3rd Time's a Charm

Kaelyn finally passed her newborn hearing test! Yippie. I guess that makes having the swine flu worth it, because her tubes made all the difference. I think she just wanted to give her mom and dad a very nice Christmas gift, which she did. We heard back from Cardiology yesterday and they have decided to hold off on surgery for at least another couple pounds since she is quite stable. She will have another appointment in January.

She also had her 6 month check up last week. She is measuring 11 lbs 9 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. If you didn't notice she is a shorty. On the Down Syndrome growth charts she is about 65% in weight and 10% in height. She had to get 5 shots and was not happy about it! But I'm pretty sure no kids are happy about their shots.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are headed out to my parents house for Christmas. It will be fun for Kaelyn to spend her first Christmas with all her cousins on my side.

Happy 6 Months Little Missy

I just realized its been three weeks since we posted, time sure flies when you are having fun. We've done lots of fun things the last few weeks. First, Kaelyn made her first trip out to my parents house in Neola. Its about 2 1/2 hours from where we live. She did great on the drive, she just hung out with mom in the back seat on the way, and then slept the whole way back home. She got to meet lots of her cousins and great aunts and uncles. I took the camera but of course forgot to take pictures.

Then the next week she got to meet her Great-Grandma & Grandpa Hall. I wasn't there for the event but Grandma Hall was sure to let everyone know that Kaelyn liked her the best :)

She does look pretty happy in Grandma Hall's arms.

Last week we took her to the live nativity they do at a Stake center in Draper. It was really amazing, I would recommend it to everyone. Just a few tips...Dress warm (like long underwear, gloves, beanie) and get there at 5:00. We didn't do either and we were wishing we had. We were there right at 6:00 and it took 2 hours to get to it. Luckily we had bundled Kaelyn up so good she was sweating.

I took this picture at the nativity and it looks like a painting or something because I couldn't use my flash. I love how Baby Jesus is just glowing.

Tuesday Wayne and I had a meeting at work we both had to attend so she had her first whole day baby sitting adventure at Grandma Bonners. Of course she started it off with her first MAJOR blowout. And of course we didn't pack any extra clothes because she has never done that before. Luckily Grandma had some jammies she could wear. Other than that and unhooking the syringe while milk was going in her feeding tube, it was a success.

On wednesday we went to the Utah basketball game with Wayne's brother and family. Kaelyn really enjoyed herself. There were so many lights in the stadium she didn't know which one to look at. She also got a new Utah Utes beanie because she has out grown her pink one.

Then on friday we had another cardiologist appointment. Things still look good with her heart, and she has reached the 5 kilos they wanted her at to do surgery. Our cardiologist was amazed that she has gotten there so fast. She came home from the hospital weighing 5 lbs 14 oz and is now 11 lbs 4 oz. They are going to talk about her at the Wednesday conference and then we may be doing surgery sometime next month. I can't believe this day has already come. We're excited to get her heart repaired, but scared to do the surgery. Our little girl has already come so far, I'm sure she'll do awesome.

After her appointment we were able to meet Kristen and her parents. Please include them in your prayers, we need to get her home before Christmas so she can enjoy the holiday's in the comfort of her own home.