Auntie Shelly have agreed to watching Addy overnight while we celebrate in the city on the 13th. We're just going to do lunch and get pedicures, hang out at Navy Pier for a bit. We're going to stay the night at the W on the lake. It's going to be our first official night away from Addy since she's been home. YIKES! :o) I can't guarantee we won't pack up in the middle of the night and come home because we miss her!</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Thanksgiving was great! My Aunt Shirley has been here for a week. My mom and Shirley cooked an amazing Thanksgiving lunch. We just hung out at home all day and relaxed. Dee Dee and Shelly went shopping at midnight to the Huntley outlets - couple of loons. We had a four day weekend so we did a lot of chilling around the house. Annie came to visit on Saturday night. Sunday we went to brunch then went to paint some pottery! It was a lot of fun! </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">OH - before I forget, my Mom's friend hung Christmas lights for us this year - it looks awesome. Definitely got us in the holiday spirit. We've started decorating and actually went to get our Christmas tree this evening! </span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">I guess that's all there really is to report. 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Have a great week!</span></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love to all!</span></p>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-77910509531996967862008-11-09T21:31:00.006-06:002008-11-09T21:56:12.748-06:00Addy's 1st Birthday!<div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266867890315024578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6OXiJUGC1SWrk1pz63zsJh5jokq3EnNdS86m-SL-_pLTSy5kgdHUwP8_P40Tf0KxjUGk3k8yMzqe6DQuul_LgwyWSBvUzsSfqAax-OH8vYrEVhpCVoAJU6B-CzhTh1KJnJCVynbo7xM1/s320/addy+bday+%26+circus+015.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-khwJHso9fgw4yMZL0DVE9st11Lz3nmOORP48cZ4mh2Du8MsD-Hy077N8WHsY5FOm9efBMa6UUmOGPNuYx9LCxchLoQNQucsPCQu5Tp-QiSZs1swmEDjnRTuful0l6k3pBN3AaZzbPtj/s1600-h/addy+bday+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266869450944374802" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufGEH6dx56ET-es8-mqHnHkI_xSwNrXU8V8UwSl3J914w01y3M_MCGE9SSBG_pzIbKyCxiwjjrUVw9aJw2cylly7C-HPj7YKJxNYoJwL66wZqoXmcIsRn-5wkHdWpVB8GuVw7TgFfW0wN/s320/addy+bday+%26+circus+113.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">And of course, Happy Birthday to our precious boy, Riley. We love you.</span></div></div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-20575338727391105072008-11-01T10:34:00.008-05:002008-11-01T12:02:50.742-05:00Our Little Pumpkin<span style="color:#ff9900;">Yes, I know. It's been a VERY long time since our last update. Things have been crazy busy at work and when we get home all we want to do is snuggle up with Addison. Weekends are spent the same way. We still can't get enough of our little peanut. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">Let's see, work is the same for both of us. A LOT more busy lately as my new team has gone to a new system. I'm also in the process of implementing three new accounts for my team. I barely have time to breathe at work. I can't complain. I'm incredibly lucky to have a job that is stable and not in jeopardy with the way the market is right now. Dee Dee's department is status quo - as usual. My Mom got a job at MetLife in September and has moved in with us. It's nice having her here as she's hysterical and we enjoy having her around. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">Moving on to the reason you visit - Addison! She is doing FANTASTIC. She's growing like a weed - she's officially 16.5 pounds! She's getting a lot longer as well. It's hard to believe she's going to be a year old in 7 days. Dee Dee and I keep commenting that this has been the quickest year of our lives. Let me give you a little update on all of her therapies and doctors visits:</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">1. Speech Therapy. Gail is incredibly impressed with how Addison is doing. Addy eats baby food by mouth 3 times a day. We haven't eliminated a formula g-tube feeding quite yet but we anticipate it's coming shortly. Addy has quickly graduated to '2nd' foods and is doing really well. Her favorites are sweet potatoes, squash, pears, carrots and peaches. She's not a big fan of green beans or applesauce. This week she's going to have a bit of chicken. Gail has also decided to eliminate trying to get Addy to use a bottle. Addison is not a fan of any nipples that we have tried. Instead, she is learning how to drink from a cup! Gail dilutes pears or peaches. Addy is doing awesome with the cup. We're now focusing on getting Addison to move her tongue to each side of her mouth in an effort to teach her to chew. Her teeth have not come in yet however you can see the little white spec getting ready! