Avery used to be our little Diva. She has now morphed into a laid-back, calm and quiet (well, sort of) child. She has the more worse case of reflux - I think she even beats Caleb in that department - and therefore is a Diva in that sense, but for the most part she is easy going.
She, I am afraid, will never lose the apnea monitor. It is always going off. Especially at night. It's that darned reflux! They are supposed to go for 60 days without in alarm. I really don't think that will ever happen. Because they'll be 4 months (seriously?!) in a couple weeks the Apnea Center has turned their alarms down a bit - meaning it will now alarm if her heart rate is less than 70 whereas before it was if it was less than 80. I thought that would give us a break - but sure enough she had SEVEN alarms last night alone. So far today she's only had 1 (knock on wood). They did bring us new monitors, which is nice. They are brand spankin' new. The other monitors we had were huge and I swear from the 80s. The respiratory therapist that came by said they aren't even making that model any more. So now we have more compact monitors...but they are still a pain to lug around everywhere. I have a love/hate relationship with them. I like them at night because I can sleep knowing if they stop breathing it'll alarm. But I hate the belts they have to wear that get all sweaty and stinky and irritate their skin. I hate not being able to hold my baby without lugging an 8-lb. monitor, too.
Anyway, enough complaining.
The home health nurse came by today to give them their dose of Synagis to protect them against RSV.$1,500 a VIAL - and they are so chunky they need 2 vials a piece now! They have one more dose next month, then they will need them next Oct - March as well. Yikes. These babies don't come cheap!
Which reminds me - I've been keeping track of their hospital charges - so far we are over $700,000. And the bills keep coming.
But, back to Avery. She now weighs in at 10lbs 8oz. Little chunk-a-munk. She is known as "Flipper" because of the silly noises she makes ALL THE TIME. Even in her sleep. It is so funny to hear the girls together at night. I have put them in separate cribs because Avery keeps throwing up on Addy and I'm tired of bathing them every morning - so they'll call out to each other with that Flipper noise - and if one of them isn't in the room they will FLIP OUT. I need to get it on video.
Avery's hair is starting to come back. They were both sporting skullets for a while. Now they are getting the bald spots on the back of their heads.
She has definitely got the Chappell genes. Big cheeks, and Dave calls them chinky eyes. She does look Asian in the mornings when here eyes are swollen. She, for the most part, is our purple girl. However that may change because I have a feeling Addy is going to be a red head and I think purple will look better on her than pink. Is that shallow of me?
Miss Avery all dressed up.
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