Bye!

Mommy is just doing one blog now that there's somuch to do around here with the new baby. Darn new baby is changing everything! =) There's a link to the new blog on the right side of this page, The Rouse House.

So that means I won't be blogging on here anymore! I'm starting kindergarten in the fall so I'd probably be too busy anyway! =)

Mommy is not going to delete this site though, that way if someday another baby is born with the same chromosome deletion as me, maybe that mommy will find my blog and learn a lot about me!

I'm Valedictorian!

But it's because I'm the only one in my preschool class graduating this year...the other graduates are in another class. =)

Today when Mommy picked me up from school my teacher had my preschool portraits and my graduation portraits ready to send home. Mommy also got Madi's newborn portraits in the mail. She said it's weird getting newborn portraits and preschool graduation portraits in the same day!

Here's my preschool picture...

And here's my graduation picture!

My New Baby Sister Is Here!

Or as Papa says, "Look Boo Boos! It's your new chew toy!" =)

Here's me saying hi to my new baby sister, Madilynn, and making sure she knows that I was here first!

There's Always Room...

Today Mommy was trying to figure out what needed to be used up in the pantry. So she ended up making a batch of strawberry JELLO. Mommy tried a long time ago to get me to eat JELLO, and it made me gag. Even though it was smushed up, it was still too lumpy for me. She decided on a whim to try again just now, and I ATE IT!!! And I enjoyed it too! I was smiling and laughing!

Then of course, Mommy had to be a big baby and start crying about it. =)

I ate several bites, and not only was it a new texture for me, but it was a new flavor too! None of my baby food has strawberries. Then, after Mommy called everyone crying and telling them what I did (and probably making them think she was in labor), she decided to try giving me more JELLO without smushing it up. She left the JELLO in a little cube shape, about half an inch. And I ate that too with no problems!!!

Mommy is so proud of me!!!!

Tug of War

Mommy has had this video for a few months, but we've been so busy posting other pictures and stories, she hasn't had time to post this one! Since I still do this every time I go near her robe, she thought it was finally time to put it on here!

Don't Laugh...

...when your mouth is full of food!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was particularly funny to me during lunch today! Mommy thought she was safe giving me a bite of food when I hadn't laughed for a minute or so! Wrong! Tropical fruit exploded everywhere!

One bite of food plus one big laugh equals one big mess!

Water Baby

I have been really enjoying playing outside lately! I used to hate the sun so much, but I'm getting much better about it. Even though it makes me sneeze and I have to squint my eyes, I still want to play! My favorite backyard activity right now is the fun splash pool I got for my birthday from Aunt Genelle and Uncle Craig. It's perfect for me because the water is just a little past my ankles whe I'm standing. Mommy still sits close by, but it's much safer than a deeper pool. Plus it's more fun to splash in only a few inches of water!

The water is still pretty cold when I'm in my splash zone, but I usually power through it because it's so much fun! You can even see me shiver in the videos! A couple of weeks ago I played for over an hour until Mommy said it was time to go in!

Pink and Black Are Very "In" Right Now

Well, it's a good thing my black eyes are looking better, because I woke up today with pink eye in both eyes!!! Don't worry, the doctor said I was not contagious yesterday because the redness and eye discharge didn't start until this morning. But I am on strong eye drops that have to be done every two hours. So that means no school for me all week!! Boy I sure know how to do it right, don't I?!

My Black Eye

Apparently my right eye thought it wasn't dark enough! The left one looks much better though, since that was just in the corner.

A New Eye Color

Well, I've had blue eyes since I was born, pink eye(s) last spring, and now a new color...black. On Monday, I stayed home from school and I was having a rough day. So I was banging my head a little more than usual. Mommy had just picked up my new helmet, so we tried it out a few times, but she doesn't leave it on me constantly because I really don't like it. By the end of the day, I had a bump on the right side of my head. That's the side that sticks out further so it gets all the contact. Well, one bang too many, and it swelled up so big after one light bang on the floor. (Caution--skip the pictures if you have a weak stomach).

Mommy and Daddy held me down and put ice on it for almost 30 minutes. It took the swelling down quite a bit (to the size of some of my other bad bumps), and Mommy made sure my pupils were the right size. I was acting happy and playful, not lethargic or getting sick, and so Mommy and Daddy decided not to take me to the ER.

Mommy got up a few times during the night and moved me around and stuff to make sure I was easily woken up. She didn't want to wake me up all the way, but when she kissed my cheek I swatted at her, so she figured I was doing good!

Tuesday morning I just had some bruising, but the majority of the swelling was gone. I got to go to school, and my teachers said I had a wonderful day and that I seemed much less agitated with my cool new helmet. Then yesterday morning, while we were getting ready for school, Mommy noticed that my eyelids on the right eye looked dark reddish. She thought maybe I had bumped my eye during the night, or maybe it was from the awful allergies.

Then when she picked me up from school in the afternoon, it had turned into a black eye! It was also in the corner of the left eye. Turns out it's from my head "bump" on Monday. My head looks way better besides the bruised vein and other bruises, but now I have two black eyes! But go figure, I had another fantastic day at school, and I had a good afternoon and evening at home! Here's me playing in the bathtub, and you can see my black eyes. And P.S., the water is yellow because Mommy puts color tablets in my bath, not because I pee-peed in it. Although you wouldn't know if I did. =)

Mommy spoke to my genetics doctor about the increase in my self-injury behavior. We are still trying to get behavior therapy started, but it's been very difficult finding a company that takes my insurance AND has a therapist available. Mommy and Daddy have been talking for several weeks about looking into some medication to help with my self-injury. She mentioned it to Dr. Pollack, who agreed that it looks like it would be a good idea in conjunction with therapy. She gave us the name of a doctor we can go see, and Mommy is going to schedule the appointment.

Mommy said it's been a very hard decision to try medication, but she keeps reminding herself that it's not permanent--if we don't like the medication or it's not helping, we can stop at any time. And out of all the things I have taken medicine for, asthma, allergies, pancreatic enzymes, constipation, diarrhea, lazy eye...the self injury behavior poses the most danger to me and if it can be decreased with medication, then we should certainly try it! Dr. Pollack also wants me to get an MRI just to make sure nothing is going on in my head that has increased my head banging. She said it's not an emergency, she just wants to make sure. Mommy already called and scheduled the MRI for the first available appointment, May 11th. I'm also on a waiting list for any cancellations that might open up a sooner appointment.