A handful of weeks ago we bought Tink a new carseat (the one that we had previously has become her spare seat for when Husby is working and we need to go somewhere) and like normal it came in a giant box, which for her was about a thousand times better than her new seat. The first few days it was sitting in the dining room she would run and hide in it. Now she runs, hides and meows sadly. So you have to call her "Here kitty, kitty kitty!!" To which she comes crawling out meowing like mad, lays her head on your lap (or sits beside you) and waits to have her head petted. Repeat the process about a hundred times a day (mostly at dinner of course) and that's the life of our Kitty Tink. She's become obsessed with cats and I mean obsessed. It's become quite the problem to the point where we are actually thinking about thinking about getting a kitten.
Last night I was surfing around our local kids buy and sell and managed to snag an amazing deal on clothes for her, so needless to say Tink is good for clothes until at LEAST next summer! The only think she will need new is socks and undies. Buying those secondhand is a little creepy. I'm just not comfortable with that.
Dinky needs more clothes soon. It's hard finding things for him as he's a summer baby and the sizes we need most people have winter clothes. Won't work for us but I'm hopeful someone will have a bunch of clothes second hand for us! If not? Fingers crossed we can find some brand new for cheap. I just don't like buying new most of the time for babies as they grow out of things so fast.
Except for Dinky. He's in a solid 6-9 months! Has been for about a month now and I'm looking for 9-12 months summer clothes for him and if possible fall/winter clothes in 12/12-18month. So, a huntin' I go.
R2D2 isn't getting new clothes until closer to the end of summer/start of the new school year. I don't know why but summer vacation seems to be the time of year when kids grow the most so there really isn't much point in getting him much of anything just yet. Darn children always seem to grow faster than they should.
Except Dinky. Length-wise he's really long. Weight... ugh. We met with our Pedi yesterday just to touch bases and see how Dinky is doing. He's lost some weight which I guess can be normal on these medications. Nott something I like hearing. Last week Dinky was 6.91kg this week he is 6.82kg. Not a huge loss but a loss nonetheless. Neither our Pedi or the health nurse are overly concerned just yet and I think they both feel that until there's a pattern of weight loss...we don't have much to worry about. I'm not happy with the sit and see so I'm trying to do everything that I can to get more calories into the little guy.
PT came over last week about brought a piece of equipment called the Wingbo. It's a tummy time frame. It has this contoured piece of plastic that you lay on that is suspended on a frame. Feet can touch the floor so that when you're on your tummy, you can rock back and forth. Dinky isn't a fan of it and every time he's in it I can assure you t hat his lungs get a workout and a half. BUT when he's mad he tenses up and is able to lift his head. Progress! When he's laying on my chest and we're doing reclined tummy time I've also been able to notice some pressure coming from his arms. A lovely, lovely thing to feel! PT has also suggested wearing him in the Tula a lot more often to help gain some head control. All the more reason to wear the Tula is great for me!
The start of this new medication has decreased the number of seizures and jerks Dinky has been having but they haven't stopped all together. From what I've been told and from what I understand, myoclonic epilepsy is hard to stop altogether. They aren't able to fully stop the seizures but are able to help decrease the number of them that he does have. The only drawback is that it's taking him a while to get used to it. Every dose increase he has makes him really tired. Tuesday's are dose changes and with his evening dose change this week he fell asleep at 9:30pm with only 20ml of formula in him and slept straight through. Last night really wasn't any better. I hope he gets used to it soon.
Summer is fast approaching and with that Dinky's first birthday. It's hard to think of a gift for him. We have enough toys from Tink, clothing will be needed but I would really, really love a patchwork quilt for him. Something with pirates and ocean life in bright colours. Greens, oranges....blues...might need to learn how to quilt. Or even sew properly.
I've become a Supernatural addict. Not sure how I feel about this because it's kind of scary how wrapped up I've gotten in the Winchester boys... I think I might possibly need a hobby.
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