Happy Thanksgiving

Wow this has been a busy month. I think I'm going to try and do a bullet-style summary just to keep it easy:

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  Dave was gone for 11 days toward the beginning of the month. We were super happy to have him back home and decided we definitely prefer when he's here :) We managed to keep everyone fed, clean, and happy, and even the house was in fair condition. But oh were we thankful to get him back!
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  Chloe saw the pulmonologist. I was nervous for two reasons. 1. He would have an opinion on her weight gain and that always makes me nervous. 2. If he was happy with her progress he might take her off oxygen. What if that changed her Synagis status? But we got good news! He said these words, "I am happy with her growth. She is doing great." Yay! He showed me her growth chart and, at 17lbs, Chloe is ON the growth chart for her adjusted age of 11 months! This is so awesome! I never anticipated she's actually be ON the chart. Of course, she's dangling at the very bottom but still! And he knew very well that her oxygen status might have an effect on her Synagis approval. He recommended leaving her as-is until after the winter. At that time I'm to call to schedule a "sleep study" so we can possibly lose the oxygen for good. Now, I'm not going to comment on whether or not he specifically kept her on oxygen because of Synagis. I mean, I can't read the guy's mind... I'm just glad he made that choice! Can I just say that I am thankful for Chloe's wonderful pulmonologist? Seriously, I'm going to write him a love letter one day because I love him!
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  We took a trip to the Pediatrician's office to get Chloe's first dose of Synagis. Yay! And the pediatrician also mentioned Chloe's growth. As she leaned over to show me the growth chart, and the fact that Chloe is on it, I knew what I'd see. But did I decline the opportunity to look? Heck no! I happily gazed at that little curve. It starts to flatten for most babies at this age but Chloe's curve is still going upward! I know some babies who have a heck of a time growing so this is certainly something to be thankful about.
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  Chloe is now sporting her very first gas permeable lens. So far so good. She's had it in for two days now and hasn't fussed about it at all. Supposedly, she builds her callous during the first two days so I'm thankful we got through those days without any apparent discomfort!
  We have two little bitty teeth poking through her bottom gums. Solana's first tooth didn't break through until she was a year old and it took another 3 weeks or so for it to come all the way out. So I'm not surprised to see Chloe's first teeth breaking through right before she's one year adjusted. I am a little bit nervous, though. Two words: Enamel Hypoplasia. Also known as Preemie Teeth. Chloe has all the risk factors for teeth erupting sans enamel. I'm excited about her first teeth coming in - It's such a milestone - but nervous, too. Chloe has just about every risk factor: extreme prematurity, intubated for long periods of time (I would call 90 days a long time), feeding problems in calcium deficiency (2 months on only IV nutrition). Yep. Chloe's an ideal candidate. I see a pediatric dentist in our near future. Um. Thankful that pediatric dentists exist...?

Well, enough for now. A happy babbling baby just work up for her nap. Gotta go tend to the princess :)