Max

we had our last physio appointment for Max last Monday!
Suzy said she doesnt need to see him anymore,and theres nothing more shecan do at this stage, if he isnt walking in 8wks time then we go back again for more leg strentghing excersies but he pushes bikes walking being them, he has his walker trolley thing that he pushes everywhere, he does laps in the back yard, he's still has stiff legs. He is such an outdoors boy! he has a meltdown if the back door gets closed on him! once we open the door again out he goes and is all smiles again.
He loves dirt,sand,and his favouerite is water! so he is going to love the pool this summer.

Max also has 3 more teeth, bottm right next to the middle,and 2 eye teeth coming

Max

I gave Max his 1st haircut today, I just cut the curls off behind his ears, so he has a little boys cut now!

A week of sickness

Sunday 26th July it started with me, I was very sick, I couldn't get out of bed, then Sunday night Hannah had a temp, and by Tuesday she still had it. and was coughing way too much too. I took her into the hosp. just to check her over, and we were admitted overnight! they were very concerned about her right lung and her asthma, she had a chest x-ray, which came back clear, and she had so much ventolin I thought it was way too much, but by wednesday arvo she was back to her normal self, annoying Kaylee LOL. then thursday, Kaylee got the temp, but other than that was fine cause she doesn't have any asthma, then friday Max go it, and now Greg has the flu! so it has hit us all!!
I cant wait for summer and warmer weather!

Hannah was so good in hospital, she had to wear an oxygen tube that went in the end of her nostrils, and she didn't complain about it, not once, we had pencils and some school work given to us by the nurses which was great because at 8.30pm the TV automatically turned off, and theres no radio, or anything! we just laid in our beds and chatted. I think Hannah enjoyed it. just having her an I.
we had a shocking sleep though, every time Hannah's oxygen level dropped the machine alarm would go off, and that was pretty often, than if it wasn't the alarm, it was the nurses coming in to check her temp of listen to her chest,I think I slept about 2hrs in total. it was so nice to come home, we slept very well being back in our own beds.

Max stood up!

Max stood up today for about 5 seconds, he thought he was so great, he even clapped his hands LOL.

Max

Max now has 4 double teeth, 4 front top, and 2 front bottom, and his front bottom right has just strted to come through...
I really must get him a baby book like the girls have......
and I forgot to put on here he crawled April 8th.
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26 Mar 2009,

I got very excited today, after max woke up from his day sleep, he was squealing, and having so much fun in his cot, i was listening to him on the monitor,
when i opened his door he was sitting up, and he did it all by himself, he was waving his arms up and down and laughing, i think he was actually proud of himself , so i laid him down and said, show me how u got into that sitting position......
and he did,, he sat up and squealed again

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08 Mar 2009,

well Max had his re-check hearing test the other day and he passed with flying colours, unlike last time he was just on the pass line..

he's turning 1 in 6wks so i am starting to plan his bday party, it will be just family, nothing huge.

Max is around 11kgs and he would eat all day if i let him!
still breastfed, he probably has 4 or 5 feeds a day.
he is such a boy, loves to kick things, and bang things, and the more boystress the better
i can picture him when he gets older, he will take whatever it is the girls are playing with, off them, and he will run away laughing while the girls cry cause he took their stuff

his tounge tremors have fully stopped also to very very VERY happy about that.
off to the sydney childrens hosp to the neuro musculor Dr on the 24th for his follow up appointment, hopefully they wont need to see him again after that.
Max is still having physio, and O.T. checks his fine motor skills, which he is still behind on, but the older he gets im thinking its part Max too, he's just a very laid back boy......................he's bewdiful and i love him to bits....

Max's MRI 15th June 09

Max had his MRI today , it went well, I dropped the girls to Mums last night, Hannah had the day off school, which made it so much easier, so Hannah and Kaylee had a sleep over and they were very excited about it. Mum said they were very good and not 1 fight! so that was great, Shanaye was there too, and usually when the 3 of them get together, and them all being Scorpios, they all want to be the leader LOL

I dont often have to get up at 5.30am ............we left home about 6.30am, I just put Max straight from his bed into the car, all rugged up, he woke up for about 5mins, but once we started driving he was asleep again, he had to fast from 3am so I was worried he would be crying in the car on the way up cause he was hungry, but he slept the whole way. we got to the hosp around 8.30am and then went onto the ward, and they were running late, as hospitals do, and our 9am appointment time ended up being 11am, but around 10am Max started to get cranky and hungry, so I just tried to distract him with the toys and looking out windows, and he did very well.
when they put the mask on him to anesthetize him , I got a bit of a lump in my throat, they asked did I want to kiss him before I left, but I couldn't, it would have made me 'really' cry, then I had to wait about 45mins for him to be scanned, they were giving free back and shoulder massages for patients and staff, but I couldn't find the room so I missed out, I just went to the cafe and had some lunch, and then went to the waiting room, and I was there about 10mins but it felt like an eternity......................then 1 of the nurses came and spoke to another parent and I asked her if Max was in recovery yet, and can I just go and wait by his side rather than in the waiting room, and she went in and asked and then came straight back out to get me, so that made me feel so much better................it was so funny watching him wake up in recovery, I really wish I had got it on video! it was like he was drunk. he was giving all the nurses his cheeky smile, we were all laughing, and they said they how nice it would be if all babies came out of recovery like Max did. and I felt really good, all of the nurses came in to see Max, all at the same time, and they said to each other, come in here and look at how happy this baby is, hes so cute, meanwhile on the other side of the room theres a 4yr old throwing a tantrum on the floor! and I kinda thought to myself, I bet the mother of that child wishes she was me LOL, if only for a little while LOL. good confidence boost anyway.

the Dr came in and went through the scans with me, and showed me all the different parts, so I pretty much got the results, and she said there were no signs of any abnormalities and the cyst/tumor thing had completely gone,,,.....................such a relief to hear that, and I just about cried, and Dr bye noticed and rubbed my arm, and you know how if you are upset and somebody touches you it makes you worse, I had to try and laugh a bit so I didn't cry LOL.......such a sooky la la I am. LOL

we left about 2.30 and then I drove to Mums to get the girls, and we finally got home about 5pm, and the girls were exhausted because they fell asleep in the car, and I put them into bed when we got home, they didnt wake up. Max had some dinner, a bit more than usual, I think he made up for not having any breakfast! He went to bed around 8.30 and went straight off to sleep, hes so good............I dont know how I got so lucky
it really is a weight off our shoulders...................