The big ONE!
I can't believe its finally come time to do the big ONE post!!! And yes, I realize I am about 3 weeks late. Haha Life has been crazy and busy this past month! Lots of firsts! Some good and some bad! Here is a few facts from this last month.
~ 18# (9%)
( I had guessed last month she had gained a little weight
but the doc visit for her 12 month she was still at 18)
~28 in (36%)
~ Walking like a pro and trying new things like stairs. She goes up just fine but we are working on the coming down!
~Starting to say more words: Hi, Dog, Mamma, Dadda
~ She waves hi and bye and signs "all done"
~She now has 6 teeth with a 7th about to come through.
~Hadley has decided her Grandma ( Byers) is her FAVORITE person ever!!! (unless mommy is holding another baby)
~ She has found a love for baby dolls; holding them, feeding them bottles, and pushing them in her new play stroller. (you don't have to teach a girl to be a mommy)
~She has tried gobs of new foods and is officially done with formula! (hallelujah!!!)
~She celebrated her first Halloween and dressed up as a cow! ( last year she spent Halloween enjoying her last day in Mamma's belly)
~ She has started showing her stubborn side and throwing little fits when she doesn't get her way.
~She took her first and hopefully last ride in an ambulance.
~She had her first EEG, IV, and CT scan.
~She had her first and hopefully last seizure.
On October 30 around 7:10pm I (mom) received a call at work from Joe (dad) that Hadley was having a seizure. I told him to hang up and call and 911 and that I would be there in a minute. I clocked out and then ran out the door. As I drove home quickly but safely I cried, prayed, and tried to calm myself down. I prayed that it was a febrile seizure and nothing else. When I finally got home I walked in to Joe holding Hadley while she sobbed with two paramedics standing in my living room. I took Hadley from Joe and noticed right away how limp her body was. She was breathing fine and crying super hard but she didn't move much at all. This made me nervous. They didn't think she had a fever and suggested we get her checked out even though they thought she was fine. About that time the ambulance arrived and we loaded Hadley up in her carseat. I rode in the ambulance while daddy drove the car. The ride was a very uneventful ten minutes. Once we arrived at the hospital they put us in a room and started examining her. She did not have a fever at this point either so they decided to go ahead and draw labs and do a CT scan. They staff was great but it was still VERY hard to stand there while my baby looked and me crying to help her when they started to wrap her up and poke her! As a nurse I understand the need to have these things done but as a parent it was very hard to watch. They got some blood on the first poke but the IV blew so they decided not to worry about it for now. Unfortunately, her blood in the tubes clotted and they needed to get another sample. So they wrapped her up again and got the IV on the second try.
About that time my mom got there and Hadley wasted no time reaching for Grandma. She was the only safe person at that point.
Next we had to do the CT scan which meant laying on a bed wrapped up and put into a scary moving machine. What made it so hard to watch was that Hadley didn't understand anything going on and why her parents weren't helping her! Everything came back normal so we were able to go home around 11pm with the plan to follow up with a neurologist and our pediatrician.We had a 12 month well baby appointment where everything checked out perfect.
Then we had an EEG in which we had to deprive Hadley of sleep. We were allowed to let her have 5 hours of sleep the night before which was not much for a baby who is used to 12. She did super well though and passed that with flying colors. So at this point we have no cause for the seizure but we are okay with that and are just hoping it was a fluke and NEVER happens again. Of course we worry a little more since Joe has a seizure disorder and has to be medicated to control them. Hopefully that is the last of that type of excitement.
