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 Topic: I was told to join! |
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| IMRDY Replies: 20 Views: 416 |
 Forum: Introductions Posted: October 17 2006, 4:36 PM Subject: I was told to join!
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| Welcome to the family! We also did not know that Natalie had ds until she was born. I am finding that to be very common. I can't wait to see some pictures of him. (and your other sons of course) ... | |
| Topic: teething and sitting |
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| IMRDY Replies: 5 Views: 80 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 17 2006, 8:42 AM Subject: teething and sitting
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| I have heard that teeth don't start coming in until more like 12-16 mos. Don't quote me on that. haha
Sitting unsupported is another one that seems to be very different from baby to baby. I am a ... |
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| Topic: One year check up |
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| IMRDY Replies: 11 Views: 145 |
Forum: General Posted: October 16 2006, 10:58 PM Subject: One year check up
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| Yeah! I LOVE to hear about good reports and appts. Way to go Larkin! | |
| Topic: Putting Baby to Sleep |
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| IMRDY Replies: 8 Views: 122 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 16 2006, 9:08 PM Subject: Putting Baby to Sleep
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| We still use one of those sleep positioners that has the wedges on either side of baby. We also bought a crib width wedge for under her head to keep fluid out of her ears and help with reflux. We as ... | |
| Topic: Cosmetic Eye Surgery |
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| IMRDY Replies: 48 Views: 884 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 16 2006, 3:25 PM Subject: Cosmetic Eye Surgery
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| X-post. | |
| Topic: did you want another baby after your ds baby? |
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| IMRDY Replies: 25 Views: 553 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 16 2006, 9:40 AM Subject: did you want another baby after your ds baby?
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| OMG! We were ready for #2 while we were holding her in the NICU! How insane is that? It is taking every ounce of willpower not to be trying yet. hahaha What Natalie did do for us is solidify that ... | |
| Topic: Unaware of having DS? True or False. |
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| IMRDY Replies: 4 Views: 158 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 16 2006, 9:37 AM Subject: Unaware of having DS? True or False.
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| I wonder if they could be referring to being a carrier of translocational ds. Natalie has tran. and we are currently waiting for the tests to come back to see if we are carriers. If one of us is we ... | |
| Topic: Cosmetic Eye Surgery |
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| IMRDY Replies: 48 Views: 884 |
Forum: Questions Posted: October 16 2006, 9:11 AM Subject: Cosmetic Eye Surgery
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| I want to start by saying that I know where your thinking is coming from. I think as a parent you don't want to see your child get "picked" on and would do anything to avoid that hurt. You ... | |
| Topic: Avery update...two year eval |
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| IMRDY Replies: 11 Views: 233 |
Forum: Brags Posted: October 11 2006, 8:49 AM Subject: Avery update...two year eval
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That is so awesome! I love to hear these stories since we are not there yet. How encouraging!!!! Tell Avery that we are all so proud of her. What a big girl!!!  |
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| Topic: update on Lily |
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| IMRDY Replies: 11 Views: 210 |
Forum: Brags Posted: October 05 2006, 10:20 PM Subject: update on Lily
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It sounds like she is doing great! Tell your sister to enjoy the ups and not to worry (too much  ) unless it is needed. Lily sounds like a fighter! I LOVE the smile. Natalie's still melts m ... |
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| Topic: Kennedy's Been Holding Out on Us! |
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| IMRDY Replies: 15 Views: 303 |
Forum: Brags Posted: October 05 2006, 10:16 PM Subject: Kennedy's Been Holding Out on Us!
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| That's AWESOME! WTG Kennedy! Don't you hate how kids "perform" for others? hahaha I used to see it all the time as a teacher. The parents would always say "He/she won't do that for ... | |
| Topic: Pulling to stand |
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| IMRDY Replies: 9 Views: 150 |
Forum: Brags Posted: October 05 2006, 12:29 PM Subject: Pulling to stand
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| WOW! That is so awesome! What a strong boy!!! YEAH!!! | |
| Topic: Look at Natalie's new trick |
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| IMRDY Replies: 5 Views: 127 |
Forum: Brags Posted: October 04 2006, 3:57 PM Subject: Look at Natalie's new trick
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| Natalie just started to balance like this a few days ago. She will do this for up to 30 seconds or so then tips. This morning she started to tip and caught her balance and stayed up. Cliff and I we ... | |
| Topic: I am just curious... |
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| IMRDY Replies: 62 Views: 1450 |
Forum: General Posted: October 03 2006, 7:31 PM Subject: I am just curious...
