Big Week

Leah had a very exciting week so I'm not surprised that she's still sleeping at 10am.  On Monday we had a full day of doctor's appointments.  We started out with head and renal ultrasounds.  The renal u/s checks her kidneys and bladder to ensure they are in good health and to find out whether we need to empty her bladder using catheters.  Thankfully it shows that everything is in good working order and she is able to go on her own.  We then went and met with neuro to see the results of the head u/s, and our neuro told us that Leah is "textbook" which means she is doing very well.  The shunt is still working, and she shows no sign on having any effects from her hydrocephalus.  Our final stop was to our Spina Bifida doctor, and he is very happy with how she is doing.  Her legs and feet, though not working, are nice and loose, which is important if she is going to wear braces.  Overall she is a healthy little girl and is doing amazingly well.  We were so relieved!!!  It's stressful for us to go to all these doctors appointments and hear about things that could be wrong and to get news that we don't want to hear.  I know it will happen one day, and it's such a relief to go and hear good news.

We got home at 3, just enough time for Leah to eat and take a quick nap and then we had to get to the airport for our first trip.  Leah and I went to Illinois to visit my family!  She was actually fussier in the car than on the airplane, thankfully.  She did great on the plane, fell asleep pretty much right away.  I carried her through the airport in my moby carrier, and we got a lot of smiles because she is so darn cute.  We had to get a pat-down because she couldn't go through the metal detectors.  Her shunt is controlled by a magnet, and the metal detectors could reset her pressure. 

We had a busy couple days with a lot of family wanting to come by and meet her.  She got to hang out with her 3 boy cousins and they had so much fun with her.  She was watching everyone and taking it all in.  She also got to meet my 2 grandmas.  I love that I could take her to see everyone.  She traveled really well and it was almost.... easy.  I'm sure I won't feel that way when she's 2 but traveling with a 3-month old is great. 

Now I feel like my maternity leave is really over.  Next week is my last week home, and I'll be getting us both ready for me to go back to work.  I'll also have a practice day with daycare and then it's all over. 

Here are a couple fun pictures of our trip. 

Leah loved the moby wrap!

Leah with her cousins.  As expected, getting 4 little ones to all cooperate just doesn't happen, but that's what makes it so fun!