Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Well its been awhile since I have been here, forgot the passwords to access, life been busy and kids growing up.Today Gracyn is 5 Yep 5 and off to school.she sure has grown up fastand hard to believe wher the time has gone.When I can figure oout how to put some pictures up ofmy little toe rag I will.Blog spot has all changed since I was here last.Technology aye.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
23 December 2010
Merry Xmas every one, Time certainly does fly. I have been meaning to post for quite some time now but we have just been too busy.
Gracyn has had a great year and is now 2 ( 16 October) we have had no hospital visits just some tough times with colds etc.
This is Gracyn,s 2nd Christmas and she is now getting to know what it ia all about and looking forward to the big day. This year we are spending it in Dunedin with Angela,s side of the family. A trip which we are all looking forward too.
Gracyn has become a daddys girl, waiting at the window at 5pm for me to come home from work and busting her valve when i leave with out her. I love it.!! She is talking well and you can just about have a conversation with her. Tegan is now 7 and next year will be in year 3 at school. He Just loves Gracyn to bits and is a great big brother.
As Gracyn has been so well there is not much to report, so my posts become less frequent. We are just enjoying every minute of her and extremly lucky to have such a perfect wee girl.
Take Care
Steve
Gracyn has had a great year and is now 2 ( 16 October) we have had no hospital visits just some tough times with colds etc.
This is Gracyn,s 2nd Christmas and she is now getting to know what it ia all about and looking forward to the big day. This year we are spending it in Dunedin with Angela,s side of the family. A trip which we are all looking forward too.
Gracyn has become a daddys girl, waiting at the window at 5pm for me to come home from work and busting her valve when i leave with out her. I love it.!! She is talking well and you can just about have a conversation with her. Tegan is now 7 and next year will be in year 3 at school. He Just loves Gracyn to bits and is a great big brother.
As Gracyn has been so well there is not much to report, so my posts become less frequent. We are just enjoying every minute of her and extremly lucky to have such a perfect wee girl.
Take Care
Steve
Monday, September 13, 2010
12 september 2010
Hi ALL
It has been a while since i have posted i have been very slack indeed. All is well here in the Reid Household.
Gracyn is coming along leaps and bounds, she can say her name, please and thank you, mummy, daddy and "no"!!!. At times she wanders around the house with the phone to her hear saying "hello hello"!! sometimes calling up her nana for a chat. I suppose she sees her mum talking on the phone everyday and copies her. Angela takes her to music which Gracyn really likes as she can often be heard singing in the car and around the place. She has been in great health with no hospital visits apart from her check ups from the developmental nurse who is impressed with her progress.
Gracyn will be 2 soon, and Ange will be 40 Hard to believe aye!!.Time sure flies.
She is a right little monster around the house getting up to lots of mischief. I have had to lock up the freezer and all the kitchen cupboards as she is always ripping everything out of them,Tegan use to do the same. Tegan is 7 now and a good boy getting great results at school, he played rugby this season and enjoyed his first year.i will update some photos soon before she is 2 all going well
Cheers for now
Steve,Ange Tegan,Gracyn
It has been a while since i have posted i have been very slack indeed. All is well here in the Reid Household.
Gracyn is coming along leaps and bounds, she can say her name, please and thank you, mummy, daddy and "no"!!!. At times she wanders around the house with the phone to her hear saying "hello hello"!! sometimes calling up her nana for a chat. I suppose she sees her mum talking on the phone everyday and copies her. Angela takes her to music which Gracyn really likes as she can often be heard singing in the car and around the place. She has been in great health with no hospital visits apart from her check ups from the developmental nurse who is impressed with her progress.
Gracyn will be 2 soon, and Ange will be 40 Hard to believe aye!!.Time sure flies.
She is a right little monster around the house getting up to lots of mischief. I have had to lock up the freezer and all the kitchen cupboards as she is always ripping everything out of them,Tegan use to do the same. Tegan is 7 now and a good boy getting great results at school, he played rugby this season and enjoyed his first year.i will update some photos soon before she is 2 all going well
Cheers for now
Steve,Ange Tegan,Gracyn
Monday, June 7, 2010
7 June 2010
Hi All
Lots have happened over the past few months.Gracyn has been in good health and keeping us busy. She has finally started walking a bit wobbly but walking. She is funny staggering arround the place bumping into things, picking herself up and carrying on with a smile on her face.She has found the bathroom and as you can see by the toilet roll she enjoys pulling it until there is non left.She has picked up a few new words saying "HELLO" and GOODBYE" ONE, TWO,THREE, A B C OHH!! shes so clever. Tegan just loves here to bits,draging here arround like a rag doll.He is so good with her and she just loves him to bits.Following him everywhere.
