road trip!

We have our new appointments with the urologist. I guess it didn't work out to have them on the same day.:( Two long drives and 2 missed school days. But we have to do whatever it takes. Hailey will have her renal isotope scan on January 18 and a appointment with the urologist on January 26th. We will see what happens! Hailey's hair vs Car seat-car seat won!

In other news, Hailey and I took a road trip last week. I think it was Tuesday morning that I made the decision that I wanted to go and we left Friday. I had know for a while that my cousin Allison would be visiting my Aunt and Uncle and grandma in Arizona and I wanted to see her. I think it has been over 10 years since I have seen her! So, Hailey, my sister Dani and I headed out on Friday after Dani was done babysitting. We left at 12:40. At around 4 pm we had come to a stop and there were signs that there was an accident up ahead. After an hour and a half of stop and crawl traffic, we were guided off the freeway at the CA/AZ border. The 10 was shut done and we were led on an hour and a half detour in the middle of pitch black Arizona. Kinda nerve wracking, but it was so wonderful when we finally saw a gas station and the 10 again! It was 9:30 when we finally got there!

Hailey loved Allison from the start!

We stayed with my Grandma and visited my Aunt and Uncle both days. We also saw other family- Hank, Donnas, Karen and Kayla. Hailey had such a great time. It was as if no time had passed since she had seen my grandma or Aunt Marlene. And she went straight to Allison and gave her a hug the first time she saw her. Hailey was a little sleep deprived, but she was just having such a wonderful time with Aunt Marlene and Allison that it was hard to leave and go back to Grandma's.

Best Pals!!!

Hailey did great in the car, and I think it was mostly due to the fact that Dani was with us. We came home Monday and has a nice uneventful drive home.Greg couldn't come because he had to take a class on Saturday, plus he had to work. It was nice to get away for a little bit.

The New Home for my Blog!

I have had a blog on myspace for sometime, but since I am rarely on there and many friends are not on myspace, I decided this would be easier!

We are still waiting to hear back from Hailey's urologist on when her next test will be. I think I am going to have to make a call and speed it up a litle bit. I started Hailey on probiotics last week. The antibiotics, not only kill the bad bacteria, but the good bacteria naturally in the body. The probiotics will give her back the good bacteria needed to help fight off infection that the antibiotics takes away.

Hailey is becoming much more independent. She is trying new foods even without her feeding therapist present. Her sensitivity to things like music and noise are not such a huge deal, depending on the situation. We went to a Christmas program on Friday and she was not bothered by the music or the large amount of people. She wasn't very fond of Santa, so we kept our distance. On Thursday I am taking her to a play at church, put on by the kids! We'll see how it goes!

Hailey working on her craft a the Christmas program

Hailey's feeding therapist has also been asking Hailey to play with the kids he is working with while I clean. She is having a blast! Hailey is making new friends and becoming more and more comfortable interacting with kids her own age. That has always been difficult for Hailey. Bye for now!