Handy Daddy and the Dentist!

Daddy has been very busy lately working on building a shed for us to store all of our stuff - including some of Brenna's stuff that we are saving for another little one someday. Brenna loves to be outside with Daddy and tries to help him with all of his projects. Throughout the building of the shed, she has been there - painting, drilling, all of it. She's always looking for some task that she can help with and Daddy is happy to oblige. He has asked her to relocate some of the supplies that he's using (even when moving them wasn't necessary) and she is quite the little helper! We are looking forward to the shed being done so that we can make some room in the garage and the house. It sure is nice to have a handy daddy!

Brenna also had her first visit to the dentist today! She did so well. We went to a pediatric dentist recommended by Brenna's plastic surgeon as someone who has dealt with the "cleft team." He was very nice and Brenna was very comfortable. She got her teeth brushed and then got to get a sticker and two toys (a small ball and a bracelet) for her goody bag. She also got a new princess toothbrush! She was happy the entire time and later tonight was very eager to show off her toothbrush.

It's been awhile

It's been awhile since the last post so I'd like to share a bit of what Brenna - and the rest of us have been up to. There are a few pictures attached to show what our nugget has been up to - growing like a weed and keeping us laughing. We recently saw her plastic surgeon for a followup and he thought she looked great (so do we!) and was very pleased. She didn't talk much for him, but he asked if there were any speech concerns. About 15% of cleft kids need to have speech therapy so he's recommended an analysis so we're working on that. She also saw her ENT specialist and her tubes look great. At that visit, she was quite the entertainer for the crowd in the waiting room. She tried pushing on the windows next to the front door, saying "push, push" and when they didn't open, she told me "it lock mommy." So cute!

Last weekend, I had a minor medical procedure to hopefully help the edema that I've had in my right foot for almost 3 years - it was a treatment that it typically used to treat vericose veins. It was an outpatient procedure, but since I would be somewhat limited in my walking, Mamaw & Papaw Pearson came down to visit and to help out. It was such a help to us! I was out of work only a couple of days and will now wear compression hose for 2 months (and intermittently after that). It went well and I'm just waiting for results now. So far, it is hard to tell if it has helped, but I feel a lot less pressure in my foot and with the hose off, can really see a difference. Brenna did well and knew that mommy had an "owie" so she stayed off of me and played with daddy, Mamaw and Papaw.

Brenna is getting to be quite the big girl lately - she wants to sit at the table more and more - instead of her high chair. Although she tends to be a picky eater - she is still in the 95th percentile for her weight and the 97th for her height! She really enjoys reading, coloring and is learning to play on her own a lot more. She is also quite the talker, can sing us the ABCs, count to 10, sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, tell us her name ("Brenna Harvey") and tell us her age. I have a great video and I'm hoping that it works. It is silly and you'll hear my voice too (unfortunately) but it is cute!