Angela takes Gracyn to mainly Music on a thursday i managed to get along last week and had a great time. Gracyn stole the show of cource being the centre of attention and enjoying it. She is growing up so fast before we know it she wil be 21.Gracyn is a climber, she climbs up the couches on several ocassions, climbing to the top then rolly pollying down or climbing from chair to chair boy! do we really have to watch her now.She is due in a couple of weeks for her 18 month developmental check up, we are not concerned as we feel she is well advanced considering the start she had. iwill post again when we get the results.
New photos added.
Steve Ange, Tegan,Gracyn
Lots have happened over the past few months.Gracyn has been in good health and keeping us busy. She has finally started walking a bit wobbly but walking. She is funny staggering arround the place bumping into things, picking herself up and carrying on with a smile on her face.She has found the bathroom and as you can see by the toilet roll she enjoys pulling it until there is non left.She has picked up a few new words saying "HELLO" and GOODBYE" ONE, TWO,THREE, A B C OHH!! shes so clever. Tegan just loves here to bits,draging here arround like a rag doll.He is so good with her and she just loves him to bits.Following him everywhere.
Angela takes Gracyn to mainly Music on a thursday i managed to get along last week and had a great time. Gracyn stole the show of cource being the centre of attention and enjoying it. She is growing up so fast before we know it she wil be 21.Gracyn is a climber, she climbs up the couches on several ocassions, climbing to the top then rolly pollying down or climbing from chair to chair boy! do we really have to watch her now.She is due in a couple of weeks for her 18 month developmental check up, we are not concerned as we feel she is well advanced considering the start she had. iwill post again when we get the results.
New photos added.
Steve Ange, Tegan,Gracyn
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
14 April 2010
Yes i have been very slack at updating this blog but we have been just so busy enjoying our we girl.
Gracyn is in good health and growing like a mushroom.She is just about walking and can wave and can say bye bye!! "she,s so clever"!!. She is finally growing some hair but not enough to put up yet.And she is definatly a blonde. She is becoming a "daddys girl though and a bit of a cling on, protesting loudly when i leave for work and clinging onto me when i get home (i love it!!).Gracyn loves music and can dance when we ask her to and clap her hands too, she is really chuffed with herself when she does so and knows she has done well.
We recently returned from Rotorua&Taupo, our first family holiday all together.We had a great time ,the weather was great, Tegan and Gracyn had a ball and were both well behaved.i will post some photos this weekend and you will all see have much Gracyn &Tegan have grown.
We are haveing a good run, healthwise with Gracyn at the moment and long may it last.Hopefully this winter she would have built up a good immunity to help battle off the cold,s of winter.We will just have to see how it goes and take every day as it comes.
One thing for sure is that we are very lucky to have her, she is just a great wee girl and we enjoy her soo much. i will post some photos of our holiday as soon as i get a chance. Sorry to be so long between posts but time flys when your having fun.
c you
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Gracyn is in good health and growing like a mushroom.She is just about walking and can wave and can say bye bye!! "she,s so clever"!!. She is finally growing some hair but not enough to put up yet.And she is definatly a blonde. She is becoming a "daddys girl though and a bit of a cling on, protesting loudly when i leave for work and clinging onto me when i get home (i love it!!).Gracyn loves music and can dance when we ask her to and clap her hands too, she is really chuffed with herself when she does so and knows she has done well.
We recently returned from Rotorua&Taupo, our first family holiday all together.We had a great time ,the weather was great, Tegan and Gracyn had a ball and were both well behaved.i will post some photos this weekend and you will all see have much Gracyn &Tegan have grown.
We are haveing a good run, healthwise with Gracyn at the moment and long may it last.Hopefully this winter she would have built up a good immunity to help battle off the cold,s of winter.We will just have to see how it goes and take every day as it comes.
One thing for sure is that we are very lucky to have her, she is just a great wee girl and we enjoy her soo much. i will post some photos of our holiday as soon as i get a chance. Sorry to be so long between posts but time flys when your having fun.
c you
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Monday, February 8, 2010
8th Feb 2010
HI ALL
We have been very busy over the past month and trying to enjoy the recent good weather.Gracyn is really on the move now and i have had to build some new gates on each end of the deck to stop her from escaping.
