Monday, December 28, 2009

The nerdery

Years ago when Ron was living in the "frat" house on paulina, he and a few of the other guys would sit on their lap tops working (or whatever) and it got nick named "the nerdery"

Well the nerdery has made its way over to winchester:

Ramey got not only one but TWO baby laptops for Christmas...

Tubes

ARE IN!!!!!

Everything went very well... she went off with the anesthesiologist and 20 minutes later she was finished. A little groggy and cranky but once she came out of her fog she was back at being her cute little self!!

We go back in a few weeks for a follow up and a follow up hearing test in 2 months. She is already "talking" more

Thursday, December 17, 2009

ENT update

Today was the day we were supposed to get tubes... someone decided she didn't want them and got a 6th ear infection, thinking that would stop it... ha on her... it was the fever and vomiting that postponed the procedure.

Over the weekend she had a cough and runny nose, which turned into a fever. Headed to the ped on Tuesday as she was going on day 3 of a fever... turns out its another ear infection, surprise surprise. (not really since the ent saw fluid 2 weeks ago) Ped thought we should be able to go ahead with the procedure as long as the fever went away...

Fever went away but the vomiting and diarrhea started. Ron and I decided it would be best to wait till she was feeling better to put her under anesthesia. So the tubes will be placed De 28th

She is feeling a little better today, enjoying some Little Bear and The Wiggles!! (and licking the peanut butter off the bagel, then leaving peanut butter prints throughout my house which Lefty is so generously cleaning up for me) (ped said it was ok to give peanut butter to help with weight gain and since we do not have food allergies in our families we could)

Monday, December 14, 2009

My Little Indian

Ok, so it's not pc...

A while back Uncle Bruce taught Ramey a new trick:




She has also learned how to do the same thing with her finger

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

New Friends

Ramey loves making new friends, even if its with herself



don't worry the mirror has been secured

thanks to Rebekah for the link to the snow effects!! (too lazy to find a holiday background, so the snow will have to do)

Monday, December 7, 2009

ENT update

Last weekend we had our follow up appointment with the ent about Rameys ears and adenoids.

At Ramey's last ped appointment, she was all clear... no fluid no infection... Well on saturday, he saw fluid, I wasn't all that surprised as she had a cold early in the week and anytime she gets a cold, she gets an ear infection (so will be watching her closely) Dr R suggested we get a hearing test to see if the fluid is affecting her hearing... The results (on the only test she would allow) showed her hearing is being affected, she was able to verify that she does in fact have fluid... Knowing that we are just entering cold season and the hearing results, we opted to go ahead a schedule for her to get tubes (Dec 17th) All those that I've talked to said the procedure was quick with a fast recovery... hope that is our case as well.

As for the adenoids... we are to continue to watch her while she is sleeping looking for mouth breathing and snoring... plus she is a restless sleeper (all over the crib) Knowing that she has a 50% blockage, she is on the cusp as to have them removed or not... again we'll watch and report then may do a sleep study if things do not improve or change.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We had a wonderful day with family.

We started out the day with Uncle Brendan and went to breakfast. A quick drive down south and the rest of the day was spent at Mary and Tim's with the rest of the Feit clan.

I didn't see much of Ramey as she became very efficient at approaching people, extending her arms and achieving her goal... getting picked up! She was passed around and loved every minute of it!!

I was able to accomplish some black friday shopping with Cindi and got the majority of my Christmas shopping completed. (Aunt Kristin got Ramey a winter coat for $15!!! what a deal, granted it's for next year but $15, hard to beat that!! Then it was back to Grandma and Papa's to watch the Lexington Minutemen in the state football game and see cousin Anthony play!!! (He did great!!! Unfortunately the lost) Grandma Betty and Aunt Donna drove up.... so we got to see them too!!

It was then back to Chicago so we could await the arrival of our new bed!!! King, so everyone fits now!!!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

BATH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After dinner is bath time.... when this is said Ramey will stop what she is doing and head to the bathroom!!! It is by far her favorite time of day

Lately one of us will do kitchen duty and the other does bath time (I give Ron the choice and you can guess which one he usually picks)

Bath time with Mom:Not super exciting... a few toys and just a few inches of water
granted this was at 8 months... her first big tub experience




Bath time with Dad:
A tub full of water and bubbles, plus lots of toys that the jets shot across the tub.
No wonder bath time is so much fun!!
I'm pretty sure I didn't have my first Jacuzzi till I was much, much older... Lucky girl!





