November Updates

Kalista had her GI appointment at the beginning of the month and she is still on the growth curve...barely. She weighed in at 18 pounds, 2 ounces; which is actually a half pound more than last month. Pretty good! Her g-tube site didn't look that great since it has still been leaking a little every time she retches. The granulation tissue that formed at around the opening had to be burned with silver nitrate. The site looked fantastic for about a week as the area healed, but now it looks the same again. Bummer!

And yes..those teething woes again. Kalista has some new pearly whites We thought she had chunks of food in her mouth at first, but then did a second take to find that she had some monster huge molars coming through. She loves the tooth brushing part of her nightly regimen. It must feel good having the bristles massage her sore gums. Nonetheless, such a blessing that she knows the importance of good oral hygiene! Our dentist would be so proud.

It is official, the Tams have announced that they will be joining us for Thanksgiving. Yay! Now, it's time to go defrost that turkey of ours and give thanks for many great things that have happened this year.

Wishing everyone an early "Happy Thanksgiving"!

First Thanksgiving

It is Kalista's first Thanksgiving!!

In honor of the day, she had sweet potatoes for lunch...or at least a dabble or two to taste. To shake up tradition a bit, we decided to go out for Thanksgiving dinner this year. No cooking...no messy dishes to clean...no hours spent tending to a turkey. Although we do miss the smell and aroma of food in the house.

Kali loves to suck her fingers nowadays. How tasty!

Matt usually has to work on Thanksgiving Day, so we decided to join him and partake in the Thanksgiving buffet dinner at Soleil at K with our cousins (this is the restaurant in the hotel). It was a fabulous spread of salads, main dishes and desserts. If we cooked the same amount of food, it may have taken us at least two to three days of preparation. The highlight of the meal was definitely the chocolate covered strawberries at the end. Just thinking of them makes our mouths water. Yum-o!

Kali with Uncle Carey and Auntie Nhu

We truly wish we had the hallmark picture of Kalista with a turkey drumstick that everyone speaks of, but instead we have many pictures of Kalista enjoying Thanksgiving without the turkey. C'est la vie.

All in all, it was a great day spent with family and that's what matters. Happy happy turkey day!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!