On The 30 of Jan we had a naming ceremony (non-religious)for Gracyn. We Picked this day as it was the closest to her corrected birth day of the 2nd of feb.Wellington put on a cracker of a day with all day sun and no wind. We had 60 of our friends, family and neighbours arround to celebrate. It was a massive day and we celebrated well into the nite. The formal part of the day was officiated by our Friend and Celebrant Connie Olsen, Connie married us and also named Tegan for us at his naming ceremony so she was only to happy to help us name Gracyn. We had a great day and i managed to get through my speach without any hickups or emotion (nearly).
Today Gracyn went for her Neuro Child Developement assesment where they bring out a lot of little toys where the therapyst checks her reaction to each one. Gracyn is well advanced in this area and passing tests that 18month olds should pass. the therapyst is amazed at her progress and said it has made her day to see how far Gracyn has come.I too am very proud.
Gracyn also had another hearing test and also passed this test with flying colours, another test will be conducted in 6 months so no grometts at this stage.
We had a trip in the Dodge to the car show in trentham, Gracyn took it all in stride meeting up with one of her ex room mate Jayden, shareing a bikky or two.Another great day in Wellington.
More Later
Steve Ange,Tegan Gracyn
We have been very busy over the past month and trying to enjoy the recent good weather.Gracyn is really on the move now and i have had to build some new gates on each end of the deck to stop her from escaping.
On The 30 of Jan we had a naming ceremony (non-religious)for Gracyn. We Picked this day as it was the closest to her corrected birth day of the 2nd of feb.Wellington put on a cracker of a day with all day sun and no wind. We had 60 of our friends, family and neighbours arround to celebrate. It was a massive day and we celebrated well into the nite. The formal part of the day was officiated by our Friend and Celebrant Connie Olsen, Connie married us and also named Tegan for us at his naming ceremony so she was only to happy to help us name Gracyn. We had a great day and i managed to get through my speach without any hickups or emotion (nearly).
Today Gracyn went for her Neuro Child Developement assesment where they bring out a lot of little toys where the therapyst checks her reaction to each one. Gracyn is well advanced in this area and passing tests that 18month olds should pass. the therapyst is amazed at her progress and said it has made her day to see how far Gracyn has come.I too am very proud.
Gracyn also had another hearing test and also passed this test with flying colours, another test will be conducted in 6 months so no grometts at this stage.
We had a trip in the Dodge to the car show in trentham, Gracyn took it all in stride meeting up with one of her ex room mate Jayden, shareing a bikky or two.Another great day in Wellington.
More Later
Steve Ange,Tegan Gracyn
Sunday, January 10, 2010
11 January 2010
Hi All
Happy 2010 to everyone we hope you all had a great family time and santa was nice to you.
Time sure has flown by we had a great Xmas and New Year, Gracyn just loved xmas day, she is still too young to understand but had a great time opening the presents with Tegan.Just rolling arround in the wrapping paper was fun enough for her.
Chris,Brett,Hannah,& Emma were up from Dunedin makeing it a full house at Nanna&Grandads it was great to have them here for Gracyn,s real first xmas at home.Xmas dinner was grand so was boxingday dinner,and the day after, nothing but food and beers.A great time was had by all.
Gracyn started to crawl a week before xmas she is off now and can get a real pace on when she see,s something she wants.She caught a bit of a stomach virus duning the break and refused to eat,drink or sleep making it a bit hard for us both but she is all over that now and back to her normal happy self.Gracyn can now clap her hands when we prompt her so now we have to train her for a new trick, maybe a wave bye bye next.
We had losts of visitors during the hoildays which was great as the weather was too fickle to make any real plans, two days the same would be good.
I am back to work tomorrow and looking forward to it NOT!!!!!, the time seems to have just flown by but i have had a great family time.Hopefully can get some reasonable weather soon so we can get out and do some family stuff.
seeya
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Happy 2010 to everyone we hope you all had a great family time and santa was nice to you.
Time sure has flown by we had a great Xmas and New Year, Gracyn just loved xmas day, she is still too young to understand but had a great time opening the presents with Tegan.Just rolling arround in the wrapping paper was fun enough for her.