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">2. Occupational Therapy. Robin is super pleased with how Addy is doing. Addy still does not hold her head up but she is definitely making improvements. She has a tendency to hold her thumbs inside her palm like a fist so Robin is going to be designing some thumb splints to keep her thumbs on the outside. She had some temporary ones that worked pretty well. Our goal is still to focus on neck control but she's moving in the right direction!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">3. Physical Therapy. Delores is really happy with Addy's tone in her muscles. We've all worked really hard to keep her tone where it needs to be. Delores even commented that she could feel some muscle definition in Addy's legs which is really good. It's funny that Addy can't hold her head up yet if you lean her against you for support she can stand without assistance. Addy has recently been reaching for more toys. Both Delores and Robin have some to the conclusion that Addy doesn't really like plastic toys but instead prefers fabric. Addy is also starting to realize that some of the things she plays with makes noise and that by her touching them - the noise happens. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">4. Opthamologist - Dr. Yoon. We saw Dr. Yoon on Monday this past week. He's SO happy with how Addy's vision is. He indicated that her prescription has gotten a bit worse however her vision (what she sees) has improved dramatically! Before, Dr. Yoon was measuring Addy's vision at 20/27,000 as of Monday he's measuring it at 20/1,000! She's doing really well with tracking objects. She got fitted for a new pair of glasses. Pink ones this time! Dr. Yoon has also indicated that the crossing in her eyes he had seen before has improved and has no intention of doing surgery as he feels that it will continue to correct itself. He's not going to follow her as closely - we won't see him for 3 months.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">5. Pulmonologist - Dr. Lestrud. We saw Dr. Lestrud on Monday as well! He's really pleased with Addy's growth and how she's been doing. He indicated she had a bit of a cold however it was upper respiratory and he's just having us give Addy additional puffs of her Albuterol. We won't see him for another 4 months as he has no intention of messing with her medications or oxygen until after the winter. Addy's blood tests for her medication management have come back perfect!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">6. Neurosurgeon - Dr. Bowman. We saw Dr. Bowman a couple of months ago. She was happy with Addy's tone of course and indicated that her ventricles have gotten a little smaller than she wants to keep them at. Smaller ventricles can allow Addy's shunt to move around which can in turn cause a shunt malfunction. She dialed up Addy's shunt to allow a bit more fluid to fill in the ventricles and Addy adapted really well. We got an MRV on Monday and will be going back to Dr. Bowman on November 13th to get the results.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">7. Neurophysiologist - Dr. Stack. Yes - someone you have not heard of. This is Addison's seizure specialist. Addy was diagnosed with Epilepsy two weeks ago. She did not have a convulsive seizure however on a Sunday morning I was laying with Addy and noticed she was doing a little 'twitch' with one of her arms and would have a facial twitch at the same time. This would happen about every 20 seconds for about 4-5 times. Dee Dee called Dr. Bowman who asked us to go in for an EEG at Dr. Stack's office. Dr. Stack is the Medical Director for the Neurophysiology department - the best of the best! Addy had her EEG then Dr. Stack came in to examine her. She commented that Addy's tone was awesome and that for all Addy has gone through - she looked fantastic. She then let us know that after reviewing Addy's EEG that she noticed seizure activity. She decided that with all of the medications Addy is on that Phenobarb would be the best option. That night we started Addy on her medication which is a pill that we crush and mix it in with her baby food. Two days later - we already noticed a difference. Addy is much more engaged with things, active and finally - she's begun babbling. More than babbling - she's a little chatter box! We called the doctor and she let us know that Addy was probably having non-visible seizure activity and now that her medication is 'calming' her brain activity Addy's able to focus on herself developmentally. Of course we were upset that Addy has yet another diagnosis but it wasn't something that we weren't necessarily prepared for. We won't know if it will remain the same 'twitch' type seizures (when/if she has them) or if it will escalate to convulsive seizures. The purpose of the medication is to hopefully stop any seizure from happening. :o)</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">That's about it for medical updates. Other than that, we've been having fun as a family. We recently took Addy to the pumpkin patch. She didn't quite know what the heck she was doing there. Haha. Addy dressed as a pink bunny for Halloween yesterday and went Trick or Treating at our neighbors where she got a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup that Mama enjoyed. Addy's also enjoying going to Kindermusik on Saturday's with Mama. Auntie Shelly, Granny Nan and I have all joined. Addy sure loves music. Her other new love is Elmo. She can't stop staring at him. