The Manderscheid Family

The Manderscheid Family

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Almost 4 Months old!!!!








Eating rice for the 1st time off a spoon! what a mess!


Well I wanted to share some of the new pictures that we have of Alyssa. So Monday night (oct. 26) we put Alyssa in her big girl chair and gave her rice cereal off a spoon. We have tried it in a bottle and it didn't work well, it made her sick so I was told to try it off the spoon and maybe that would help. Well as funny as it was watching her spill it everywhere, we had the same outcome. she threw it up and was ill for a while after that, so i'm not sure what we are going to do now. We go to the dr. on Nov. 4th for her 4 month check up so we will talk to the dr then!

We did the 10 days of the antibiotic for the sinus infection and it seemed to be working for several days then she started the coughing and runny nose again. It seems to have gotten better in the last few days, so hopefully this is the end.

She has def. started teething. You can see the two front bottom teeth starting to push up on her gums and she is in a lot of pain. They have called me from the daycare twice b/c she has been so fussy. We are giving her tylnol to help but hopefully it will be over with soon (for this round anyway). She likes sucking on wet rags too!

She has been sleeping pretty good still. She sleeps through the night sometimes and then others for no reason she doesn't, so who knows!!!

She is up to eating 7oz's every 4 hours so she is still healthy and eating a lot!!!

WE are dressing up for Halloween this year and I'll post pictures of her costume afterwards, its a suprise for some people so I'm not telling anyone yet what she is going to be. WE are going over to Laura's house (JV"s sister) and eating dinner and hanging out there. JV will be in Palm Bay Fl. for the GA/FL game.

Well thats about all for now!!! WE are loving this little girl and she has changed our life in ways we never imagined!!! We are/have been so so blessed with everything and we couldn't ask for more!!!

We love you all!!!

JV, Amy and Alyssa!

Friday, October 9, 2009

We finally have a diagnosis!









Just a few short things to fill you in on! First of all Alyssa has slept through the night for the past 3 nights!!! Thats so amazing!!!! 2nd, JV finally got a small poopie diaper last night b/c it has been about 2 months since he has gotten one!!!
3rd, I switched her doctor this week because I was not happy with the way that Kaiser has handled this cough/cold that she has had for almost a month. We went yesterday and the new dr. thinks that she has a sinus infection, which makes sense. She said she saw some fluid on her ears which made her think that. So we have some antibiotics to do for 10 days so keep your fingers crossed that it works!!! Her cough has gotten better and I think thats why she has been able to sleep through the night!

Yesterday she weighed 14lbs 3oz. Last Monday (10 days ago) she weighted 13lbs 3oz, so she is officially the cutest, chunky butt!!! She is laughing and smiling so much now, its so great!! She is also starting to realize that she can control her hands. She is starting to grab and reach for things now. Most of them already go straight to her mouth, but its really cool to watch her figure these things out! She also learned how to yell the other day, which is quite funny!!!

We are doing great and just wanted to update you guys!!! have a wonderful weekend!!!

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Hi, This is Aly's blog update page. I am working on a scrapbook for her first year and I'm going to add all these blog entries to it. This is where to find out everything that is going on with us and her. I love to post new pictures and share how she has truly blessed our lives!!!