Chris,Brett,Hannah,& Emma were up from Dunedin makeing it a full house at Nanna&Grandads it was great to have them here for Gracyn,s real first xmas at home.Xmas dinner was grand so was boxingday dinner,and the day after, nothing but food and beers.A great time was had by all.
Gracyn started to crawl a week before xmas she is off now and can get a real pace on when she see,s something she wants.She caught a bit of a stomach virus duning the break and refused to eat,drink or sleep making it a bit hard for us both but she is all over that now and back to her normal happy self.Gracyn can now clap her hands when we prompt her so now we have to train her for a new trick, maybe a wave bye bye next.
We had losts of visitors during the hoildays which was great as the weather was too fickle to make any real plans, two days the same would be good.
I am back to work tomorrow and looking forward to it NOT!!!!!, the time seems to have just flown by but i have had a great family time.Hopefully can get some reasonable weather soon so we can get out and do some family stuff.
seeya
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
16 December 2009
Hi All
we are all good here in the Reid household. Christmas is just about upon us and its hard to believe how fast the last year has gone.This time last year we were preparing for Gracyn to be moved from Wellington Hospital to the Hutt.Gracyn is doing well and now weighs 18lbs 6oz. HUGE AYE!!!.(8.196KG IN THE NEW MONEY) She is just about crawling and nearly pulling herself up onto her feet.At he the moment commando style is th best way to get arround. Gracyn loves music and reacts with a wee dance when you sing to her.She has come so far over the past year and been in very good health, sleeping through the nite with ease and getting extremely vocal when she wants some thing. She is so much fun and we are looking forward to having our first Christmas at home with our family complete.
Tegan got a great report card from school making us both proud, only 2 more days of school to go then he is at home with Ang till next year. So roll on 2010 a better year for us all. Thanks again for everyones help during the year.We wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy NewYear, be safe, have fun, enjoy.
Steve Ange Tegan Gracyn
we are all good here in the Reid household. Christmas is just about upon us and its hard to believe how fast the last year has gone.This time last year we were preparing for Gracyn to be moved from Wellington Hospital to the Hutt.Gracyn is doing well and now weighs 18lbs 6oz. HUGE AYE!!!.(8.196KG IN THE NEW MONEY) She is just about crawling and nearly pulling herself up onto her feet.At he the moment commando style is th best way to get arround. Gracyn loves music and reacts with a wee dance when you sing to her.She has come so far over the past year and been in very good health, sleeping through the nite with ease and getting extremely vocal when she wants some thing. She is so much fun and we are looking forward to having our first Christmas at home with our family complete.
Tegan got a great report card from school making us both proud, only 2 more days of school to go then he is at home with Ang till next year. So roll on 2010 a better year for us all. Thanks again for everyones help during the year.We wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy NewYear, be safe, have fun, enjoy.
Steve Ange Tegan Gracyn
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
18 November 2009
Hi ALL
Over the past few months we have been taking Gracyn for Hearing tests.On the innitial test the Doctor in charge said she was showing signs of deafness.This has been on the back of our minds for a while now but have not believed the outcome of previous tests. As Gracyn is alert and will react to our calls, noises from the tv, and the odd scare from her big brother we just could,nt believe she had a hearing problem.
Today Angela has just got back from another test at the hospital and good news Gracyn passed with flying colours.Reacting in the correct manor to all the tests thrown at her.Obviously we are over the moon and can only put the past test results down to her being sick at the time.
Gracyn ias extremely rolly poly and can get arround the lounge in a flash,even showing signs of getting up on her knees.She has done a few faceplants into the carpet only to turn arround with a big smile on her face as we are laughing at her.
We are really enjoying this period with Gracyn being so well. She is so easy and well behaved.Long may it last.
Her hair is slowly getting there and showing some signs of being slightly ginger but i,ll call it strawberry blonde. So all is good in the Reid household, we are gearing up for xmas for our first one with Gracyn at home, something we are all looking forward too.
More soon
Steve, Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Over the past few months we have been taking Gracyn for Hearing tests.On the innitial test the Doctor in charge said she was showing signs of deafness.This has been on the back of our minds for a while now but have not believed the outcome of previous tests. As Gracyn is alert and will react to our calls, noises from the tv, and the odd scare from her big brother we just could,nt believe she had a hearing problem.
Today Angela has just got back from another test at the hospital and good news Gracyn passed with flying colours.Reacting in the correct manor to all the tests thrown at her.Obviously we are over the moon and can only put the past test results down to her being sick at the time.