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">One thing I've realized in the past year is how much I enjoy being a Mother. I never thought it could be this wonderful! Addy is my life. She makes me smile all the time. Her strength to overcome all of her obstacles amazes me every day. We love spending time with her - we've been so blessed. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUv31CxtdZ8goaJJ_Ct3bsNnDBYUo3E21YfFUylLbZ8pDLrpwi7HOls2uDKwGFFxxsUS5spmvD9frtZWjBP5_01OkTqTlaHtSClsjmg_JfTkGJVULfW2QMcEUPU76fF15u-O5N3CEvb4B/s320/mommynme.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Dear Family and Friends,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">I know my Mommy has been busy so I thought I would send a brief note letting everyone know that Mommy has officially adopted me as of Friday, September 12th! Mommy's attorney called her at work today with the great news! She called me right away to tell me because she was SO excited. I was really excited as well! I will be getting a new birth certificate with Mommy's name on it and everything! Well, I'm off to play! Just wanted to share the great news!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">XOXO,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993399;">Addy</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-28225268983240102872008-09-01T20:40:00.004-05:002008-09-01T21:32:02.686-05:00Baths Are For Babies<span style="color:#330099;">Addy had a fantastic week last week. The big news is Addy took rice cereal - from a spoon! The Speech Therapist said Addison did fantastic. She doesn't take a whole lot but it's something new so it's to be expected. She taught us how to open her mouth by placing our finger on her chin, put the spoon in and then close her mouth with the same finger on her chin. Addy does lots of smacking as she's getting used to the texture of the cereal. She did such a great job during Speech Therapy that Gail gave us the okay to do it once a day with Addy! We've been doing it since Thursday and Addy is doing awesome. The most she has taken via mouth was about 15 cc's which we're assuming is pretty dang good. We're so proud of her. It definitely makes Dee Dee and I a bit nervous while we're doing it because the last thing we want is for her to choke but she's doing great. This Wednesday we get to try out carrots! I'm hoping each week we get to introduce something new. Not sure if I mentioned in previous posts however Dee Dee and I have decided to make Addison's baby food. We knew from the start that we wanted to have Addy's food be organic however we were just going to use the Gerber Organic premade food. After reading that the shelf life of baby food is about 2-4 years, we decided the healthiest option for Addison was to make our own organic baby food. We bought a book of recipes and we are actually really looking forward to it! We figured we'd make the week's worth of food (when she gets to that point) on Saturday or Sunday of each week. </span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">The other cool news is April, the Physical Therapist for the study Addy is in, came on Friday for her 6 month (adjusted) examination of Addy. She was thrilled with how far Addy has come. She said although Addy isn't holding her head up completely quite yet, she can definitely tell the difference from the last time she was here. She also said Addison was a lot more active with this examination and incredibly responsive to auditory prompts. Addy's regular Physical Therapist, Delores, came to check out the examination as she hadn't heard of it and wanted to see it first hand. All of us noticed that Addy is using her left leg a lot more than her right so we will be working a lot more with her right side. We won't see April again until Addy is 10 months adjusted so it'll be REALLY interesting to see how Addy is doing then! </span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">As I mentioned in the previous post, Addy had her CT scan done and we got in to see Dr. Bowman (Addy's Neurosurgeon) on Thursday. For those that have been following our story - Dr. Bowman isn't the most personable of all of Addy's