She has visitors too!

ok so neither one really enjoyed this but Lefty is always trying to get in so we put her in... both were very unhappy about it. I have a shot of Ramey trying to climb out of the tub (not appropriate for general viewing)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sitting... Standing... and Climbing

The pictures say it all:

Sitting nicely in her rocking chair watching "The Wiggles"




No longer sitting nicely...
What?!?!?


What belongs on a book shelf:



What does NOT belong on a book shelf

"hi!"

One busy little girl

One of Ramey's favorite activities is to push things around the house...

This started before she could even walk with an empty diaper box, then it was the high chair (which she still pushes). Lately she has been pushing her little lawn chair around and gets made when it gets stuck on something... she has figured out that its light enough for her to pick up and just move it where she wants it

Last weekend she had fun pushing the bar stools from one side of the room and back again:

Thursday, November 19, 2009

All Clear.... ALL CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

whoohoo!!!! All clear!!! Ramey had her follow-up ear appt this week and her ears look GREAT!!!!!!!

NO infection!!!! NO FLUID!!!! This is awesome for a child who has had an ear infection every month since August!!! I was so excited to hear this that I didn't care that the appt was to soon for her to get her booster H1N1 shot (which I just learned that she has 70% coverage for with the original shot) Unfortunately we now have to try to get her in during one of their "flu clinics" which are schedule the day of/night before but we will try... at least she was able to get both regular flu shots in

Me, on the other hand, is just now feeling better... slowly recovering from my cold which began about...oh 3 weeks ago!!! Still have a slight cough (but nothing like before) and a sore throat (mainly from sinus drainage)

Back to the monkey, which is what you all really want to hear about... she is doing well with the exception of starting to develop some separation anxiety... we had a rough night time routine the other night (she would cry and cry and cry any time I left but Ron went in and before I knew it she was out, go figure) plus leaving her with her teachers has gotten harder... she was doing SO well too! I was starting to enjoy the fact that I could spend some time with her during the day without it making it too hard on her... no longer the case.... she cries (ok screams) when ever she sees me :-( Hope this doesn't last too long as I will be the one doing all the tours soon!!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Kohl's Children's Museum

Aunt Donna came up for a visit and Ramey stayed home from school on Friday and they spent the day together... she got her to nap for almost 2 1/2 hours!!! (Donna must visit more often!!!) Then Friday night mommy and daddy got a date night... although we were home by 10:00 it was great to go to an adult only dinner and enjoy a "beverage" or two and not have to chase a little one around. Ramey had a great time at home with Aunt Donna and Uncle Brendan who let her take an extra long bath... she was busy showing off her splashing skills!!

Saturday was a beautiful morning... a sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We had a quick breakfast then drove up to Kohl's Children Museum... next time will try to plan ahead and check out passes from the library.

A tea party with Daddy and Uncle BD



Fun in the doll house

Love this pic

Our little train engineer

How many gallons does Ramey weigh?

Building a city

Not much of a gymnast...

The water works room was a big hit

A splishing and a splashing

Making music ~ we may have a future drummer on our hands
Ramey and Uncle Brendan hiding in the maze
Catch us if you can


After we finished playing in the maze, Ramey decided she wasn't finished and ran back towards the maze. Donna walked around the outside and I entered it thinking we'd catch her quickly. It became apparent that wasn't the case as we were getting close to meeting up and still no Ramey. She had entered one of the entrances and sat down... almost hiding from us.

They had a great little playground area where Ramey and Daddy enjoyed the twisty seats...


He got her nice and dizzy then let her go for a "walk" ... not nice but funny. The best part was when another child walked up to play with the twisty seats, Ramey ran over and was like... I don't think so, that's my twisty seat!!

We all had a great time and hope to visit again

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Boo.... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Happy Halloween Little Monkey!!!
(Our dancing Monkey)

We headed out to Oak Park for their Halloween Parade and an afternoon with the Zajac's. Later we went to the Tauber's for a Mini-Monster Mash. It was too cold to join in the trick-or-treating and since she doesn't know what she is missing... we skipped it plus we don't nee the extra candy in the house.

A few pics from the day:

I WANT MORE CANDY!!!!
I'm not ready to go home



Practicing

"'Yesterday was fun... Let's do it again"

Taking a break from "Swiffering"