Gracyn ias extremely rolly poly and can get arround the lounge in a flash,even showing signs of getting up on her knees.She has done a few faceplants into the carpet only to turn arround with a big smile on her face as we are laughing at her.
We are really enjoying this period with Gracyn being so well. She is so easy and well behaved.Long may it last.
Her hair is slowly getting there and showing some signs of being slightly ginger but i,ll call it strawberry blonde. So all is good in the Reid household, we are gearing up for xmas for our first one with Gracyn at home, something we are all looking forward too.
More soon
Steve, Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Thursday, November 5, 2009
5 November 2009
Hi ALl
Gracyn has been in good health over the past few weeks and been rather boreing.We welcome the warmer weather which has contibuted to Gracyns wellbeing.With 8 weeks to go until xmas life is getting rather busy.This time last year we were wearing a track in the motorway going to the hospital,time sure does fly.
Gracyn is very vocal these days and lets you know when she is upset with something.Like right noew she is telling at me from her bedroom so i better go.
steve ange tegan Gracyn
Gracyn has been in good health over the past few weeks and been rather boreing.We welcome the warmer weather which has contibuted to Gracyns wellbeing.With 8 weeks to go until xmas life is getting rather busy.This time last year we were wearing a track in the motorway going to the hospital,time sure does fly.
Gracyn is very vocal these days and lets you know when she is upset with something.Like right noew she is telling at me from her bedroom so i better go.
steve ange tegan Gracyn
Monday, October 19, 2009
19th october 09
We made it, It,s been a year since Gracyn entered this world.And look how far she has come.
We had a good Wedding Aniversary, we went out for dinner to a place called Rushe,s.It,s a nice restaraunt and it is also where i proposed to Angela 10years ago.So the place holds a bit of centimental value in our lives.
I had Gracyn,s birthday off and we took her into Wellington Neo Natal unit.It was an awsome vist catching up with all the nurses and doctors that took care of Gracyn during the first few months of her life.They were so happy to see how far our wee girl had come and even more impressed with how much she had grown.
Gracyn had her 1year check up last week with Dr Phill now weighing in at 7.4kg and is right on the money for her head size and body legnth which the doctor was happy with.
The weather was horrible on Gracyn,s Birthday hampering our efforts to have a barbque.We opted to get fish and chips for the people who braved the weather.We had a good evening with Gracyn being well behaved and laping up all the attention.i have posted some photos.
Angela had a good birthday with a lunch at her mothers and lots of prezzies so she enjoyed herself.Another year over and done with.One thing is for sure is that its gonna be a lot easier than the last one.
Thankyou everyone for your help over the past year, you are all awsome people who i can,t thank enough.
More soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
We had a good Wedding Aniversary, we went out for dinner to a place called Rushe,s.It,s a nice restaraunt and it is also where i proposed to Angela 10years ago.So the place holds a bit of centimental value in our lives.
I had Gracyn,s birthday off and we took her into Wellington Neo Natal unit.It was an awsome vist catching up with all the nurses and doctors that took care of Gracyn during the first few months of her life.They were so happy to see how far our wee girl had come and even more impressed with how much she had grown.
Gracyn had her 1year check up last week with Dr Phill now weighing in at 7.4kg and is right on the money for her head size and body legnth which the doctor was happy with.
The weather was horrible on Gracyn,s Birthday hampering our efforts to have a barbque.We opted to get fish and chips for the people who braved the weather.We had a good evening with Gracyn being well behaved and laping up all the attention.i have posted some photos.
Angela had a good birthday with a lunch at her mothers and lots of prezzies so she enjoyed herself.Another year over and done with.One thing is for sure is that its gonna be a lot easier than the last one.
Thankyou everyone for your help over the past year, you are all awsome people who i can,t thank enough.
More soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Saturday, October 10, 2009
10 october 2009
Hi
well we managed to get through the last few weeks of this horrible weather with no hospital visits.Gracyn has been in good health, eating &sleeping and very happy.She still has a bit of a wheez but that is slowly going away.