physicians. Don't get me wrong - we wouldn't want any other doctor - Dr. Bowman prides herself on being amazing - and she is. However, the fact that Dr. Bowman isn't that personable made pretty much the first thing out of her mouth more meaningful... One of the first things Dr. Bowman does is checks Addy for muscle tone. One of the main signs of Cerebral Palsy is increased muscle tone (almost stiffening) or decreased muscle tone (almost limp). Addy's Physical and Occupational Therapist (as well as previous visits with Dr. Bowman) have revealed increased tone in Addy's hamstrings. When Dr. Bowman finished her tone evaluation she turned to us and said, "You guys, she has like no increased muscle tone!" To hear that from her made us so happy. She went on to say that Addy looks fantastic and she's very pleased with her progress. She showed us Addison's CT scan which showed her ventricles are a bit smaller than last time. She decided to dial up her shunt setting a bit to allow a little more fluid into the ventricles to get them back to the size she likes. Addy has tolerated the new shunt setting as if nothing has even changed. We will see Dr. Bowman again in about 2-3 months and this time will be getting an MRV (Magnetic Resonance Venograph) instead of a CT scan. Reason being is that Addy will need brain scans every 2-4 months to keep an eye on her ventricles and shunt. The MRV uses no radiation which is obviously a lot healthier for her. Definitely a successful visit to the Neurosurgeon!</span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Oh! Before I forget, Addy is now 14 1/2 pounds and 24 1/2 inches! Such a big girl! :o)</span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">We've finally come to a solution for Addy hating her baths. We decided to try holding her in the shower. She LOVES it. She just looks around and actually opens up her hands to feel the water. Maybe she will like baths more once she can sit up - until then - baths are for babies not big girls like Miss Addy.</span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">We've got a pretty busy month this September. Garage sale on the 6th, Granny Nan's birthday is the 7th, Dee Dee's tonsillectomy on the 11th and a trip to Minnesota for Cousin Sarah's wedding on the 27th. The biggest news for me is my adoption of Addison will be official on September 12th. Please keep your fingers crossed the final judgement goes through without any delays! :o)</span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">Love to All!</span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241237786330106962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eayUo_9VEcAYQhLZA9eQAdGrDfuz7fnGD11j98LbfDqS7KTXexgXrXMGMCUXf9GaafHPANDLFtMwAYPNc1ErN70jcsxl3lQxWT9oB5mht8xwvcsdNX75AleBMPbcb1ovpCvBa3JKS0ya/s320/Labor+Day+045.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jBjLA-bKPZWkdpcdNcDQhhQW_dYt2LGSQYUyCyuzgH6uAP4vu66f5s16Dhmy9PtzNrWLtBk6YpvZJPe_4hO3XEW6QcxUt3Qb5JnejuD8LAT8Y8uNVMjgCwFqvDJHMoPi0Cb1gX-nyGM5/s1600-h/Labor+Day+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241237790661128242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jBjLA-bKPZWkdpcdNcDQhhQW_dYt2LGSQYUyCyuzgH6uAP4vu66f5s16Dhmy9PtzNrWLtBk6YpvZJPe_4hO3XEW6QcxUt3Qb5JnejuD8LAT8Y8uNVMjgCwFqvDJHMoPi0Cb1gX-nyGM5/s320/Labor+Day+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgxv5iSH9OuHhgXKJPVfKEZq9t2u9H9kDrqWQKvk-5jDSHWKOX1-43t6YMyV_I9VPXxMx2lfSltk3KOiBVIZk_P3kUQ3zJviTuVR8zdSddlv9TwYVkZGEJh16Km6Z_SG_Z0iQorKWPRfc/s1600-h/Labor+Day+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241237793698005218" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SXCnh67RvmmjVqs0urI5NBmiOKptD7C50d-_hPS5MzVsbWa5PTcxOQv4CS2QxOXA76xWLzh4Cc1xH5fcUlixpuUSlAIva1AKlJdlA93oS-vnMtDfHuaGt9YI7eHBq2OhAkgXzooEO8sy/s320/Labor+Day+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiotTlInYnXZbOYE0gW1q6se6JciDTkKo2ZcGdccBusnzwERsrXfvciC_7SFVgdMxKS7cjyop1WgGvxzuIua54TaNWDgNTCQMMOoNsX_gqZbAwZvGGUII80S9RVxyNuOp4hTNx8ym8BP9s/s1600-h/Labor+Day+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241234502960226402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiotTlInYnXZbOYE0gW1q6se6JciDTkKo2ZcGdccBusnzwERsrXfvciC_7SFVgdMxKS7cjyop1WgGvxzuIua54TaNWDgNTCQMMOoNsX_gqZbAwZvGGUII80S9RVxyNuOp4hTNx8ym8BP9s/s320/Labor+Day+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-72358023882796221692008-08-25T21:40:00.006-05:002008-08-25T22:25:23.528-05:00Bring On The Good Stuff!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IPr9VpF0_Edc9DCmP1UmyhNlSWQqTi5AUul0woWj44FdzZCE0w024viEqGYhy1SnLNN4hBYykIYswRXIirUiXO9vVdQw0z65_MXgUh-gVYBK5eVYZhIXcxZvhMjxgQQtLJH436uKsUbq/s1600-h/August+Addison+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238661231164039810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IPr9VpF0_Edc9DCmP1UmyhNlSWQqTi5AUul0woWj44FdzZCE0w024viEqGYhy1SnLNN4hBYykIYswRXIirUiXO9vVdQw0z65_MXgUh-gVYBK5eVYZhIXcxZvhMjxgQQtLJH436uKsUbq/s320/August+Addison+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;">YIKES! I never updated last week! Sorry everyone! Luckily, it's been a pretty non-eventful couple of weeks so not a whole bunch to report!