So Brian and I thought an easy way to keep you updated on the happenings of our growing baby is to start a blog that you can check out when you have time. It is our goal to update this about once a week with Grace updates and even maybe a little about mom and dad. Life is busy right now so if we miss a week, don't get too mad! We know you will enjoy seeing great photos of our little one and hearing how she is as we continue our long road of getting sight in her right eye. So please bookmark this site and come back for updates and fun pictures of our little Grace who is Growing up Olson!
Mom's current favorite picture of Grace - she looks like a little Gerber baby!
Speaking of updates - Tuesday we went and saw Dr. Oliver (a retina specialist) who did Grace's last surgery. This appointment was a one week post-op check. Grace is healing quickly and Dr. Oliver was happy to see that she reacted to light being shined into her eye. This is a good sign that she can hopefully get some sort of vision out of that eye. The most recent problem they found is called Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome. Click on the name of it for more information and explanation. With this new problem and since they found she had a detached retina, it is going to be a long road of seeing if she can get sight in her right eye. Our next step is another exam under anestehsia to check how the back of her eye is healing. The doctor can't see the back during a normal exam so back to Children's Hospital we go for yet another surgery. We don't have the for sure date yet, but we expect it will be the week of October 19 sometime. Please continue to keep Grace in your prayers as she heals.
We just got back from a fun road trip to Omaha, Chicago and Burlington. Here is Grace riding along in her carseat with her shades on.
Grace was a trooper on the trip and only gave us a few fits. She did pretty well for only being two months old. This week Grace started daycare and I started back to work. We are all adjusting to this new schedule of having to be out the door at a certain time! Grace seems to like Margaret our daycare lady and has gone from hardly sleeping at daycare, to sleeping all day to now taking some normal naps. I am sure it is a big adjustment for her, but she seems to like to watch the other kids (anywhere from ages 1-4) and I expect she will learn a lot from them. And I am surviving work, but I sure wish there were naptimes here!
Stay tuned for more updates and fun pictures. Next weekend we are going to get some family photos taken and Grace's 3 month photos, including her in her Halloween costume - I can't believe she is three months already! It feels like I just had her.
Here is one last picture of Grace today hanging out in her Bumbo seat in her cute overalls that I just had to buy her. Enjoy!
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