It,s hard to believe that this time last year Angela was happily pregnant and had no idea what was to happen a week later. Yep GRacyn is a year old next week.What a journey.I am gearing myself up for a busy week as our 9th wedding aniversary s on the 14th, Gracyns Birthday is on the 16th and Angela,s Birthday is on the 18th.I am also coming up to my 3year aniversary of my weight loss opperation which was on the
17 October 2006. Man !! does time fly.
i have got Gracyns birthday off work so we are planning a visit to the special care unit (scubu) at the Hutt Hospital, Thats where the hetic year all began.Then we are off into Wellington Neo natal Unit to catch up with the awsome staff that helped us through the hard times when Gracyn was born.
We are planning a small family birthday get to gether next friday to celebrate Gracyn,s Birthay so i will post some new photos then.
Take care for now
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
well we managed to get through the last few weeks of this horrible weather with no hospital visits.Gracyn has been in good health, eating &sleeping and very happy.She still has a bit of a wheez but that is slowly going away.
It,s hard to believe that this time last year Angela was happily pregnant and had no idea what was to happen a week later. Yep GRacyn is a year old next week.What a journey.I am gearing myself up for a busy week as our 9th wedding aniversary s on the 14th, Gracyns Birthday is on the 16th and Angela,s Birthday is on the 18th.I am also coming up to my 3year aniversary of my weight loss opperation which was on the
17 October 2006. Man !! does time fly.
i have got Gracyns birthday off work so we are planning a visit to the special care unit (scubu) at the Hutt Hospital, Thats where the hetic year all began.Then we are off into Wellington Neo natal Unit to catch up with the awsome staff that helped us through the hard times when Gracyn was born.
We are planning a small family birthday get to gether next friday to celebrate Gracyn,s Birthay so i will post some new photos then.
Take care for now
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Saturday, September 26, 2009
26 september 2009
Hi ALL
Tegan has been off school for the past 3 days with a cough and a runny nose so it is probably ineviable that Gracyn will come down with the same.So far she has not been too bad,Hopefully this will not lead to another hospital visit.She is really happy and loves playing with her big brother.Gracyn,s appitite has improved and she really enjoys wheetbix and banana for her breakfast,Watties Beef and pumpkin for tea and can demolish a super wine biscuit in no time.Gracyn is a real roller now and fast, she can get from one end of the lounge to the other in no time she is also just starting to sit up by her self. OHH!! and two teeth coming through.
Hopefully we will have some good weather coming our way and maybe that will help improve Gracyn,s health. So roll on the good warm weather.
more soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Tegan has been off school for the past 3 days with a cough and a runny nose so it is probably ineviable that Gracyn will come down with the same.So far she has not been too bad,Hopefully this will not lead to another hospital visit.She is really happy and loves playing with her big brother.Gracyn,s appitite has improved and she really enjoys wheetbix and banana for her breakfast,Watties Beef and pumpkin for tea and can demolish a super wine biscuit in no time.Gracyn is a real roller now and fast, she can get from one end of the lounge to the other in no time she is also just starting to sit up by her self. OHH!! and two teeth coming through.
Hopefully we will have some good weather coming our way and maybe that will help improve Gracyn,s health. So roll on the good warm weather.
more soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Sunday, September 13, 2009
13 september 2009
We have been home a week now but it sure has had it,s share of up,s n Down,s.We ended up back up the childrens ward on Thursday Afternoon and Friday morning as Gracyn seemed to be going down hill.Gracyn managed to make her parents look like a couple of over protective gooobers.As soon as the nurses and Doctors came to sse her she was a bundle of joy with smiles and giggles for everyone.May be she just missed the place. After the doctors examinaion and a legnthy discussion we came to the decision that we could give her the same care at home if not better. We were to keep a close eye on Gracyn (as if we did,nt anyway)and if any change get back to the ward immediatly. She still has a bad cough which the doctor say may take some time to clear.
Lucky for us Gracyn has improved, she has her appitite back and is tolleratng her solids, sleeping well and saying "DA DA DA" very clearly, something i,m happy about.
Gracyn had a hearing test last wednesday,the previous test said that she may have some heaing difficulties. Something we found hard to believe as she was responding to our voices and various other sounds.Wednesdays test,s were all good, she may need grommetts but we need to go back in 2 months for more tests as this flu/virus/cold she has got a the moment may be contributing to the results.
So the plan is to keep her at home keep her warm and toatsie pie and hope she can shake this virus before she turns 1, which is not far away.
More soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Lucky for us Gracyn has improved, she has her appitite back and is tolleratng her solids, sleeping well and saying "DA DA DA" very clearly, something i,m happy about.