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;">Therapies are going wonderful as usual! PT and OT have let us know that the work we do with Addison shows each week they come to see her. It's a nice compliment to hear however Addy is the one doing all of the work. I'm so happy that she's so receptive to the exercises we do with her. She's still not holding her head up however we are trying to do as much tummy time as we can to help her out. PT seems to think she'll be crawling before we know it! Speech is going quite well. Addison was able to have some watered down apple juice last week and seemed to like it. We give her 'tastes' via a medicine pacifier. Instead of dipping there is a little attachment on the end that hold up to two cc's of liquid. It's a nice controlled way of giving her a bit more than a dip of the pacifier. At the end of her last Speech appointment, Gail told me that we should mix up some rice cereal for Addy and do some dips this past Saturday. She wants Addy to try it out because this coming Wednesday she'll be giving her some rice cereal - WITH A SPOON! We're thrilled. We did the tastes on Saturday and Addy really seemed to enjoy them! Keep your fingers crossed that she does well!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;">Addy actually had a follow up with Dr. Yoon today so he could see how she's doing with her new glasses. He examined her eyes and said that her prescription is a bit weaker than he wanted however not enough that he's going to change it quite yet. He let us know he's going to be following Addison very closely so he can stay on top of her prescription. He let us know that Addy's vision could actually get better! He did say that he can't guarantee 20/20 vision however her vision troubles are able to improve! She definitely won't have peripheral vision from her two previous laser surgeries which we already knew. Dr. Yoon did tell us that he's noticing a little bit of eye crossing that he wants to keep an eye on as well. He said it could correct itself as she continues getting used to her new specs. Downside is if it doesn't correct itself, Addy would need to have another eye surgery. Let's hope we don't have to go down that road! Addy also had blood work done to check her electrolytes since she is still on diuretics for her Chronic Lung Disease. She had a CT scan done as well because we'll be going to see Dr. Bowman (Neurosurgeon) in a couple weeks here. We stopped up to the NICU to say hello. Dr. Farrow was there who was one of Addy's first Attendings when she was transferred to Children's. She seemed very happy with how Addison is doing. It was awesome to see her and some of our old nurses! After we were finished with Addy's appointments, we met Lindsay (Addy's Primary Nurse) and Lindsay (Addy's favorite Respiratory Therapist) for dinner. It's always so much fun to get together with people from the NICU. RT Lindsay hadn't seen Addy since we left. Addy snuggled up to her right away. She even let RT Lindsay hold her on her tummy which she only allows me to do! Of course she snuggled in with Nurse Lindsay right away as well - they always had lots of cuddle time when Addison was in the hospital. We definitely had a good dinner with the two Lindsays and look forward to doing many more! </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;">So - the big news of the past week was Dee Dee turned the big 3-0 on the 22nd! She's handling it a lot better than I expected. Addy sent Mama flowers on Thursday at work since Dee Dee was working from home on Friday. She picked out a pretty bouquet of mixed flowers from a florist that we like. Mama was very surprised and brought them home to enjoy over the weekend. They smell awesome. Friday - my Dad and stepmom, Jill, came down and took Dee Dee, Addy and I to dinner at Weber Grill. We all had steak and all thoroughly enjoyed it! Addy slept through the entire meal which she tends to do at restaurants. Saturday I took Dee Dee to the city for dinner at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba. Britton, Matthew, Kevin, Trish, Matt, Kim, Kim's kids and Pam all came to have some delicious Tapas and Sangria! It was SO much fun. We'll definitely be going back there. Sunday - Dee Dee's parents - Wally and Rose came out to celebrate Dee Dee's birthday. Rose made an awesome dinner of breaded pork tenderloin with mashed potatoes and peas. Later on, Shelly and I decided to go see The House Bunny (hysterical!) while Grandma Rose cuddled with Addy and chatted with Dee Dee while Wally slept on the couch from the delicious dinner. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#003300;">I THINK that's all there is for this week! Granny Nan is coming home next week from Florida! We've missed her!</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Addy - sleeping in the car and catching flies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jOPS1wtAcS4oYo2iHenb7L29vB0YzLIz98cWQEGU7CwCTL1BDHcS31Bizh0dZgMtIJATzewTKd5xhyphenhyphen6os26OAvh3p_czhGarUEOwlB_C8BSJUzKdoJsi1SvKFnBKfbKybsOgSvVGu9XT/s1600-h/August+Addison+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238652422085410082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jOPS1wtAcS4oYo2iHenb7L29vB0YzLIz98cWQEGU7CwCTL1BDHcS31Bizh0dZgMtIJATzewTKd5xhyphenhyphen6os26OAvh3p_czhGarUEOwlB_C8BSJUzKdoJsi1SvKFnBKfbKybsOgSvVGu9XT/s320/August+Addison+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Nurse Lindsay and Addy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cyjiy0PVHdv-hJA4_TA0j81FSPJLi23beVmNflRed8SAAPNNWWg1aI6v7ovbDL3Obb_VGFPZbTKl3EZUzybZgVoESQNfGmOmNTmd1vJWneyZTv3tlxmgNZtop9a0eqia8mfQ5R-giTAx/s1600-h/August+Addison+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238652427904904482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cyjiy0PVHdv-hJA4_TA0j81FSPJLi23beVmNflRed8SAAPNNWWg1aI6v7ovbDL3Obb_VGFPZbTKl3EZUzybZgVoESQNfGmOmNTmd1vJWneyZTv3tlxmgNZtop9a0eqia8mfQ5R-giTAx/s320/August+Addison+023.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Respiratory Therapist Lindsay and Addy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEP-5U2ngJS1I5E5rfD7nXeU0Ko76H538s399qRbJ_VWyj4899zwOo7znVdoW9hAJPP9rAu9nFfBnutKi12twUM3dpQ0f47Qo7We10aqIdPAvdWvoHGiOUrRywhcCivkgWsYtNK_5Yu7d/s1600-h/August+Addison+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238652434296517362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEP-5U2ngJS1I5E5rfD7nXeU0Ko76H538s399qRbJ_VWyj4899zwOo7znVdoW9hAJPP9rAu9nFfBnutKi12twUM3dpQ0f47Qo7We10aqIdPAvdWvoHGiOUrRywhcCivkgWsYtNK_5Yu7d/s320/August+Addison+024.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br />Kim and Blake</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4vYafeC7gfAmS0CqZsvnYR_mijTaC9bEQ0nw_FHJYWf7YsCVOqBX2rHtRjbDaq0ybN-I_AWcc5EQJZV4PbyP_SjSr5-OIvNjXlB3XVAGfkBb4tP2Ab7PXIaDqIfSvDx1IchBEkdMe8ql/s1600-h/August+Addison+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238651779870348722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4vYafeC7gfAmS0CqZsvnYR_mijTaC9bEQ0nw_FHJYWf7YsCVOqBX2rHtRjbDaq0ybN-I_AWcc5EQJZV4PbyP_SjSr5-OIvNjXlB3XVAGfkBb4tP2Ab7PXIaDqIfSvDx1IchBEkdMe8ql/s320/August+Addison+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Dee Dee and Trish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv41FW8-B4VhEF-GaAcsCuHcdAC5qHxLPq2qBvdJ2pgPP7MajKAJRj5x5cW88ja8wryec2mcENcq99ZIqd1Yh_6-Yy2h5sbX2iim5ZjnyNJZg3Vd6vbdxcOtRc5ih9aRnWDZHSitaaZc0W/s1600-h/August+Addison+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238651806620292562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv41FW8-B4VhEF-GaAcsCuHcdAC5qHxLPq2qBvdJ2pgPP7MajKAJRj5x5cW88ja8wryec2mcENcq99ZIqd1Yh_6-Yy2h5sbX2iim5ZjnyNJZg3Vd6vbdxcOtRc5ih9aRnWDZHSitaaZc0W/s320/August+Addison+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Kevin and Matthew<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72_T3thszO6gGk3_UfEQenUPffqXp5NV-Zmpj0pjTcGhrp_vpbIOKLu0TAzaQk3-9xxwVeMSnxFef5k6Sgyupzd5Ir52a6cPgYy_UNR2VDITQGR-GVRfddQU0ehPrlpn6vpYRN9uVDUkI/s1600-h/August+Addison+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238651807558512194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72_T3thszO6gGk3_UfEQenUPffqXp5NV-Zmpj0pjTcGhrp_vpbIOKLu0TAzaQk3-9xxwVeMSnxFef5k6Sgyupzd5Ir52a6cPgYy_UNR2VDITQGR-GVRfddQU0ehPrlpn6vpYRN9uVDUkI/s320/August+Addison+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Dee Dee - Hmmm wonder what she wished for?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hCdJwoDRVrVWpp1TYW6Upx6DLfiVVvdu6_SoP_yH03kH-FeSMAh_C7NdHzDLc0UcxDid4upqAhzqnKlJlc8TdFER11CuzDHNmAVFtwF2Y0k5FYu2ZNWV5pwPnNXqWKs0tymtBJOcMotb/s1600-h/August+Addison+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238651818115875906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hCdJwoDRVrVWpp1TYW6Upx6DLfiVVvdu6_SoP_yH03kH-FeSMAh_C7NdHzDLc0UcxDid4upqAhzqnKlJlc8TdFER11CuzDHNmAVFtwF2Y0k5FYu2ZNWV5pwPnNXqWKs0tymtBJOcMotb/s320/August+Addison+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Grandma Rose and Addison<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238651822525115218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQbXRMYCVT4-60_cREasX706GjiTCUrmHhE4ejVxCeaqN-s_jacOda_vguYose2HiTQPw5Rw4mOXyALzDVaKCUiTXMG8ZR7zIhTHYPwhKUlFaHltLV1Q8NFw3_6ik-_sb7JJIp6mx0Lif/s320/August+Addison+015.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div>Whatcha talkin bout Willis?