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| We had the triple screen and it came back negative. We had a level 2 u/s at 19 weeks and no one even mentioned anything about ds. We assumed all was good since everything was clear so we didn't have ... | |
| Topic: Possible back to the OR.... |
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| IMRDY Replies: 25 Views: 414 |
Forum: General Posted: October 03 2006, 3:47 PM Subject: Possible back to the OR....
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| Bad strider..BAD! Courtney I am so sorry that you all have to deal with this. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for Koby. He is a tough little man!!! | |
| Topic: We too met an "angel". |
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| IMRDY Replies: 9 Views: 257 |
Forum: General Posted: October 03 2006, 9:33 AM Subject: We too met an "angel".
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| That is so sweet! Alex looks so handsome in that suit. |
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| Topic: Pull-to-Sit Suggestions... |
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| IMRDY Replies: 11 Views: 280 |
Forum: General Posted: October 03 2006, 9:30 AM Subject: Pull-to-Sit Suggestions...
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| Are you referring to pulling him from his back up to a sitting position while holding his hands? If so my PT had us doing it by Natalie's shoulders so we wouldn't always be pulling on her joints. It ... | |
| Topic: Elmo funeral |
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| IMRDY Replies: 22 Views: 667 |
Forum: General Posted: October 01 2006, 6:03 PM Subject: Elmo funeral
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This is the saddest and funniest thing I have read in a long time.  I am so glad that Koby got at least one of his elmo's. Larkin and Ciarra are sweethearts! (so are their mommies) Crispy Elmo ... |
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| Topic: Koby's Update Again from Sat! |
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| IMRDY Replies: 45 Views: 806 |
Forum: General Posted: October 01 2006, 5:51 PM Subject: Koby's Update Again from Sat!
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| Yeah Koby! I am so relieved to hear that everything has gone so well!!! Great job little man! | |
| Topic: DS Book Club |
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| IMRDY Replies: 20 Views: 445 |
Forum: General Posted: September 26 2006, 9:20 PM Subject: DS Book Club
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| I would be interested! What a great idea. |
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| Topic: Aspirating |
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| IMRDY Replies: 8 Views: 265 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 25 2006, 9:59 AM Subject: Aspirating
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| I have been wondering this same thing since we started solids. Natalie used to soak a bib or towel sometimes too and it was very frustrating. Some of it could be that it takes a lot more work and en ... | |
| Topic: new videos of Natalie |
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| IMRDY Replies: 1 Views: 91 |
Forum: General Posted: September 19 2006, 5:19 PM Subject: new videos of Natalie
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| They are on her web page. There is one of her making her new noise (gurgling) and one of her in her jumper. Feel free to have a look. |
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| Topic: WORD GAME! |
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| IMRDY Replies: 662 Views: 18452 |
Forum: Shoot the Breeze Posted: September 18 2006, 7:47 PM Subject: WORD GAME!
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| Topic: Lurkers finally out of the background |
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| IMRDY Replies: 17 Views: 484 |
Forum: Introductions Posted: September 18 2006, 4:07 PM Subject: Lurkers finally out of the background
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| Hi mom! Hahaha that is funny! I am glad that you finally started posting so everyone can get to know you guys too. Now we can gang up and bombard the boards with pictures of Natalie. hahahaha | |
| Topic: Need help / sitting in bumboo? |
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| IMRDY Replies: 13 Views: 430 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 18 2006, 3:20 PM Subject: Need help / sitting in bumboo?
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| Here is the pic of her in her bumbo.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/lori167/Natalie%205%20months/IMG_1412.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/lori167/Natalie%205%20months/IMG_1415.j ... |
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| Topic: Size wise |
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| IMRDY Replies: 30 Views: 923 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 17 2006, 10:37 PM Subject: Size wise
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| Natalie is taller than I expected. Keep in mind that she is only 5 months so I am sure this will all catch up. I am short and dh is tall. Right now she is in the 77th percentile for height and 75th ... | |
| Topic: Need help / sitting in bumboo? |
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| IMRDY Replies: 13 Views: 430 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 17 2006, 10:26 PM Subject: Need help / sitting in bumboo?