Gracyn had a hearing test last wednesday,the previous test said that she may have some heaing difficulties. Something we found hard to believe as she was responding to our voices and various other sounds.Wednesdays test,s were all good, she may need grommetts but we need to go back in 2 months for more tests as this flu/virus/cold she has got a the moment may be contributing to the results.
So the plan is to keep her at home keep her warm and toatsie pie and hope she can shake this virus before she turns 1, which is not far away.
More soon
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Sunday, September 6, 2009
6 September 2009
We are home yippee!!!!
We finally got the approval to bring her home.Gracyn still has a cough and is a little bit wheezy. Nothing that we can,t deal with here at home. So it was a great fathers day for me to have her home and get back to some sort of normality, if there is such a thing.
This last episode was a 12 day stay at hotel Hutt Hospital, I did 3 overnite stays and Angela done the rest. Angela has been a rock during the time in Hospital spending countless hours at Gracyns bedside a testament in its self to the love she has for our wee Gracyn. Of course we have had our team of never ending helpers which has been great Thank you all.
I would like to think this is the last time we do a hospital stay but some how think it won,t be.Fingers crossed it is.
Hopefully the warmer weather will help with Gracyns condition so roll on summer.
Steve ,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
We finally got the approval to bring her home.Gracyn still has a cough and is a little bit wheezy. Nothing that we can,t deal with here at home. So it was a great fathers day for me to have her home and get back to some sort of normality, if there is such a thing.
This last episode was a 12 day stay at hotel Hutt Hospital, I did 3 overnite stays and Angela done the rest. Angela has been a rock during the time in Hospital spending countless hours at Gracyns bedside a testament in its self to the love she has for our wee Gracyn. Of course we have had our team of never ending helpers which has been great Thank you all.
I would like to think this is the last time we do a hospital stay but some how think it won,t be.Fingers crossed it is.
Hopefully the warmer weather will help with Gracyns condition so roll on summer.
Steve ,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Friday, September 4, 2009
4th September 2009
She,s on the mend wee hope!!
Hi all
i have just spent a couple of night,s with Gracyn in the Hospital.She was an Perfect angel for me on the first nite sleeping from 8.30 to 6.30am. She was still on oxygen and the monitors kept binging and bonging so at about 2am we turned them off so i could get some sleep. Last nite again she had a good sleep only awake at 2am because she was hungry.She went straight back to sleep and did,nt awake until 6.30am.i also had a good sleep as yet again we turned off the monitor.
The monitors i,m talking about measure her heartbeat and oxygen saturation, a probe is taped to her foot/or hand.If it does not get a good contact it sets its self off into a frenzy of beep,s n bongs that after a few days and nights drives you mad.Movement also sets it off ang gives a false reading so at night time we have resorted to turning it off.
Gracyn is on no oxygen at all today so far. We are trying this to see if she is ready to go home.After 12-24 hours without assistance the doctors will make a decision.She still has a cough and is less wheezy and is on the ocassional puff of ventolin to help here.
We will know tomorrow if we are comin home.
more soon
Steve Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Hi all
i have just spent a couple of night,s with Gracyn in the Hospital.She was an Perfect angel for me on the first nite sleeping from 8.30 to 6.30am. She was still on oxygen and the monitors kept binging and bonging so at about 2am we turned them off so i could get some sleep. Last nite again she had a good sleep only awake at 2am because she was hungry.She went straight back to sleep and did,nt awake until 6.30am.i also had a good sleep as yet again we turned off the monitor.
The monitors i,m talking about measure her heartbeat and oxygen saturation, a probe is taped to her foot/or hand.If it does not get a good contact it sets its self off into a frenzy of beep,s n bongs that after a few days and nights drives you mad.Movement also sets it off ang gives a false reading so at night time we have resorted to turning it off.
Gracyn is on no oxygen at all today so far. We are trying this to see if she is ready to go home.After 12-24 hours without assistance the doctors will make a decision.She still has a cough and is less wheezy and is on the ocassional puff of ventolin to help here.
We will know tomorrow if we are comin home.
more soon
Steve Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
1st September 2009
It seems like Groundhog day in our house as it feels like we are right back where we started back in October with constant trips back and forward to the hospital.
Gracyn looks a lot better to me but here STATS say differently.She is still on the oxygen and seems to require more at the moment. Doctors say it a waiting game so i suppose there is not a lot we can do but wait.
i have a couple of days off this week to relieve Angela at the Hospital so she does,nt end up in the loony bin as the days are long when you are up in the ward all day and nite.
