Lizzie's Journey

Who knew?

Lizzie has been doing pretty well over the last few months. We've had a lot of doctor's visits, and a few viruses along the way, but overall she' been doing great. She's a wild child and she keeps us on our toes. Big brother is also doing well. He's in the first grade now, and doing great in school. I've been amazed at how well behaved he's been lately and how amazingly fast he is growing up. We've really enjoyed the beginnings of fall. Fall for us means less time that mom has to spend farming and more time hanging out with the kiddos. The farm keeps me incredibly busy during the summer, and I love the time I get to spend with the kids on the farm, but I'm always glad to see the season coming to end.

As for medical stuff, Lizzie has been having some urinary pain for the past few weeks, and I'm hoping that today we worked it out.... literally. Lizzie has been constipated for a week. It had been 5 days since her last bm, so (per doctors orders) we spent yesterday shoveling Miralax down her with no results. We think that the constipation might be causing bladder spasms, so its important to keep her moving. Well, I'll spare you the details, but today things really started moving.... and moving.... and moving. Yeah you get the picture. Lesson learned - if you give your kid half a bottle of Miralax , expect to stay home for a day or two!

Speaking of changing diapers, I have 2 exciting diapering issues being solved this week! We are having custom cloth diapers made for her vesicostomy, and I found a simple pattern to make baby legs so that Lizzie can actually wear dresses this winter! I'm totally excited about them both! And just in time for cold weather. I'll share more about them tomorrow.

Labels: bladder spasms, constipation, Updates