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| Natalie really seems to like the bumbo so we put her in it and put a toy bar (the same one they lay under) in front of her. ( like Jen said she did for Brock). She grabs the toys and puts them in her ... | |
| Topic: Hip huggers |
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| IMRDY Replies: 2 Views: 172 |
Forum: General Posted: September 17 2006, 10:15 PM Subject: Hip huggers
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| I wanted to share this with all of you. Andrea Roberts (founder of Reece's rainbow) sent me an e-mail today with a link to these hip huggers. I just wanted to share it with all of you.
h ... |
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| Topic: Two worlds |
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| IMRDY Replies: 16 Views: 579 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 17 2006, 8:03 PM Subject: Two worlds
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| I know EXACTLY how you feel and that was a great way of putting it. People look at me with pity when I tell them Natalie has ds even though nice things come out of their mouths. Their eyes are sayin ... | |
| Topic: Bottles and Formula.... |
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| IMRDY Replies: 12 Views: 367 |
Forum: Questions Posted: September 13 2006, 8:23 AM Subject: Bottles and Formula....
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| We have only used Dr. Brown's bottles. I started her on the preemie nipple then as she would make that weird sound (smacking that you are talking about?) more or it took her longer than 35-40 minute ... | |
| Topic: Preggers Again |
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| IMRDY Replies: 38 Views: 921 |
Forum: General Posted: September 12 2006, 9:55 AM Subject: Preggers Again
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| Yeah!!! I think that is wonderful news. I can understand the emotions but it will be so neat to have them close in age. My niece and nephew are a year apart (almost to the day) and they are like be ... | |
| Topic: A brag with a pic |
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| IMRDY Replies: 23 Views: 789 |
Forum: Brags Posted: September 11 2006, 10:52 PM Subject: A brag with a pic
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| Thanks everyone! It is so nice to have a place to brag where others understand. She is also now able to sit in the bumbo for awhile without me right there to catch her head. We are so prou ... |
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| Topic: A few brags about Max |
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| IMRDY Replies: 7 Views: 246 |
Forum: Brags Posted: September 07 2006, 10:41 PM Subject: A few brags about Max
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| That is so awesome! You go Max! |
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| Topic: A brag with a pic |
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| IMRDY Replies: 23 Views: 789 |
Forum: Brags Posted: September 07 2006, 10:26 PM Subject: A brag with a pic
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| I just had to brag about how great Natalie is doing holding her head steady. (hardly any wobbles anymore) I have been working a lot with her on her tummy or sitting on my lap and a pt at her eval ... |
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| Topic: The "apology" |
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| IMRDY Replies: 10 Views: 374 |
Forum: General Posted: August 31 2006, 5:10 PM Subject: The "apology"
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| I think that you did a great job. It scares me that Natalie could be listening to the radio one day and something like that comes on. It brings tears just thinking of it. I am so glad that you are ... | |
| Topic: hehehehe do ya think...NEW PICS |
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| IMRDY Replies: 27 Views: 788 |
Forum: General Posted: August 31 2006, 5:06 PM Subject: hehehehe do ya think...NEW PICS
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| She is so beautiful! I absolutely loved the montage. The song was perfect and the whole thing made me tear up. Tell that little girl that she gives so much hope and excitement to a new momm ... |
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| Topic: thickening formula |
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| IMRDY Replies: 9 Views: 333 |
Forum: Questions Posted: August 29 2006, 6:28 PM Subject: thickening formula
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| Natalie is 4.5 months old but we just started doing the same thing. We use 1 Tbs per 2oz of formula and use a level 3 nipple. The Y cut is WAY too big. Just try going up a size or two and see how t ... | |
| Topic: just spoke with Renee |
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| IMRDY Replies: 17 Views: 650 |
Forum: General Posted: August 28 2006, 11:26 AM Subject: just spoke with Renee
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| I can't wait to hear that Kennedy is home and settled. Tell Renee that it doesn't matter what everyone thinks. What would she rather have? Happy docs or a happy little girl? For every person there ... | |
| Topic: a video of Ciarra |
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| IMRDY Replies: 23 Views: 690 |
Forum: General Posted: August 28 2006, 11:23 AM Subject: a video of Ciarra
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| That was awesome! She speaks very well. I loved listening to her just chit chat away. I about melted when she said mama. I can't wait to hear Natalie read and talk. Thanks for shar ... |
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| Topic: Tracy-spotting continues... |
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| IMRDY Replies: 12 Views: 386 |
Forum: General Posted: August 28 2006, 11:11 AM Subject: Tracy-spotting continues...
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| I am crossing my fingers for you! Please check in as soon as you know something. I am sure everything is just fine!!! | |
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