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdd_SWUx8MU9CBxIm-MZk_oaC-jN2sIw83uOm8flu0-OPayIpw_ycxWlk-mEOP6Il8NbbMWGC_SYbesoPdG1jdVi_b2fa6flueowpskfHoK-3bRkQH9nJwRkqnk_wgdBlgSH22Bj2JCIn/s1600-h/August+Addison+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238652419140028194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdd_SWUx8MU9CBxIm-MZk_oaC-jN2sIw83uOm8flu0-OPayIpw_ycxWlk-mEOP6Il8NbbMWGC_SYbesoPdG1jdVi_b2fa6flueowpskfHoK-3bRkQH9nJwRkqnk_wgdBlgSH22Bj2JCIn/s320/August+Addison+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div>The Gile Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-37591305098538019292008-08-12T21:00:00.006-05:002008-08-12T21:41:12.644-05:00I can see clearly now...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rgBdrfanJv_-YYBUMHrtaB6f-LNXSLp7YxkdudAuenMDEPzuvPtGDINL2voL2RcuEOF686Myi5b5ceOIiDFAeyIdlj180s0WNnEC1Q3eBFadxi9FnikYMhqK3jhsgOPZ74KpA_0hQFc7/s1600-h/Addy08.2008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233826806025311026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rgBdrfanJv_-YYBUMHrtaB6f-LNXSLp7YxkdudAuenMDEPzuvPtGDINL2voL2RcuEOF686Myi5b5ceOIiDFAeyIdlj180s0WNnEC1Q3eBFadxi9FnikYMhqK3jhsgOPZ74KpA_0hQFc7/s320/Addy08.2008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;">So, so sorry for the delay in post this week! We kept forgetting to bring the camera upstairs and I know everyone loves to get their weekly Addy fix! Especially now that our girl has her specs! We all had a great week last week. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">All of Addison's therapies are going insanely well. The therapists seem so happy with how Addy is doing. Her new nickname is "Rockstar" from her Occupational Therapist, Robin. Our goal is still to get Addy more excited with tummy time as it continues to be one of her least favorite things. When she sleeps, I try to get her onto her tummy on my chest so she gets some. Addy's Speech Therapist, Gail, seems pretty confident that Addy will be testing out the waters with a bottle some point in the near future. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">On Thursday last week, Dee Dee, Shelly, Addy and Kevin went to the March for Babies Award Breakfast. March of Dimes was presenting The Addy Mac Pack with a 'platinum' award for raising over $12,000 earlier this year. The award is really nice, it's a glass plaque with our team name engraved on it. Our team name was also shown at the breakfast and will also be in next year's March for Babies brochure! One of the women that works for March of Dimes is trying to recruit Dee Dee into being on the committee. Dee Dee is seriously considering it. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">After the breakfast, Addy went to pick up her glasses! She looks SO cute with them. Kind of a mini Harry Potter. Everyone says she looks very intellectual. We agree of course because we know she's a smart cookie. She loves her glasses though! She gets really upset when she wakes up and doesn't have them on! She's a lot more interactive and alert. It's super cute. We go back to Dr. Yoon in a couple of weeks to get his thoughts. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">This past weekend was pretty fun. On Saturday, we took Addy to Rainforest Cafe for her 9 month birthday. Yes folks - she is 9 months old. It's hard to believe! She's getting so big. Anyway - she LOVED Rainforest Cafe. She was totally mesmerised by the aquariums all over the place. Good thing we don't mind the food there because I think we'll be going back from time to time! Sunday we drove up to Madison for my cousin Sarah's bridal shower. We had a great time with all the ladies. My cousin Tara's baby was there too who is 7 weeks. Nicholas is pretty much the same size as Addison. They were checking each other out. It was really cute. After the shower we went to Janesville and hung out with my Dad and Jill. They snuggled with Addy for a bit before we headed home. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">That's about it for this update all. Things are going great for all of us. Talk to you next week!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFx0b7OJ4KavAVtzp6dFF3W5gp5nNcJt16MQQO4EViCPIvkcHSAmsZPGevRfyqPaTNit0kGDO0hAtGFCy0HEMg8BtgdWImK-J9-piJ_mVFPNnmfR-v6aJnbH47Zm1nlodDtUzcTyrE-Ux/s1600-h/Addy+August+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233817160461213250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFx0b7OJ4KavAVtzp6dFF3W5gp5nNcJt16MQQO4EViCPIvkcHSAmsZPGevRfyqPaTNit0kGDO0hAtGFCy0HEMg8BtgdWImK-J9-piJ_mVFPNnmfR-v6aJnbH47Zm1nlodDtUzcTyrE-Ux/s320/Addy+August+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HG8h1_Fmld2bZMpMMok8o_AcpcZ1N8x9xWxbVqi4Jf6n5lhuBqC5DAGUnRMinZxDf2bUoB0EH_HHaEwO8UDcjo81KnKZ9C-IhoZy4shJbMXKRaK8KJx-ZsKiHvJHdXNmI07iq6pKq2Ij/s1600-h/Addy+August+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233817545981872178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422484250141205170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167766836427864499.post-16858411646852389322008-08-03T21:53:00.004-05:002008-08-03T22:15:45.890-05:00Adventures