Party Time!

Addison has not vomited in 6 1/2 weeks!! I have not posted in a while because we have been busy celebrating. I like to take advantage of "healthy time." We celebrated her 3rd Birthday with 2 parties. It was fun watching her open her presents. She was excited about every gift. We bought her a small trampoline. We had been thinking about getting one for a while and her therapist suggested she needed one for her sensory problems. I cannot wait until Christmas so we can spoil her again. She weighed 32 pounds and 8 ounces at her wellness check up and she is 37 1/2 inches tall. Her weight is a big difference since she was 25 pounds in January. Dr. Guidroz (pediatrician) will do another chest xray in December to follow up on her lung issues. She is only currently taking QVAR, her daily inhaler. It just blows my mind that not even 4 weeks ago we were preparing for another surgery. Guess what else!!! She is potty trained and even wears big girl panties while she is sleeping. We have been on lots of outings the last few weeks. We have made trips to parks and Seward Farms. We went on a boat ride and did a little fishing. Addison mostly ate her doritos and danced to the radio. We even took her to the movies to see Finding Nemo in 3D but she only made it through the previews and about 10 minutes of the movie before we gave up and left. She does not have the attention span to sit and watch a movie. She was walking back and forth in the isle and asked to go to the bathroom 4 times in 10 minutes. We left and went to the mall for her to ride the carosel and the train. This weekend we will go to the Baton Rouge Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. Addison will be dressed as Tinker Bell. Last year I stocked up on clearance Halloween costumes and gave them to her for Christmas as dress up clothes. I think I paid $2.90 for the costume, shoes and matching wings. Go me! For trick or treating she will be a clown. The cutest clown you have ever seen because Maw Maw Vickie made her costume again this year. She has been playing pretend play practicing trick or treating. She makes me sit on the couch and handout candy to her and Tre. Then she takes a turn handing out the candy to us. When I asked her for a second piece, she said "No, that is for the other kids." She loves going to her dance class. She tries to teach me what to do, like pointing my toes, heel then step, and shuffling. I don't know why but I always get teary eyed waiting in the waiting room while she is in class. I guess I am just so proud of her. She is stronger than I will ever be. Every now and then she will bring up the tube in her nose and ask why it was there. She asks about once a week so nothing compared to how she asked after her surgery in January. I had mentioned she clawed my arm while she was getting her IV, it ended up scaring. I can't complain, after all it takes more than all your fingers and toes to count all of Addison's scars. I have been feeling better too. My depression and anxiety have gotten better in the last 2 weeks. I started going back to Jazzercise and I have already lost 4 pounds. I am concentrating better and finally feel like I can take a deep breath. Please continue to pray for Addison's health. Thank you for all your prayers because I know the only explaination for her recent "healthy time" is God.