More soon
Steve, Ang,Tegan,Gracyn
Gracyn looks a lot better to me but here STATS say differently.She is still on the oxygen and seems to require more at the moment. Doctors say it a waiting game so i suppose there is not a lot we can do but wait.
i have a couple of days off this week to relieve Angela at the Hospital so she does,nt end up in the loony bin as the days are long when you are up in the ward all day and nite.
More soon
Steve, Ang,Tegan,Gracyn
Sunday, August 30, 2009
30th August 2009
What a weekend , Gracyn has some good days and some bad days.She is back on oxygen and was tube fed up until last nite. We were just about off the oxygen all together then she went and had a coughing fit which put here back on.
i spent Saturday nite in the hospital with Gracyn, what a long nite. She is on 2 hourly feeds 55 ml at a time.They are doing this because a larger volume may put presure on her digaphram givng here breathing difficulties so you just get to sleep then its time to get up again. Gracyn was well behaved for her dad takeing her bottle and going straight back to sleep. The doctors have given her Redipred a steroid that may help, Hopefully we will see some change soon.
Today i managed to get a smile and a giggle from Gracyn something that i have,nt seen since last thursday, it made my day.Maybe this is a sign of improvement i hope.This doctors won,t let her out until she is off the oxygen for at least 12 hours so it looks like we may be in for a longer stay than we anticpated.Angela is there tonite and probably tomorrow nite, i may take some leave and do a shift during the week to give Angela a break.Wee will just have too see what happens.
Steve,Angela,Tegan,Gracyn
i spent Saturday nite in the hospital with Gracyn, what a long nite. She is on 2 hourly feeds 55 ml at a time.They are doing this because a larger volume may put presure on her digaphram givng here breathing difficulties so you just get to sleep then its time to get up again. Gracyn was well behaved for her dad takeing her bottle and going straight back to sleep. The doctors have given her Redipred a steroid that may help, Hopefully we will see some change soon.
Today i managed to get a smile and a giggle from Gracyn something that i have,nt seen since last thursday, it made my day.Maybe this is a sign of improvement i hope.This doctors won,t let her out until she is off the oxygen for at least 12 hours so it looks like we may be in for a longer stay than we anticpated.Angela is there tonite and probably tomorrow nite, i may take some leave and do a shift during the week to give Angela a break.Wee will just have too see what happens.
Steve,Angela,Tegan,Gracyn
Friday, August 28, 2009
29 th August 2009
Back in Hospital
Gracyn has been admitted back into the Hutt Hospital,s childrens ward. She just kept getting worse so Angela spent a nite up with her last nite and it looks like we may be thare all weekend.
She is back on oxygen and due to her not feeding properly she is dehydrated.They have put a feeding tube back in so she can get fed that way.It seems we have gone a few steps backward which is rather depressing as Gracyn was doing so well.
Hopefully we should see some improvement today. I,ll take Tegan to schoool today and take Angela up a very strong coffee before i go to work.
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Gracyn has been admitted back into the Hutt Hospital,s childrens ward. She just kept getting worse so Angela spent a nite up with her last nite and it looks like we may be thare all weekend.
She is back on oxygen and due to her not feeding properly she is dehydrated.They have put a feeding tube back in so she can get fed that way.It seems we have gone a few steps backward which is rather depressing as Gracyn was doing so well.
Hopefully we should see some improvement today. I,ll take Tegan to schoool today and take Angela up a very strong coffee before i go to work.
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
26th August 2009
Here we go again!!
Gracyn has a cough again which has put us all on edge yet again. It seems to be every 4-6 weeks this cough keeps coming back. I have told her that smoking is bad for her!! and she should give it up.! . We had a rough nite last nite with Angela up several times to Gracyn all going well both of them will get some sleep today.
i suppose we will just have to wait it out and see how she goes.Again!!!
More later
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
Gracyn has a cough again which has put us all on edge yet again. It seems to be every 4-6 weeks this cough keeps coming back. I have told her that smoking is bad for her!! and she should give it up.! . We had a rough nite last nite with Angela up several times to Gracyn all going well both of them will get some sleep today.
i suppose we will just have to wait it out and see how she goes.Again!!!
More later
Steve,Ange,Tegan,Gracyn
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