in Cheeseland<span style="color:#ff6600;">Addy's appointments at Children's this past Monday went very well. We went to see Dr. Yoon first and he was VERY pleased with the result of Addy's eye surgeries. He let us know that he is not surprised however Addy needs glasses. He did an exam and determined her prescription that she needs. He also gave us the name of an office that specializes in children's eye wear. We went there after Addy's appointments and there was only one pair we could pick from. She'll be getting them this week. I can't wait for her to have them so she can focus on things better. Should be an interesting change! She looks INSANELY cute with them on. They are little tiny glasses with wire frames. No worries - I'll make sure to post a photo next week! </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The appointment with the Pulmonologist went very well. He seemed pretty pleased with how well Addison is doing after all she has been through. He doesn't want to change anything right yet with her oxygen as she is doing what she should be doing right now - getting bigger. Addy's lung damage will continue to get smaller as she gets larger so with it being summer and she's able to be out and about - he wants to leave her alone. He warned us that this winter will most likely be a tough one for Addy and to pretty much expect a few visits to the ER with colds and such. Keep your fingers crossed that she remains as healthy as she has been! To make a long story short - she's staying on the oxygen for a bit. </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">The rest of the week went well for Addy. She had her OT, PT and SLP. ALL were very impressed with how well Addy is doing. She continues doing better and better. Her physical therapist that gave us hamstring exercises has already noticed a decrease of tone in her legs! I'm so happy that all the time we spend with Addy, keeping her active, is helping!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Finally, we went to Wisconsin Dells for a little trip with Addy, Auntie Shelly, Auntie Anne and our friends Matthew and Kevin. We had a GREAT time. Addy slept the entire way (2.5 hours) AND back! Addison went on her first boat ride on Saturday. She seemed to enjoy it! She also had her first swimming adventure! She didn't seem to know what to think about it. She was okay in the water as long as Mama was holding her however when her arm would fall into the water unexpectedly, she would get fussy. She did awesome the entire weekend. She's such a well behaved baby. It was a nice and relaxing time - and definitely needed. 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Ours was pretty uneventful until the weekend. Addy had Physical Therapy again and did really well. Her physical therapist noticed some tone in her hamstrings so our new task is to start working on her hamstrings every diaper change to get them to loosen up a bit. Muscle tone is very common in premature babies however if the tone does not resolve - it can be later found to be the early signs of Cerebral Palsy. It's definitely important that we keep her active which we are trying our best to do.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Addy's weekend was pretty fun-filled! We took our first trip to Janesville. We went up on Friday night and checked into a hotel with Granny Nan. We then went to the 4-H Fair. Addy LOVED it. She was checking out all of the lights on the rides and listening to the music. We bumped into some old friends which was pretty cool. We were there a little over two hours and Addy was bright eyed the whole time. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Saturday we got up early and got Addy ready. We went to go see Great Aunt Hubbie, Great Uncle Wayne and Great Uncle Terry. Addy had a great time cuddling up with Great Aunt Hubbie. Afterwards, we went to Great Grandma's apartment for our belated baby shower that my Dad and Jill threw for us. We had such an awesome time. We had lots of good food, opened lots of gifts and spent time with lots of great family. Addy really took a liking to her Great Aunt Joan. She was smiling up a storm for her. Grandma and Grandpa gave Addy a swing. I put it together when we got home and swung away for a good 40 minutes. She fell asleep in it! </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Today we did some errand running. I think that's Addy's favorite as she gets to be walked around in the Baby Bjorn. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Tomorrow Addy has her appointment with Dr. Yoon (Opthamologist) and Dr. Lestrud (Pulmonologist). Keep your fingers crossed that everything is heading in the right direction!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Next weekend will be Addy's first weekend 'away.' 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