It's Been A While!

Is it weird to post just because I feel guilty that I haven't posted anything for Andrea lately? :))

I have been a bit too busy and tired to get any good pictures of her; and another problem is, she no longer poses for my camera. Oh, no--she STEALS it! The instant she hears the shutter open, she's right in my face, grabbing for it, so it's nearly impossible to take any pictures of her lately.

Health wise, well, Andrea has anther really bad cough and runny nose that she can't shake, and of course I'm all paranoid about it. But we have been giving her the inhaler (puffer) at home, and as that seems to help, we've avoided the hospital. She also doesn't have a fever this time.

Oddly enough, the follow-up appointment with our family doctor, regarding Andrea's previous bout of pneumonia, is on Thursday. It got delayed because I had to change it, and then the doctor was on vacation. But I guess it works out well, because now she will get to see and hear Andrea with a cough. I really want to talk to the doctor about asthma and possibly getting a home Ventolin treatment kit for Andrea (the machine with the mask). She'll probably say no, considering Andrea is "too young" and they still won't officially call it "asthma" (although everyone knows that's what it is!). Poor Andrea goes into these awful coughing fits that make her gag, and then vomit. This usually only happens when she has a cold, but still, it's scary; and I'd feel a lot better if we knew more, or had more resources available to us in terms of home treatment for these flare-ups.

Otherwise, Andrea keeps things lively and entertaining around here. Her latest trick is getting into the toilet and swishing her hands in the water (gross)! She also loves slides, so she now slides down/off of anything she can, which leads to even more bumps and bruises! And, her routine of songs and words has increased dramatically, which is fun. :))

Oh, and we finally got her shoes inserts this week! Geez, months later . . . anyhow, it took her a day or two to get adjusted to walking in them (she still seems a bit tipsy sometimes) but they don't seem to bother her. We go back to the orthotics specialist in two weeks, for a check-up. He thinks she'll be out of them by next year, and won't have any more foot problems. So, that's good.

Oh, and Andrea's big-girl room is now a work in progress. Our friend is coming over to start painting tomorrow. Then, we'll get her things set up in what was the spare room. I'll definitely post pictures when the transformation is complete--but that may be a few weeks away yet. :))