Stander is here!

Addy's new stander arrived around 5 this evening. It's kind of a 2 person operation getting her strapped in at this point, so we had to wait until after I got home from hand bells to really take it for a spin. Addy seems to really like it, though her belly was still a little full from dinner so she didn't stay in it for very long this time.

Just wait 'til the big tires get here and she can wheel herself around the house. Hopefully the cats will be smart enough to steer clear of her when she does!

That goat looks a lot bigger in person

We took Addy to a petting zoo at the botanical garden this morning.  She wasn't quite as excited as I had hoped, but she didn't totally freak out either.  We're thinking about taking her to the Nashville zoo in a couple of weeks before her next Spina Bifida clinic appointment, so we were using this morning's adventure at the petting zoo as kind of a test run for that.

Taking one out for a test drive

Addy's physical therapist brought by a loaner stander so I could learn how to get the Red-Headed Wonder strapped into hers correctly once it arrives.  It's a good thing she did, because I'm not so sure I would have done it the right way on my own!

Tuesday's the big day

The stander should be here on Tuesday--hooray!  I'm just a little excited, in case you can't tell :)

Dinner followed by a brief musical interlude

Addy successfully ate her whole dinner tonight with only a couple of gag threats (and no follow-through barfs). Tonights menu was 1 Ritz cracker nibbled into "little bite-bites" (with a fair bit of help), about 3 oz of applesauce mixed with apple+carrot+mango hippie food, anout 1 oz of sweet potato+chicken, and about 3 oz of formula from a sippy cup. MAJOR improvement over her eating habits from a month ago.

After dinner, Addy and I sat down at the real piano to see what she might think of that. It turns out that Addy's firm belief that all books are "touch & feel" books extends to music books.

Just a typical week at the Gottlieb house

Addy had a follow-up hearing screening yesterday--she passed with flying colors (as we knew she would).  She's been scooting around the house, causing all kinds of trouble trying to get into cabinets and finding every little bit of ick that gets caught in her play rug.  Food things continue to get better, but we're still not quite at a normal diet yet.  And we're looking forward to getting her stander soon (hopefully in the next couple of weeks or so).  If you're curious, the stander looks like the one pictured here, just sized for Addy: (link).

Operation "Cutest Penguin Ever" Update (10-4)

One fish done, one more to go:

Not surprisingly, Addy seems to like her very shiny, somewhat Dr. Seuss-esque fish: