Sunday, March 28, 2010

Rachel is a happy 8 months old!

Well we've reached another milestone - Rachel is 8 months old! Unfortunately she's fighting a bit of a cold off, has some gunk stuffed in her sinuses that needs suctioning and has a bit of a cough. We've tried to keep her in the 'Vapor Room' as much as possible this weekend to help her breathe. Unfortunately for her, that's pretty boring and wants to be taken out to play and cuddle. She has definitely perfected the pouty face and has been putting it on to full effect when we put her down.
In honor of her birthday we took her to a photographer (friend from high school) to get some pictures taken in a low pressure environment. Took a bunch of different outfits, including her baptism gown that we'll be using in 2 weeks, to get different shots of her. Rachel is definitely camera aware and likes to stop the cute face she has on just when you're ready to shoot. Even so, we got some fantasic pictures to share and treasure. Enjoy!

8 month pictures

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

No More Tubes!

The day that we've been waiting for finally has arrived....we got the ok from Rachel's breathing doctor that she does not need to be on oxygen assistance anymore!!! They took her off of oxygen for about 10 minutes and she hung in around 98% on her o2 saturation so bye bye tanks! We'll keep the equipment for another month just in case, and she has a follow up visit in a month just to be sure. We do still have to keep her on her apnea monitor at night when she sleeps. She's growing though so the belt that goes around her chest is getting a bit tight!

Her weight at the doctors office was just over 12lbs and by all accounts everyone says she looks great and is doing fantastic. We are so excited to have this weight lifted, it is unbelievable.

Enjoy the pics of Rachel's natural face!

3-9-2010